Zip 81054 (Las Animas, CO) Climate

81054 Las Animas, CO has a semi-arid climate with hot summers and cool winters. The summer months typically have temperatures in the high 90s during the day and mild evenings. Winter months tend to be cold with temperatures averaging around 30 degrees during the day and lows that can dip into single digits at night. The area gets an average of 8 inches of rainfall annually, mainly in the spring and summer months. Snowfall is usually light, averaging around 10 inches a year.

Las Animas (zip 81054), Colorado gets 14 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Las Animas (zip 81054) averages 26 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 259 sunny days per year in Las Animas (zip 81054). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Las Animas (zip 81054) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 54 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.

Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 93 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 14
Rain: averages 14 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 26 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 81054 zip code is 7.5 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Colorado.

8.1 Summer - 6.1 Winter

September, May and June are the most pleasant months in the 81054 zip code, while December and January are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Las Animas, Colorado	United States
	13.7 in.	38.1 in.
	25.5 in.	27.8 in.
	54.1 days	106.2 days
	259 days	205 days
	93.3°	85.8°
	14.3°	21.7°
	7.5	7
	5.3	4.3
	3898 ft.	2443 ft.

Climate

YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

July is the hottest month for the 81054 zip code with an average high temperature of 93.3°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Colorado. In the 81054 zip code, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 81054 zip code are May, September and October.

In the 81054 zip code, there are 66.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Colorado.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 81054 zip code with an average of 14.3°. This is about average compared to other places in Colorado.

In the 81054 zip code, there are 152.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Colorado.

In the 81054 zip code, there are 6.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Colorado.

Humidity in the 81054 zip code is generally quite low and comfortable. There are few days during the summer when the humidity becomes unpleasant. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are August, July and June.

July is the wettest month in the 81054 zip code with 2.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.3 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 44% of yearly precipitation and 7% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 13.7 inches in the 81054 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Colorado.

July is the rainiest month in the 81054 zip code with 6.7 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 2.4 rainy days. There are 54.1 rainy days annually in the 81054 zip code, which is one of the least rainy places in Colorado. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 36% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 15% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 25.5 inches in the 81054 zip code means that it is one of the least snowy places in Colorado. March is the snowiest month in the 81054 zip code with 5.3 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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Dan · Las Animas, CO

Not much culture

Over 15 years ago

Las Animas does not offer much in the way of culture. It is developing a new museum. The majority of the few eateries specialize in Mexican food, which can be tiresome More

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