Zip 81645 (Minturn, CO) Climate

Minturn, CO (81645) is known for its beautiful mountain views and natural scenery. The climate in Minturn is generally dry and sunny, with low humidity. The summers are warm, typically reaching highs in the mid-80s Fahrenheit during the day and dipping to the low-50s at night. Winters bring colder temperatures with average daytime highs in the mid-30s and nighttime lows dropping to around 10 degrees Fahrenheit. There is significant snowfall during the winter months, often lasting into April or May. Rainfall averages around 17 inches per year, most of which falls between April and September.

Minturn (zip 81645), Colorado gets 18 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Minturn (zip 81645) averages 108 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 245 sunny days per year in Minturn (zip 81645). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Minturn (zip 81645) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 98 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 78 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 3
Rain: averages 18 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 108 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 81645 zip code is 5.9 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Colorado.

8.5 Summer - 3.5 Winter

July, August and June are the most pleasant months in the 81645 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Minturn, Colorado	United States
	18.0 in.	38.1 in.
	108.1 in.	27.8 in.
	98.0 days	106.2 days
	245 days	205 days
	78.3°	85.8°
	3.3°	21.7°
	5.9	7
	5.7	4.3
	7657 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 81645 zip code with an average high temperature of 78.3°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Colorado. In the 81645 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 81645 zip code are July, August and June.

In the 81645 zip code, there are 0.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Colorado.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 81645 zip code with an average of 3.3°. This is one of the coldest places in Colorado.

In the 81645 zip code, there are 240.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Colorado.

In the 81645 zip code, there are 31.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Colorado.

Humidity is very low in the 81645 zip code, so low that the dry air may be uncomfortable for some people. There are few days during the year when the humidity is even noticable. A very dry climate can lead to cracked, itchy skin and dry eyes.

September is the wettest month in the 81645 zip code with 1.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.2 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 27% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 18.0 inches in the 81645 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Colorado.

August is the rainiest month in the 81645 zip code with 10.5 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 6.5 rainy days. There are 98.0 rainy days annually in the 81645 zip code, which is rainier than most places in Colorado. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 108.1 inches in the 81645 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Colorado. February is the snowiest month in the 81645 zip code with 20.5 inches of snow, and 9 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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