Zip 81062 (Olney Springs, CO) Climate

81062 Olney Springs, CO has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, characterized by hot and dry summers with cool, wet winters. The temperature in Olney Springs typically ranges from an average of 47°F to 88°F throughout the year, with February being the coldest month and July the hottest. Precipitation in Olney Springs is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year, often reaching up to 19 inches annually. The area also receives around 24 days of snowfall per year on average.

Olney Springs (zip 81062), Colorado gets 12 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Olney Springs (zip 81062) averages 19 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 258 sunny days per year in Olney Springs (zip 81062). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Olney Springs (zip 81062) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 50 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 94 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 12
Rain: averages 12 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 19 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 81062 zip code is 7.4 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Colorado.

7.8 Summer - 6.1 Winter

May, September and October are the most pleasant months in the 81062 zip code, while December and January are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Olney Springs, Colorado	United States
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	93.9°	85.8°
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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 81062 zip code with an average high temperature of 93.9°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Colorado. In the 81062 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 81062 zip code are May, September and October.

In the 81062 zip code, there are 69.7 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 81062 zip code with an average of 12.4°. This is colder than most places in Colorado.

In the 81062 zip code, there are 168.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Colorado.

In the 81062 zip code, there are 8.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Colorado.

Humidity in the 81062 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 81062 zip code with 2.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.3 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 45% of yearly precipitation and 7% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 12.1 inches in the 81062 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in Colorado.

July is the rainiest month in the 81062 zip code with 6.4 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 2.2 rainy days. There are 50.3 rainy days annually in the 81062 zip code, which is one of the least rainy places in Colorado. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 37% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 14% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 19.1 inches in the 81062 zip code means that it is one of the least snowy places in Colorado. December is the snowiest month in the 81062 zip code with 4.3 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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