Zip 81084 (Two Buttes, CO) Climate

Two Buttes, CO has an arid climate characterized by hot summers and cold winters. The average high temperature in the summer months is around 86 degrees Fahrenheit while the average low temperature in the winter months is around 11 degrees Fahrenheit. Precipitation is quite low throughout the year, with an average of 8 inches per year. Wind chill temperatures can be very low during the winter months and most days are sunny year-round, making it a great place to live for those who enjoy warm weather without too much rain or snow.

Two Buttes (zip 81084), Colorado gets 18 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Two Buttes (zip 81084) averages 23 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 261 sunny days per year in Two Buttes (zip 81084). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Two Buttes (zip 81084) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 58 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 92 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 19
Rain: averages 18 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 23 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 81084 zip code is 7.6 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Colorado.

8.4 Summer - 6.2 Winter

September, May and June are the most pleasant months in the 81084 zip code, while December and January are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Two Buttes, Colorado	United States
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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 81084 zip code with an average high temperature of 91.7°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Colorado. In the 81084 zip code, there are 2 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 81084 zip code are May, September and October.

In the 81084 zip code, there are 57.1 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 81084 zip code with an average of 18.8°. This is one of the warmest places in Colorado.

In the 81084 zip code, there are 139.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Colorado.

In the 81084 zip code, there are 2.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in Colorado.

Humidity in the 81084 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 81084 zip code with 3.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 48% of yearly precipitation and 7% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 18.1 inches in the 81084 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Colorado.

July is the rainiest month in the 81084 zip code with 7.1 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 2.7 rainy days. There are 57.6 rainy days annually in the 81084 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 23.0 inches in the 81084 zip code means that it is one of the least snowy places in Colorado. December is the snowiest month in the 81084 zip code with 5.3 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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