South Fork, Colorado Weather

The most pleasant months of the year for South Fork are July, August and June. In South Fork, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. July is the hottest month for South Fork with an average high temperature of 78.0°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Colorado. March is the snowiest month in South Fork with 7.6 inches of snow, and 8 months of the year have significant snowfall. There are few days during the year when the humidity is even noticable.

Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 78 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is -3
Rain: averages 11 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 35 inches of snow a year

BESTPLACES COMFORT INDEX

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the South Fork area is 8.5 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Colorado.

8.5 / 10

A higher score indicates a more comfortable year-round climate. The US average for the comfort index is 7.8. Our index is based on the total number of days annually within the comfort range of 70-80 degrees, and we also applied a penalty for days of excessive humidity.

Average Monthly High and Low (°F)

	High	Low
January	33°	-3°
February	37°	4°
March	47°	15°
April	56°	22°
May	65°	31°
June	74°	38°
July	78°	44°
August	76°	44°
September	70°	34°
October	60°	24°
November	46°	12°
December	34°	0°

Hot, Freezing, Rainy, Snowy Days: South Fork

	Hot Days	Freezing Days	Rainy Days	Snowy Days
January	0	31	4	3
February	0	28	4	3
March	0	31	5	4
April	0	28	5	2
May	0	17	6	0
June	0	5	6	0
July	0	0	11	0
August	0	0	14	0
September	0	11	9	0
October	0	28	6	1
November	0	30	4	2
December	0	31	4	3

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.