Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Colorado City Colorado, United States

In Colorado City, the summers are mostly clear and warm and the winters are snowy, very cold, windy, and partly cloudy. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 19°F to 87°F and is rarely below 4°F or above 94°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best time of year to visit Colorado City for warm-weather activities is from mid June to early September.

The hot season lasts for 3.4 months, from June 4 to September 15, with an average daily high temperature above 78°F. The hottest month of the year in Colorado City is July, with an average high of 87°F and low of 59°F.

The cold season lasts for 3.2 months, from November 21 to February 26, with an average daily high temperature below 52°F. The coldest month of the year in Colorado City is December, with an average low of 20°F and high of 44°F.

In Colorado City, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year in Colorado City begins around August 19 and lasts for 2.6 months, ending around November 6.

The clearest month of the year in Colorado City is September, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 76% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around November 6 and lasts for 9.4 months, ending around August 19.

The cloudiest month of the year in Colorado City is February, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 41% of the time.

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A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days in Colorado City varies throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 3.3 months, from May 25 to September 4, with a greater than 19% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Colorado City is August, with an average of 8.8 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 8.7 months, from September 4 to May 25. The month with the fewest wet days in Colorado City is January, with an average of 1.9 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation in Colorado City changes throughout the year.

Rain alone is the most common for 9.0 months, from February 21 to November 23. The month with the most days of rain alone in Colorado City is August, with an average of 8.8 days.

Snow alone is the most common for 3.0 months, from November 23 to February 21. The month with the most days of snow alone in Colorado City is January, with an average of 1.4 days.

Rainfall

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Colorado City experiences some seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 6.8 months, from March 25 to October 18, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain in Colorado City is August, with an average rainfall of 1.6 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 5.2 months, from October 18 to March 25. The month with the least rain in Colorado City is January, with an average rainfall of 0.0 inches.

Snowfall

As with rainfall, we consider the snowfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Colorado City experiences some seasonal variation in monthly snowfall.

The snowy period of the year lasts for 6.5 months, from October 20 to May 4, with a sliding 31-day snowfall of at least 1.0 inches. The month with the most snow in Colorado City is March, with an average snowfall of 2.6 inches.

The snowless period of the year lasts for 5.5 months, from May 4 to October 20. The least snow falls around July 22, with an average total accumulation of 0.0 inches.

The length of the day in Colorado City varies significantly over the course of the year. In 2026, the shortest day is December 21, with 9 hours, 32 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 21, with 14 hours, 48 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 5:36 AM on June 14, and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 48 minutes later at 7:24 AM on October 31. The earliest sunset is at 4:39 PM on December 6, and the latest sunset is 3 hours, 46 minutes later at 8:25 PM on June 28.

Daylight saving time (DST) is observed in Colorado City during 2026, starting in the spring on March 8, lasting 7.8 months, and ending in the fall on November 1.

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for 2026. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The perceived humidity level in Colorado City, as measured by the percentage of time in which the humidity comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable, does not vary significantly over the course of the year, remaining a virtually constant 0% throughout.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Colorado City experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 7.4 months, from October 29 to June 9, with average wind speeds of more than 8.6 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Colorado City is April, with an average hourly wind speed of 10.0 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 4.6 months, from June 9 to October 29. The calmest month of the year in Colorado City is August, with an average hourly wind speed of 7.1 miles per hour.

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Colorado City is from the west throughout the year.

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Colorado City throughout the year, we compute two travel scores.

The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Colorado City for general outdoor tourist activities is from mid June to early September, with a peak score in the first week of July.

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Colorado City for hot-weather activities is from late June to early August, with a peak score in the second week of July.

Methodology

For each hour between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM of each day in the analysis period (1980 to 2016), independent scores are computed for perceived temperature, cloud cover, and total precipitation. Those scores are combined into a single hourly composite score, which is then aggregated into days, averaged over all the years in the analysis period, and smoothed.

Our cloud cover score is 10 for fully clear skies, falling linearly to 9 for mostly clear skies, and to 1 for fully overcast skies.

Our precipitation score, which is based on the three-hour precipitation centered on the hour in question, is 10 for no precipitation, falling linearly to 9 for trace precipitation, and to 0 for 0.04 inches of precipitation or more.

Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 50°F, rising linearly to 9 for 65°F, to 10 for 75°F, falling linearly to 9 for 80°F, and to 1 for 90°F or hotter.

Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 65°F, rising linearly to 9 for 75°F, to 10 for 82°F, falling linearly to 9 for 90°F, and to 1 for 100°F or hotter.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season in Colorado City typically lasts for 5.2 months (160 days), from around May 3 to around October 9, rarely starting before April 16 or after May 19, and rarely ending before September 20 or after October 28.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

Based on growing degree days alone, the first spring blooms in Colorado City should appear around March 28, only rarely appearing before March 12 or after April 16.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy experiences extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 2.9 months, from May 1 to July 29, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 7.1 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Colorado City is June, with an average of 8.1 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.2 months, from November 4 to February 10, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 3.8 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Colorado City is December, with an average of 2.8 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Colorado City are 37.945 deg latitude, -104.835 deg longitude, and 5,846 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Colorado City contains significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 548 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 5,945 feet. Within 10 miles contains significant variations in elevation (6,296 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (10,026 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Colorado City is covered by grassland (79%) and shrubs (17%), within 10 miles by shrubs (43%) and grassland (40%), and within 50 miles by shrubs (41%) and grassland (34%).