Zip 81330 (Mesa Verde National Park, CO) Climate

Mesa Verde National Park in 81330, CO is known for its mild climate. It has cool summers with temperatures reaching the high 70's during the day and low 50's at night. The winters are cold, with temperatures usually staying in the 30s and 40s during the day and low 20s at night. It can become quite windy and blustery in certain areas of the park, especially on the mesa tops. Precipitation is usually light throughout the year, but it does snow occasionally during winter months. Overall, Mesa Verde National Park is a wonderful place to visit any time of year due to its mild climate and beautiful scenery.

Mesa Verde National Park (zip 81330), Colorado gets 18 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Mesa Verde National Park (zip 81330) averages 68 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 Mesa Verde National Park (zip 81330). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Mesa Verde National Park (zip 81330) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 88 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 85 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 16
Rain: averages 18 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 68 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 81330 zip code is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Colorado.

9 Summer - 5 Winter

June, August and July are the most pleasant months in the 81330 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

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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 81330 zip code with an average high temperature of 85.0°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Colorado. In the 81330 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 81330 zip code are June, September and August.

In the 81330 zip code, there are 10.0 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 81330 zip code with an average of 16.0°. This is warmer than most places in Colorado.

In the 81330 zip code, there are 169.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Colorado.

In the 81330 zip code, there are 4.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in Colorado.

Humidity is very low in the 81330 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.

August is the wettest month in the 81330 zip code with 2.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is June with 0.6 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 29% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Summer, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 18.1 inches in the 81330 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Colorado.

August is the rainiest month in the 81330 zip code with 10.8 days of rain, and June is the driest month with only 4.1 rainy days. There are 87.8 rainy days annually in the 81330 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 Summer with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 67.8 inches in the 81330 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Colorado. January is the snowiest month in the 81330 zip code with 15.5 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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