Minturn, CO Climate

Minturn, CO has a mild climate with four distinct seasons. It has a short and mild spring season from April to June, a hot and sunny summer from July to September, a cool autumn from October to November, and finally a cold winter from December to March. The average temperature in the summer is 75 degrees Fahrenheit (24 degrees Celsius), while in the winter it drops down to an average of 26 degrees Fahrenheit (-3 degrees Celsius). There is also quite a bit of precipitation each year with over 20 inches of rain and 32 inches of snow. The area does get its fair share of sunshine during the year averaging around 212 days per year.

Minturn, Colorado gets 18 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Minturn averages 108 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 240 sunny days per year in Minturn. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Minturn gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 98 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 78 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 3
Rain: averages 18 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 108 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Minturn is 5.9 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Colorado.

8.5 Summer - 3.5 Winter

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

Climate	Minturn, Colorado	United States
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	78.3°	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 Minturn with an average high temperature of 78.3°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Colorado. In Minturn, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Minturn are July, August and June.

In Minturn, there are 0.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Colorado.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Minturn with an average of 3.3°. This is one of the coldest places in Colorado.

In Minturn, there are 240.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Colorado.

In Minturn, there are 31.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Colorado.

Humidity is very low in Minturn, 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.

September is the wettest month in Minturn with 1.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.2 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 27% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 18.0 inches in Minturn means that it is wetter than most places in Colorado.

August is the rainiest month in Minturn with 10.5 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 6.5 rainy days. There are 98.0 rainy days annually in Minturn, which is rainier than most places in Colorado. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 108.1 inches in Minturn means that it is snowier than most places in Colorado. February is the snowiest month in Minturn with 20.5 inches of snow, and 9 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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