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30-year climate normals

Baca County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

90.5°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 17.2°F.

Baca County gets 15.21" of precipitation a year, and 47% of it falls in Jun, Jul, Aug.

Temperature through the year

Each bar spans the average daily low to the average daily high for that month.

20° 40° 60° 80° JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
MonthAvg highAvg low Precip
January 47.8° 17.2° 0.30"
February 49.8° 19.3° 0.32"
March 59.0° 26.6° 0.91"
April 66.1° 34.4° 1.33"
May 75.8° 44.8° 1.75"
June 87.0° 55.4° 1.85"
July 90.5° 60.6° 2.81"
August 87.8° 59.3° 2.53"
September 81.0° 51.1° 1.38"
October 68.8° 36.9° 1.02"
November 56.7° 25.3° 0.43"
December 46.8° 17.9° 0.58"

Rainfall by month

Baca County has a distinct wet season. 47% of the year's precipitation arrives in Jun, Jul, Aug.

January 0.30"
February 0.32"
March 0.91"
April 1.33"
May 1.75"
June 1.85"
July 2.81"
August 2.53"
September 1.38"
October 1.02"
November 0.43"
December 0.58"
Annual total 15.21"

What this climate costs you

Degree days measure how hard a building has to work to stay comfortable. They are the reason two identical houses have very different power bills, and they are the link between the weather here and what you pay every month.

Cooling degree days How much air conditioning the climate demands 979
Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 5,415
Approximate annual cooling cost At 16.16¢/kWh, Colorado average $158
Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $306

These are rough planning figures from degree days and the state electricity price, not a bill estimate. House size, insulation and fuel type move them a lot. See the full cost of owning a home in Baca County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Baca County?

Baca County averages a high of 90.5°F in July and a low of 17.2°F in January. Annual precipitation is 15.21 inches, with essentially no snow.

When is the rainy season in Baca County?

The wettest stretch is Jun, Jul, Aug, which accounts for 47% of the year's precipitation. That is a pronounced wet season rather than rain spread evenly through the year.

How hot does it get in Baca County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 90.5°F. That drives 979 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Baca County?

Effectively no. Measurable snowfall is rare in Baca County.

Sources

  • Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station SPRINGFIELD COMANCHE, CO US (USW00003028), 4.3 miles from the county centroid.
  • Heating and cooling degree days — NOAA, same station and period.
  • Electricity price — US Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly Table 5.6.A, Colorado residential average.
  • Wet-season share is the wettest three consecutive months as a percentage of annual precipitation, calculated from the monthly normals.