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United States › Colorado › Jackson County › Climate Station WALDEN, CO US Distance 6.2 mi Normals 1991 to 2020
This weather has a price Keeping the median Jackson County home comfortable runs roughly $649 a year in heating and cooling alone. See where it lands in the monthly bill

30-year climate normals

Jackson County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month: July

76.1°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 1.9°F.

Jackson County gets 12.12" of precipitation a year and 67.1" of snow, and 34% of it falls in May, Jun, Jul.

Temperature through the year

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

20° 40° 60° JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
MonthAvg highAvg low PrecipSnow
January 26.7° 1.9° 0.58" 9.3"
February 29.6° 4.4° 0.64" 9.0"
March 38.6° 13.1° 0.72" 7.7"
April 47.4° 20.0° 1.14" 10.1"
May 58.1° 27.6° 1.53" 3.8"
June 68.8° 34.5° 1.21" 0.5"
July 76.1° 38.4° 1.34" 0.0"
August 74.1° 36.3° 1.27" 0.0"
September 66.4° 29.4° 1.34" 1.0"
October 52.9° 20.7° 0.98" 6.0"
November 38.3° 11.8° 0.75" 9.5"
December 27.7° 3.2° 0.62" 10.2"

Rainfall by month

Precipitation is spread fairly evenly through the year here, with 34% falling in the wettest three months (May, Jun, Jul).

January 0.58"
February 0.64"
March 0.72"
April 1.14"
May 1.53"
June 1.21"
July 1.34"
August 1.27"
September 1.34"
October 0.98"
November 0.75"
December 0.62"
Annual total 12.12"

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 1
Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 10,822
Approximate annual cooling cost At 17.13¢/kWh, Colorado average $0
Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $649

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 Jackson County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Jackson County?

Jackson County averages a high of 76.1°F in July and a low of 1.9°F in January. Annual precipitation is 12.12 inches, including 67.1 inches of snow.

When is the rainy season in Jackson County?

The wettest stretch is May, Jun, Jul, which accounts for 34% of the year's precipitation. Precipitation is relatively evenly distributed across the year.

How hot does it get in Jackson County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 76.1°F. That drives 1 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Jackson County?

Yes. Jackson County averages 67.1 inches of snow a year.

Sources

  • Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991 to 2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station WALDEN, CO US (USC00058756), 6.2 miles from the county centroid.
  • Heating and cooling degree days: NOAA, same station and period.
  • Annual figures on this page are the sum of that station's twelve monthly normals. NOAA also publishes a separately-computed annual normal, which can differ from the monthly sum by a few percent; we use the monthly series because the month-by-month breakdown above has to come from it.
  • 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.