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30-year climate normals

Kit Carson County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

89.6°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 17.7°F.

Kit Carson County gets 18.81" of precipitation a year and 33.9" of snow, 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 PrecipSnow
January 43.0° 17.7° 0.41" 4.1"
February 46.1° 19.6° 0.58" 5.2"
March 56.0° 26.5° 0.81" 6.0"
April 63.2° 33.7° 2.24" 5.6"
May 73.2° 44.5° 2.72" 0.0"
June 84.2° 54.9° 2.68" 0.0"
July 89.6° 60.7° 3.34" 0.0"
August 87.5° 59.1° 2.87" 0.0"
September 79.7° 49.6° 0.93" 0.4"
October 66.7° 36.9° 1.18" 2.7"
November 52.6° 26.4° 0.62" 6.1"
December 43.7° 18.8° 0.43" 3.8"

Rainfall by month

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

January 0.41"
February 0.58"
March 0.81"
April 2.24"
May 2.72"
June 2.68"
July 3.34"
August 2.87"
September 0.93"
October 1.18"
November 0.62"
December 0.43"
Annual total 18.81"

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 901
Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 5,821
Approximate annual cooling cost At 16.16¢/kWh, Colorado average $146
Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $329

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 Kit Carson County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Kit Carson County?

Kit Carson County averages a high of 89.6°F in July and a low of 17.7°F in January. Annual precipitation is 18.81 inches, including 33.9 inches of snow.

When is the rainy season in Kit Carson 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 Kit Carson County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 89.6°F. That drives 901 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Kit Carson County?

Yes. Kit Carson County averages 33.9 inches of snow a year.

Sources

  • Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station STRATTON, CO US (USC00058008), 0.2 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.