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30-year climate normals

Moffat County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

86.2°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 0.9°F.

Moffat County gets 12.62" of precipitation a year and 55.3" of snow, and 31% of it falls in Mar, Apr, May.

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 31.5° 0.9° 0.89" 10.9"
February 36.7° 7.1° 0.93" 9.2"
March 48.4° 17.7° 1.16" 8.4"
April 57.6° 24.6° 1.47" 3.6"
May 67.9° 32.8° 1.27" 0.7"
June 79.2° 39.5° 0.74" 0.0"
July 86.2° 46.7° 0.64" 0.0"
August 83.9° 45.2° 0.97" 0.0"
September 75.1° 35.6° 1.10" 0.0"
October 60.8° 24.2° 1.32" 2.6"
November 45.5° 13.6° 1.11" 8.2"
December 33.0° 3.4° 1.02" 11.7"

Rainfall by month

Precipitation is spread fairly evenly through the year here, with 31% falling in the wettest three months (Mar, Apr, May).

January 0.89"
February 0.93"
March 1.16"
April 1.47"
May 1.27"
June 0.74"
July 0.64"
August 0.97"
September 1.10"
October 1.32"
November 1.11"
December 1.02"
Annual total 12.62"

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 148
Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 8,669
Approximate annual cooling cost At 16.16¢/kWh, Colorado average $24
Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $490

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 Moffat County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Moffat County?

Moffat County averages a high of 86.2°F in July and a low of 0.9°F in January. Annual precipitation is 12.62 inches, including 55.3 inches of snow.

When is the rainy season in Moffat County?

The wettest stretch is Mar, Apr, May, which accounts for 31% of the year's precipitation. Precipitation is relatively evenly distributed across the year.

How hot does it get in Moffat County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 86.2°F. That drives 148 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Moffat County?

Yes. Moffat County averages 55.3 inches of snow a year.

Sources

  • Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station MAYBELL, CO US (USC00055446), 9.2 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.