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30-year climate normals

Routt County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

83.1°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 4.6°F.

Routt County gets 24.68" of precipitation a year and 184.5" of snow, and 27% 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 29.2° 4.6° 2.46" 46.6"
February 34.3° 7.9° 1.92" 35.7"
March 44.8° 17.6° 1.58" 19.5"
April 54.4° 26.7° 2.54" 13.2"
May 65.2° 34.0° 2.65" 2.8"
June 75.9° 39.2° 1.58" 0.3"
July 83.1° 45.8° 1.72" 0.0"
August 81.5° 44.2° 1.80" 0.0"
September 73.5° 35.7° 2.32" 0.4"
October 59.3° 26.1° 2.22" 6.9"
November 42.9° 16.4° 1.93" 23.3"
December 30.4° 6.3° 1.96" 35.8"

Rainfall by month

Precipitation is spread fairly evenly through the year here, with 27% falling in the wettest three months (Mar, Apr, May).

January 2.46"
February 1.92"
March 1.58"
April 2.54"
May 2.65"
June 1.58"
July 1.72"
August 1.80"
September 2.32"
October 2.22"
November 1.93"
December 1.96"
Annual total 24.68"

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 75
Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 8,872
Approximate annual cooling cost At 16.16¢/kWh, Colorado average $12
Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $502

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 Routt County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Routt County?

Routt County averages a high of 83.1°F in July and a low of 4.6°F in January. Annual precipitation is 24.68 inches, including 184.5 inches of snow.

When is the rainy season in Routt County?

The wettest stretch is Mar, Apr, May, which accounts for 27% of the year's precipitation. Precipitation is relatively evenly distributed across the year.

How hot does it get in Routt County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 83.1°F. That drives 75 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Routt County?

Yes. Routt County averages 184.5 inches of snow a year.

Sources

  • Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, CO US (USC00057936), 8.6 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.