30-year climate normals

Teller County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

75.7°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 14.4°F.

Teller County gets 17.98" 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.

Month	Avg high	Avg low	Precip
January	34.3°	14.4°	0.51"
February	36.1°	14.6°	0.55"
March	43.2°	21.0°	1.31"
April	48.9°	25.9°	1.67"
May	59.3°	34.1°	1.81"
June	71.2°	44.4°	1.77"
July	75.7°	48.9°	3.20"
August	72.3°	47.1°	3.43"
September	66.8°	41.1°	1.71"
October	54.9°	30.4°	0.89"
November	42.5°	22.8°	0.57"
December	34.3°	14.4°	0.56"

Rainfall by month

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

January 0.51"

February 0.55"

March 1.31"

April 1.67"

May 1.81"

June 1.77"

July 3.20"

August 3.43"

September 1.71"

October 0.89"

November 0.57"

December 0.56"

Annual total 17.98"

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 28

Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 8,533

Approximate annual cooling cost At 16.16¢/kWh, Colorado average $5

Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $483

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 Teller County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Teller County?

Teller County averages a high of 75.7°F in July and a low of 14.4°F in January. Annual precipitation is 17.98 inches, with essentially no snow.

When is the rainy season in Teller 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 Teller County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 75.7°F. That drives 28 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Teller County?

Effectively no. Measurable snowfall is rare in Teller County.

Sources

Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station CRIPPLE CREEK 3NNW, CO US (USC00051977), 5.2 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.