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United StatesColoradoWeld CountyClimate Station BRIGGSDALE, CO US Distance 6.1 mi Normals 1991–2020

30-year climate normals

Weld County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

90.0°

average daily high. The coldest month is December, averaging a low of 9.4°F.

Weld County gets 13.43" of precipitation a year and 18.8" of snow, and 44% 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° 80° JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
MonthAvg highAvg low PrecipSnow
January 41.4° 9.7° 0.15" 2.4"
February 44.3° 12.6° 0.23" 2.3"
March 54.8° 21.4° 0.76" 3.8"
April 62.0° 29.8° 1.49" 1.2"
May 71.3° 40.7° 2.08" 0.3"
June 83.1° 50.4° 2.08" 0.0"
July 90.0° 56.2° 1.75" 0.0"
August 87.1° 53.7° 1.98" 0.0"
September 78.8° 43.6° 1.26" 0.1"
October 64.9° 31.0° 0.87" 1.6"
November 50.8° 18.2° 0.43" 2.8"
December 40.8° 9.4° 0.35" 4.3"

Rainfall by month

Precipitation is spread fairly evenly through the year here, with 44% falling in the wettest three months (May, Jun, Jul).

January 0.15"
February 0.23"
March 0.76"
April 1.49"
May 2.08"
June 2.08"
July 1.75"
August 1.98"
September 1.26"
October 0.87"
November 0.43"
December 0.35"
Annual total 13.43"

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 600
Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 6,855
Approximate annual cooling cost At 16.16¢/kWh, Colorado average $97
Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $388

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 Weld County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Weld County?

Weld County averages a high of 90.0°F in July and a low of 9.4°F in December. Annual precipitation is 13.43 inches, including 18.8 inches of snow.

When is the rainy season in Weld County?

The wettest stretch is May, Jun, Jul, which accounts for 44% of the year's precipitation. Precipitation is relatively evenly distributed across the year.

How hot does it get in Weld County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 90.0°F. That drives 600 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Weld County?

Yes. Weld County averages 18.8 inches of snow a year.

Sources

  • Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station BRIGGSDALE, CO US (USC00050945), 6.1 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.