Cabin Creek, Colorado climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Cabin Creek's normal year runs from 12°F February nights to 69°F July afternoons, with 21.6 inches of precipitation and 154 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 3.1°C, February lows of −11°C, July highs of 21°C, 550 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationCabin Creek
- Station IDUSC00051186
- Location39.66°N 105.71°W
- Elevation10,020 ft (3,054 m)
On October 24, the normal high in Cabin Creek is 47°F and the normal low 26°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 23%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Cabin Creek.
- Jan 32° 12°
- Feb 32° 12°
- Mar 38° 17°
- Apr 43° 23°
- May 53° 31°
- Jun 64° 40°
- Jul 69° 46°
- Aug 67° 44°
- Sep 61° 38°
- Oct 50° 29°
- Nov 39° 19°
- Dec 32° 12°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like at Cabin Creek each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 69°F; February the coldest, with normal lows of 12°F. The most precipitation falls in April (2.79 in), the least in January (0.99 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32°F | 12°F | 21.9°F | 0.99 | 15.9 | 8 | <1 | 31 | 9 h 40 min |
| February | 32°F | 12°F | 21.5°F | 1.23 | 19.3 | 9 | <1 | 28 | 10 h 40 min |
| March | 38°F | 17°F | 27.4°F | 2.04 | 24.9 | 9 | <1 | 30 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 43°F | 23°F | 32.8°F | 2.79 | 28.4 | 10 | <1 | 28 | 13 h 10 min |
| May | 53°F | 31°F | 41.9°F | 2.15 | 11.9 | 9 | <1 | 20 | 14 h 20 min |
| June | 64°F | 40°F | 52.2°F | 1.55 | 0.3 | 8 | <1 | 5 | 15 h |
| July | 69°F | 46°F | 57.4°F | 2.77 | 0.0 | 13 | <1 | 1 | 14 h 40 min |
| August | 67°F | 44°F | 55.6°F | 2.63 | 0.1 | 14 | <1 | 1 | 13 h 50 min |
| September | 61°F | 38°F | 49.4°F | 1.63 | 2.1 | 9 | <1 | 8 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 50°F | 29°F | 39.2°F | 1.40 | 10.4 | 7 | <1 | 23 | 11 h 10 min |
| November | 39°F | 19°F | 28.9°F | 1.31 | 20.1 | 7 | <1 | 29 | 10 h |
| December | 32°F | 12°F | 22.0°F | 1.16 | 20.3 | 8 | <1 | 31 | 9 h 20 min |
| Year (annual) | 48°F | 27°F | 37.5°F | 21.65 | 153.7 | 112 | <1 | 234 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0°C | −11°C | −5.6°C | 25 mm | 40 cm |
| February | 0°C | −11°C | −5.8°C | 31 mm | 49 cm |
| March | 3°C | −8°C | −2.6°C | 52 mm | 63 cm |
| April | 6°C | −5°C | 0.4°C | 71 mm | 72 cm |
| May | 11°C | 0°C | 5.5°C | 55 mm | 30 cm |
| June | 18°C | 5°C | 11.2°C | 39 mm | 1 cm |
| July | 21°C | 8°C | 14.1°C | 70 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 19°C | 7°C | 13.1°C | 67 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 16°C | 3°C | 9.7°C | 41 mm | 5 cm |
| October | 10°C | −2°C | 4.0°C | 36 mm | 26 cm |
| November | 4°C | −7°C | −1.7°C | 33 mm | 51 cm |
| December | 0°C | −11°C | −5.6°C | 29 mm | 52 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00051186; annual normals. Wet days: 0.01 inch or more; 90°F days and freezing nights: NOAA's day counts. Daylight: sunrise to sunset on the 15th, computed from the latitude.
Which months are mildest at Cabin Creek?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in July and August. Of those, July has the fewest days with rain (13).
That is a measurement, not a recommendation: it counts the months whose normal afternoon high sits between 65°F and 85°F, where a light layer is enough by day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00051186.
When is the last frost at Cabin Creek?
In Cabin Creek, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after June 6 in half of years and after June 21 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before September 19 in half of years and before September 5 in one year in ten.
Frost-free in half of yearsFrost in 1 to 9 years out of 10Frost most years
- Last spring frost, half of years after
- June 61 year in 10 after June 21; 9 in 10 after May 25
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- September 191 year in 10 before September 5; 9 in 10 before September 30
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 103 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 123 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after May 25 in half of springs and before September 26 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Cabin Creek in zone 5a in ZIP code 80444, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, the station is in zone 5b: the coldest night of a typical year reaches −13°F (26 complete years); the map interpolates between stations and terrain, so the station and the ZIP area can differ by half a zone.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Colorado · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00051186; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026; the station zone: ACIS daily lows, 1991-2020. A 10% date means one year in ten has a frost after it in spring or before it in autumn.
How hot and how cold does it get at Cabin Creek?
In a normal year in Cabin Creek, a 90°F day is rare, 234 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 112 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 234a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 66high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 112a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 43a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1968) is 85°F, on July 22, 1984; the lowest is −28°F, on January 1, 1979.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 2017, with 29.10 in; the snowiest season is 2020–21, with 204.4 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00051186; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00051186. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is it at Cabin Creek?
Over a year 77% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Cabin Creek, 4.7 kWh per square metre a day. February is the sunniest month (82%) and May the cloudiest (71%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 81% | 2.7 |
| February | 82% | 3.8 |
| March | 79% | 4.9 |
| April | 73% | 5.6 |
| May | 71% | 6.2 |
| June | 78% | 7.0 |
| July | 75% | 6.4 |
| August | 75% | 5.8 |
| September | 81% | 5.2 |
| October | 80% | 3.9 |
| November | 79% | 2.8 |
| December | 79% | 2.4 |
Source: NASA POWER solar climatology, 2001-2020 (CERES SYN1deg). Satellite-based, for the 1-degree cell (about 100 km across) around the station, so it describes the area rather than the airport.
How many heating and cooling degree days does Cabin Creek record?
A normal year at Cabin Creek brings 9,999 heating degree days, 86% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1 cooling degree days, 100% fewer than the median (908). Ten months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 612 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,336 | 0 |
| February | 1,218 | 0 |
| March | 1,166 | 0 |
| April | 966 | 0 |
| May | 715 | 0 |
| June | 386 | 0 |
| July | 236 | 0 |
| August | 293 | 0 |
| September | 468 | 0 |
| October | 801 | 0 |
| November | 1,083 | 0 |
| December | 1,331 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 9,999 | 1 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00051186. A degree day is one degree of a day's mean temperature below 65°F (heating) or above it (cooling); utilities use them to estimate energy use.
Have recent years at Cabin Creek been warmer than normal?
2025 averaged 38.0°F, 0.5°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 37.5°F. 3 of the 5 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 38.3°F | +0.8°F | 22.26 | 173.8 |
| 2022 | 37.6°F | +0.1°F | 27.83 | 182.2 |
| 2023 | 37.4°F | −0.1°F | 19.22 | 127.4 |
| 2024 | 37.3°F | −0.2°F | 17.29 | 193.9 |
| 2025 | 38.0°F | +0.5°F | 18.69 | 149.7 |
Over 36 complete years from 1968 to 2025, the station's annual mean temperature rose at a fitted 4.4°F per century (+0.24°C per decade). A fitted rate summarizes the whole record; single years swing well above and below it.
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00051186; trend: NOAA GHCN-Monthly v4. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Cabin Creek's climate compare?
Cabin Creek is warmer than 8 of the 125 places with their own NOAA record in Colorado, and wetter than 112. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 37.5°F is warmer than 3%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Cabin Creek is Dfc: continental, no dry season, cool summer. What the classes mean.
Places with the most similar year elsewhere
Measured month by month on the normal high, low and precipitation, among places of 20,000 or more people in other states:
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers. Similarity: the root-mean-square difference of the 36 monthly figures, precipitation weighted so an inch counts like 6°F.
Questions about Cabin Creek's climate
What is the coldest month at Cabin Creek?
February, with a normal high of 32°F and a normal low of 12°F. The warmest is July (69°F by day, 46°F at night).
Does it snow at Cabin Creek?
Yes: 154 inches in a normal year, falling on 59 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in April (28.4 inches).
What is the rainiest month at Cabin Creek?
April, with 2.79 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is January with 0.99 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Cabin Creek in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Cabin Creek in zone 5a in ZIP code 80444, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at the station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches −13°F (26 years, 1991-2020): zone 5b.
How late can frost come at Cabin Creek?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after June 6; in one year in ten it comes after June 21. Waiting until June 21 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Colorado climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Georgetown, CO4 miles from this station, 42.2°F a year
- Grant, CO14 miles from this station, 38.7°F a year
- Dillon, CO17 miles from this station, 35.5°F a year
- Fraser, CO21 miles from this station, 36.0°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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