Cedaredge, Colorado climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Cedaredge's normal year runs from 19°F January nights to 86°F July afternoons, with 12.5 inches of precipitation and 40 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 9.3°C, January lows of −7°C, July highs of 30°C, 316 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationCedaredge (3 mi E)
- Station IDUSC00051443
- Location38.90°N 107.89°W
- Elevation6,838 ft (2,084 m)
- Population2,432
On October 23, the normal high in Cedaredge is 58°F and the normal low 36°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 20%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Cedaredge.
- Jan 37° 19°
- Feb 40° 22°
- Mar 50° 29°
- Apr 58° 35°
- May 68° 44°
- Jun 80° 53°
- Jul 86° 59°
- Aug 83° 57°
- Sep 74° 49°
- Oct 61° 38°
- Nov 47° 28°
- Dec 37° 19°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like in Cedaredge each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 86°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 19°F. The most precipitation falls in September (1.83 in), the least in June (0.48 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37°F | 19°F | 27.8°F | 1.05 | 9.8 | 7 | <1 | 30 | 9 h 40 min |
| February | 40°F | 22°F | 31.3°F | 0.92 | 8.1 | 6 | <1 | 26 | 10 h 40 min |
| March | 50°F | 29°F | 39.5°F | 0.80 | 6.2 | 5 | <1 | 20 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 58°F | 35°F | 46.2°F | 1.01 | 2.6 | 6 | <1 | 13 | 13 h 10 min |
| May | 68°F | 44°F | 55.7°F | 1.16 | 0.5 | 6 | <1 | 3 | 14 h 20 min |
| June | 80°F | 53°F | 66.4°F | 0.48 | 0.0 | 4 | 4 | <1 | 14 h 50 min |
| July | 86°F | 59°F | 72.4°F | 1.04 | 0.0 | 7 | 10 | <1 | 14 h 40 min |
| August | 83°F | 57°F | 69.9°F | 1.23 | 0.0 | 8 | 4 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| September | 74°F | 49°F | 61.9°F | 1.83 | 0.0 | 7 | <1 | 1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 61°F | 38°F | 49.4°F | 1.27 | 0.0 | 7 | <1 | 8 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 47°F | 28°F | 37.6°F | 0.54 | 3.3 | 4 | <1 | 21 | 10 h 10 min |
| December | 37°F | 19°F | 27.8°F | 1.13 | 9.2 | 6 | <1 | 30 | 9 h 30 min |
| Year (annual) | 60°F | 38°F | 48.8°F | 12.46 | 39.7 | 72 | 19 | 150 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3°C | −7°C | −2.3°C | 27 mm | 25 cm |
| February | 5°C | −5°C | −0.4°C | 23 mm | 21 cm |
| March | 10°C | −1°C | 4.2°C | 20 mm | 16 cm |
| April | 14°C | 1°C | 7.9°C | 26 mm | 7 cm |
| May | 20°C | 7°C | 13.2°C | 29 mm | 1 cm |
| June | 26°C | 12°C | 19.1°C | 12 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 30°C | 15°C | 22.4°C | 26 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 28°C | 14°C | 21.1°C | 31 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 24°C | 10°C | 16.6°C | 46 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 16°C | 3°C | 9.7°C | 32 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 8°C | −2°C | 3.1°C | 14 mm | 8 cm |
| December | 3°C | −7°C | −2.3°C | 29 mm | 23 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00051443; 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.
When is the best weather to visit Cedaredge?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in May, June, August and September. Of those, June has the fewest days with rain (4).
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 USC00051443.
When is the last frost in Cedaredge?
In Cedaredge, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after May 3 in half of years and after May 21 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 9 in half of years and before September 27 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
- May 31 year in 10 after May 21; 9 in 10 after April 22
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 91 year in 10 before September 27; 9 in 10 before October 24
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 156 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 177 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 25 in half of springs and before October 19 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Cedaredge in zone 5b in ZIP code 81413, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, Cedaredge's NOAA station is in zone 6b: the coldest night of a typical year reaches −1°F (19 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 USC00051443; 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 in Cedaredge?
In a normal year in Cedaredge, 19 days a year reach 90°F, 150 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 72 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 19a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 150a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 24high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 72a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 15a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00051443.
How sunny is Cedaredge?
Over a year 79% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Cedaredge, 5.0 kWh per square metre a day. June is the sunniest month (85%) and December the cloudiest (74%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 76% | 2.7 |
| February | 74% | 3.6 |
| March | 79% | 5.1 |
| April | 76% | 6.0 |
| May | 76% | 6.8 |
| June | 85% | 7.9 |
| July | 80% | 7.0 |
| August | 79% | 6.2 |
| September | 82% | 5.4 |
| October | 81% | 4.1 |
| November | 78% | 2.9 |
| December | 74% | 2.3 |
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 much heating and cooling does Cedaredge need?
A normal year in Cedaredge brings 6,428 heating degree days, 20% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 557 cooling degree days, 39% fewer than the median (908). Seven months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 2,561 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,155 | 0 |
| February | 945 | 0 |
| March | 792 | 0 |
| April | 563 | 0 |
| May | 300 | 13 |
| June | 66 | 108 |
| July | 4 | 232 |
| August | 12 | 166 |
| September | 131 | 38 |
| October | 486 | 1 |
| November | 822 | 0 |
| December | 1,153 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 6,428 | 557 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00051443. 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.
How does Cedaredge's climate compare?
Cedaredge is warmer than 60 of the other 124 places with their own NOAA record in Colorado, and wetter than 26. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 48.8°F is warmer than 35%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Cedaredge is BSk: cold semi-arid steppe. 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 Cedaredge's climate
What is the coldest month in Cedaredge?
January, with a normal high of 37°F and a normal low of 19°F. The warmest is July (86°F by day, 59°F at night).
Does it snow in Cedaredge?
Yes: 40 inches in a normal year, falling on 22 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in January (9.8 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Cedaredge?
September, with 1.83 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is June with 0.48 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Cedaredge in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Cedaredge in zone 5b in ZIP code 81413, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at Cedaredge's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches −1°F (19 years, 1991-2020): zone 6b.
How late can frost come in Cedaredge?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after May 3; in one year in ten it comes after May 21. Waiting until May 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
- Delta, CO12 miles from this station, 51.3°F a year
- Bonham Reservoir, CO14 miles from this station, 33.1°F a year
- Paonia, CO15 miles from this station, 50.6°F a year
- Collbran, CO24 miles from this station, 47.6°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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