Creede, Colorado climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Creede's normal year runs from 6°F January nights to 78°F July afternoons, with 15.7 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 4.9°C, January lows of −15°C, July highs of 26°C, 398 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationCreede
- Station IDUSC00051939
- Location37.85°N 106.93°W
- Elevation8,852 ft (2,698 m)
On October 23, the normal high in Creede is 59°F and the normal low 24°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 25%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Creede.
- Jan 37° 6°
- Feb 42° 9°
- Mar 50° 16°
- Apr 56° 24°
- May 65° 30°
- Jun 75° 36°
- Jul 78° 43°
- Aug 76° 42°
- Sep 70° 34°
- Oct 61° 26°
- Nov 49° 14°
- Dec 38° 6°
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 Creede each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 78°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 6°F. The most precipitation falls in August (2.64 in), the least in December (0.60 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37°F | 6°F | 21.2°F | 0.99 | 6 | <1 | 31 | 9 h 50 min |
| February | 42°F | 9°F | 25.5°F | 0.78 | 6 | <1 | 28 | 10 h 50 min |
| March | 50°F | 16°F | 33.0°F | 0.88 | 6 | <1 | 31 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 56°F | 24°F | 40.0°F | 1.02 | 8 | <1 | 28 | 13 h 10 min |
| May | 65°F | 30°F | 47.6°F | 1.71 | 6 | <1 | 21 | 14 h 10 min |
| June | 75°F | 36°F | 55.6°F | 0.81 | 8 | <1 | 7 | 14 h 50 min |
| July | 78°F | 43°F | 60.6°F | 1.95 | 15 | <1 | 1 | 14 h 30 min |
| August | 76°F | 42°F | 58.9°F | 2.64 | 19 | <1 | 1 | 13 h 40 min |
| September | 70°F | 34°F | 52.1°F | 1.94 | 13 | <1 | 14 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 61°F | 26°F | 43.6°F | 1.43 | 9 | <1 | 27 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 49°F | 14°F | 31.5°F | 0.90 | 6 | <1 | 30 | 10 h 10 min |
| December | 38°F | 6°F | 21.5°F | 0.60 | 5 | <1 | 31 | 9 h 30 min |
| Year (annual) | 58°F | 24°F | 40.9°F | 15.65 | 105 | <1 | 248 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3°C | −15°C | −6.0°C | 25 mm |
| February | 6°C | −13°C | −3.6°C | 20 mm |
| March | 10°C | −9°C | 0.6°C | 22 mm |
| April | 13°C | −4°C | 4.4°C | 26 mm |
| May | 18°C | −1°C | 8.7°C | 43 mm |
| June | 24°C | 2°C | 13.1°C | 21 mm |
| July | 26°C | 6°C | 15.9°C | 50 mm |
| August | 24°C | 6°C | 14.9°C | 67 mm |
| September | 21°C | 1°C | 11.2°C | 49 mm |
| October | 16°C | −3°C | 6.4°C | 36 mm |
| November | 9°C | −10°C | −0.3°C | 23 mm |
| December | 3°C | −15°C | −5.8°C | 15 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Hermit (8 mi SE) (12 miles away), gets 55 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00051939; 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 Creede?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in May, June, July, August and September. Of those, May has the fewest days with rain (6).
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 USC00051939.
How hot and how cold does it get at Creede?
In a normal year in Creede, a 90°F day is rare, 248 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 105 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
- 248a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 23high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 105a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00051939.
How sunny is it at Creede?
Over a year 81% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Creede, 5.2 kWh per square metre a day. January is the sunniest month (85%) and July the cloudiest (77%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 85% | 3.2 |
| February | 83% | 4.1 |
| March | 83% | 5.4 |
| April | 79% | 6.4 |
| May | 80% | 7.1 |
| June | 85% | 7.8 |
| July | 77% | 6.7 |
| August | 77% | 6.1 |
| September | 82% | 5.5 |
| October | 84% | 4.4 |
| November | 83% | 3.3 |
| December | 82% | 2.7 |
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 Creede record?
A normal year at Creede brings 8,764 heating degree days, 63% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 4 cooling degree days, 100% fewer than the median (908). Nine months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 911 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,359 | 0 |
| February | 1,106 | 0 |
| March | 992 | 0 |
| April | 750 | 0 |
| May | 538 | 0 |
| June | 284 | 0 |
| July | 141 | 3 |
| August | 190 | 1 |
| September | 387 | 0 |
| October | 663 | 0 |
| November | 1,005 | 0 |
| December | 1,349 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 8,764 | 4 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00051939. 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 Creede's climate compare?
Creede is warmer than 21 of the 125 places with their own NOAA record in Colorado, and wetter than 65. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 40.9°F is warmer than 7%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Creede is Dfb: continental, no dry season, warm 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.
Which places near Creede share this climate record?
City of Creede has no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of its own, and this station is the nearest full record. A place's own climate can differ from these figures, by several degrees where it sits much higher or lower than the station, nearer the coast, or inside a large city's heat; for the larger places the next nearest records are named with their yearly mean, so the spread around them is visible, and places of 50,000 or more have their own page with NOAA's gridded normals.
- City of Creede, CO281 people · 0 mi S
Source: Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer (place centers) and Vintage 2024 population estimates. Distance and direction from the station to each place's center.
Questions about Creede's climate
What is the coldest month at Creede?
January, with a normal high of 37°F and a normal low of 6°F. The warmest is July (78°F by day, 43°F at night).
Does it snow at Creede?
Yes. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for the station; the nearest record that keeps one, Hermit (8 mi SE) (12 miles away), records 55 inches of snow in a normal year.
What is the rainiest month at Creede?
August, with 2.64 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is December with 0.60 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Creede in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Creede in zone 5a in ZIP code 81130, the nearest ZIP area.
Nearby and next
- Colorado climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Creede Water Treatment Plant, CO2 miles from this station, 36.7°F a year
- Santa Maria Reservoir, CO11 miles from this station, 36.3°F a year
- Hermit (8 mi SE), CO12 miles from this station, 38.0°F a year
- Rio Grande Reservoir, CO21 miles from this station, 36.9°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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