Divide, Colorado climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Divide's normal year runs from 9°F January nights to 74°F July afternoons, with 20.0 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 3.9°C, January lows of −13°C, July highs of 24°C, 507 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationDivide (4 mi NW)
- Station IDUSC00052294
- Location38.96°N 105.22°W
- Elevation9,134 ft (2,784 m)
- From the center3 miles
- Population (census place)88
On October 23, the normal high in Divide is 51°F and the normal low 24°F.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Divide.
- Jan 33° 9°
- Feb 34° 11°
- Mar 41° 18°
- Apr 47° 23°
- May 57° 31°
- Jun 69° 41°
- Jul 74° 47°
- Aug 71° 45°
- Sep 65° 39°
- Oct 54° 27°
- Nov 42° 18°
- Dec 33° 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 in Divide each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 74°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 9°F. The most precipitation falls in July (3.72 in), the least in January (0.66 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33°F | 9°F | 21.0°F | 0.66 | – | <1 | 31 | 9 h 40 min |
| February | 34°F | 11°F | 22.5°F | 0.74 | – | <1 | 28 | 10 h 40 min |
| March | 41°F | 18°F | 29.4°F | 1.45 | – | <1 | 30 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 47°F | 23°F | 34.7°F | 2.10 | – | <1 | 27 | 13 h 10 min |
| May | 57°F | 31°F | 43.9°F | 2.03 | – | <1 | 17 | 14 h 20 min |
| June | 69°F | 41°F | 54.9°F | 1.77 | – | <1 | 1 | 14 h 50 min |
| July | 74°F | 47°F | 60.5°F | 3.72 | – | <1 | <1 | 14 h 40 min |
| August | 71°F | 45°F | 58.1°F | 3.24 | – | <1 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| September | 65°F | 39°F | 51.9°F | 1.90 | – | <1 | 3 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 54°F | 27°F | 40.4°F | 0.94 | – | <1 | 20 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 42°F | 18°F | 29.7°F | 0.69 | – | <1 | 28 | 10 h 10 min |
| December | 33°F | 12°F | 22.4°F | 0.74 | – | <1 | 31 | 9 h 30 min |
| Year (annual) | 52°F | 27°F | 39.1°F | 19.98 | – | <1 | 216 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0°C | −13°C | −6.1°C | 17 mm |
| February | 1°C | −12°C | −5.3°C | 19 mm |
| March | 5°C | −8°C | −1.4°C | 37 mm |
| April | 8°C | −5°C | 1.5°C | 53 mm |
| May | 14°C | 0°C | 6.6°C | 52 mm |
| June | 20°C | 5°C | 12.7°C | 45 mm |
| July | 24°C | 8°C | 15.8°C | 94 mm |
| August | 22°C | 7°C | 14.5°C | 82 mm |
| September | 19°C | 4°C | 11.1°C | 48 mm |
| October | 12°C | −3°C | 4.7°C | 24 mm |
| November | 5°C | −8°C | −1.3°C | 18 mm |
| December | 0°C | −11°C | −5.3°C | 19 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Florissant (5 miles away), gets 59 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00052294; 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 Divide?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in June, July, August and September.
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 USC00052294.
When is the last frost in Divide?
In Divide, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after June 1 in half of years and after June 17 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before September 21 in half of years and before September 7 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 11 year in 10 after June 17; 9 in 10 after May 22
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- September 211 year in 10 before September 7; 9 in 10 before October 2
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 110 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 130 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after May 21 in half of springs and before September 30 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Divide in zone 5b in ZIP code 80814, the nearest ZIP area.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Colorado · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00052294; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026. 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 Divide?
In a normal year in Divide, a 90°F day is rare and 216 nights fall to 32°F or colder.
- 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
- 216a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 51high of 32°F or less
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00052294.
How sunny is Divide?
Over a year 80% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Divide, 5.0 kWh per square metre a day. January is the sunniest month (84%) and May the cloudiest (76%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 84% | 3.0 |
| February | 84% | 4.0 |
| March | 81% | 5.1 |
| April | 77% | 6.0 |
| May | 76% | 6.7 |
| June | 81% | 7.3 |
| July | 77% | 6.5 |
| August | 78% | 6.0 |
| September | 83% | 5.4 |
| October | 84% | 4.2 |
| November | 83% | 3.1 |
| December | 82% | 2.6 |
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 Divide need?
A normal year in Divide brings 9,425 heating degree days, 75% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 4 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 889 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,364 | 0 |
| February | 1,191 | 0 |
| March | 1,104 | 0 |
| April | 909 | 0 |
| May | 656 | 0 |
| June | 306 | 1 |
| July | 143 | 2 |
| August | 216 | 1 |
| September | 393 | 0 |
| October | 764 | 0 |
| November | 1,061 | 0 |
| December | 1,319 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 9,425 | 4 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00052294. 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.
Has Divide been warmer than normal lately?
2025 averaged 42.0°F, 2.9°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 39.1°F. 5 of the 5 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 41.1°F | +2.0°F | 18.77 |
| 2022 | 39.8°F | +0.7°F | 23.24 |
| 2023 | 39.9°F | +0.8°F | 18.29 |
| 2024 | 41.5°F | +2.4°F | 17.41 |
| 2025 | 42.0°F | +2.9°F | 20.15 |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00052294. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Divide's climate compare?
Divide is warmer than 13 of the other 124 places with their own NOAA record in Colorado, and wetter than 108. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 39.1°F is warmer than 4%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Divide 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 Divide share this climate record?
Woodland Park 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.
- Woodland Park, CO8,043 people · 9 mi E
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 Divide's climate
What is the coldest month in Divide?
January, with a normal high of 33°F and a normal low of 9°F. The warmest is July (74°F by day, 47°F at night).
Does it snow in Divide?
Yes. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for Divide's NOAA station; the nearest record that keeps one, Florissant (5 miles away), records 59 inches of snow in a normal year.
What is the rainiest month in Divide?
July, with 3.72 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is January with 0.66 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Divide in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Divide in zone 5b in ZIP code 80814, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come in Divide?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after June 1; in one year in ten it comes after June 17. Waiting until June 17 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Colorado climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Florissant, CO5 miles from this station, 40.3°F a year
- Cripple Creek, CO11 miles from this station, 41.6°F a year
- Lake George (8 mi SW), CO14 miles from this station, 38.9°F a year
- Ruxton Park, CO16 miles from this station, 41.5°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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