Fairplay S Park RD, CO Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Explore NOAA NCEI's 1991–2020 climate normals → and a clearly labeled PlainClimate comfort calculation
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Fairplay S Park RD's primary NOAA station, FAIRPLAY S PARK RD.
The climate verdict for Fairplay S Park RD
Dryness leads the climate profile for Fairplay S Park RD, Colorado, with 15.1 inches of precipitation a year. NOAA records an annual average of 37°F. At 40/100 (moderate) the climate comfort score falls in the bottom third of the station-mapped U.S. score corpus, exceeding only 6% of scores.
- 37°F
- annual average temperature (NOAA normal)
- 40/100
- comfort score, above 6% of station-mapped location scores
- 15.1"
- yearly precipitation total
- 85 days
- frost-free days per growing season
Fairplay S Park RD: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USC00052816 · Fairplay S Park RD, CO 37°F mean · 15.1" precip
TEMP-COLD · RANK-COOL · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-DRY · SWING-MID · COMF-LOW · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-COLD 37°F
- RANK-COOL #137
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ St George Island
- PRCP-DRY 15.1"
- SWING-MID 37°F
- COMF-LOW 40/100
- LOAD-HEAT 10,316 HDD
- STN-1 USC00052816
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: St George Island, AK (+ 0 °F mean)
Instrument codes from this station's NOAA 1991–2020 normals, mean temperature, corpus warmth rank, photo-finish peer station, precipitation band, seasonal swing, comfort composite, degree-day load, and field book, not a livability rating.
Mean-temperature neighbourhood
Nationwide NOAA normal poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every CO station list.
- Fairplay S Park… (this station) 37°F
- Hot Matanuska, AK 37°F
- Near St George Island, AK 37°F
- Near Eagle Rvr, AK 37°F
- Near Intricate Bay, AK 37°F
Climate Living Index · Fairplay S Park RD
Fairplay S Park RD: 6/100 · grade F
Fairplay S Park RD publishes 4 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 2 missing weights rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Fairplay S Park RD, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 40/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Precipitation balance | 15.1 in · 19.9 from 35 in | 29/100 · F |
| Annual temperature balance | 36.7°F · 30.8° from 67.5°F | 0/100 · F |
| Frost-free season | 85 days/year | 0/100 · F |
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 244 calendar days | 0/100 · F |
Fairplay S Park RD · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Fairplay S Park RD is a continental Köppen climate: Dfc
Coldest-month mean 20.1°F and warmest-month mean 56.7°F place this station in continental, no dry season, cool summer climates (Dfc). Class Dfc is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: continental, specifically continental, no dry season, cool summer.
- Köppen code
- Dfc
- Group
- Continental
- Warmest month
- 56.7°F
- Coldest month
- 20.1°F
Source: official public datasets monthly normals (1991–2020) at the city’s primary station. This is a station classification, not a mapped regional consensus.
National standing · heating-led station
Where Fairplay S Park RD sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Fairplay S Park RD's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- Cooler than 98%
- Among 6,861 stations, Fairplay S Park RD sits in the cooler third of annual means.
- Annual precipitation
- Drier than 82%
- Fairplay S Park RD's annual total ranks in the drier third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- Narrower than 78%
- Warmest-to-coldest month gap for Fairplay S Park RD is compact versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Fairplay S Park RD compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Fairplay S Park RD's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
40 6th percentile score exceeds 6% of 6,189 station-mapped location scores
- 0–10: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 10–20: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 20–30: 96 station-mapped locations (2%). Below this entry.
- 30–40: 280 station-mapped locations (5%). Below this entry.
- 40–50: 1,113 station-mapped locations (18%). This entry sits in this band.
- 50–60: 1,329 station-mapped locations (21%). Above this entry.
- 60–70: 1,236 station-mapped locations (20%). Above this entry.
- 70–80: 650 station-mapped locations (11%). Above this entry.
- 80–90: 921 station-mapped locations (15%). Above this entry.
- 90–100: 564 station-mapped locations (9%). Above this entry.
Source NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, PlainClimate comfort index · 1991–2020
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31°F (-1°C) | 10°F (-12°C) | 20°F (-7°C) | 0.7" | 30.9 | 0.0 |
| February | 31°F (-1°C) | 9°F (-13°C) | 20°F (-7°C) | 0.7" | 27.9 | 0.0 |
| March | 38°F (3°C) | 16°F (-9°C) | 27°F (-3°C) | 1.1" | 30.5 | 0.0 |
| April | 45°F (7°C) | 22°F (-6°C) | 33°F (1°C) | 1.4" | 28.5 | 0.0 |
| May | 55°F (13°C) | 29°F (-2°C) | 42°F (5°C) | 1.8" | 21.6 | 0.0 |
| June | 66°F (19°C) | 37°F (3°C) | 51°F (11°C) | 1.1" | 3.3 | 0.0 |
| July | 71°F (22°C) | 42°F (6°C) | 57°F (14°C) | 2.4" | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| August | 68°F (20°C) | 41°F (5°C) | 55°F (13°C) | 2.2" | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| September | 62°F (17°C) | 35°F (2°C) | 48°F (9°C) | 1.4" | 8.5 | 0.0 |
| October | 51°F (11°C) | 26°F (-3°C) | 38°F (4°C) | 1.0" | 24.7 | 0.0 |
| November | 39°F (4°C) | 17°F (-8°C) | 28°F (-2°C) | 0.6" | 28.9 | 0.0 |
| December | 31°F (-1°C) | 10°F (-12°C) | 20°F (-7°C) | 0.7" | 30.9 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Summer here tops out rather than builds: the warmest normal high is 72°F around July 16, short of 90°F on every date, while 244 dates carry a normal low at or below freezing, the coldest 9°F near February 9.
The freezing stretch
The normal low stays at or below 32°F into May 26, then returns to freezing around September 26, covering 244 dates in all.
Derived from the normal daily minimum. This is a different measure from the 50%-probability frost dates shown elsewhere on this page, which come from NOAA’s frost product.
The widest day
June 25 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 30°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Fairplay S Park RD.
Where Fairplay S Park RD Stands Nationally
Winters bite deep and often: the normal nightly low dips to freezing or below on around 244 nights a year, placing this among the most frost-prone tenth of ranked stations.
A drier-than-most normal water year — around 15 inches, below what four out of five ranked stations collect.
Fairplay S Park RD earns 2 nationally notable standings (outer quintiles) against 6,860 NOAA 1991–2020 normals stations; only those extremes render.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall
Fairplay S Park RD runs a summer-peaked wet season
38% of Fairplay S Park RD's yearly precipitation falls in June, July and August alone, against the 25% an evenly spread year would give those three months. The wettest month is July at 2.4", on a 36.6°F seasonal spread. Warm-season convection and, across the Southwest, the North American monsoon produce this shape: rain arrives in short heavy bursts during the hottest part of the year rather than as long cool-season soaking.
- Wettest three months: July, August, May, taking 42% of the annual total between them.
- Driest month: November at 0.6".
- Winter share: 14% falls in December, January and February.
Shares are computed from this station's own 1991-2020 monthly precipitation normals. A summer-peaked label means the June-August share reaches 35%; it describes timing across an average year, not any single season, and says nothing about how heavy an individual storm can be.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
September 9
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
June 16
50% probability date
Growing Season
85 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
10,316
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
0
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
February
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside CO closest to Fairplay S Park RD on two NOAA annual-normal axes (mean temperature and annual precipitation). Chip rows use distinct link sets.
Closest by average temperature
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual mean temperature (37°F here).
- Babbitt, MN 37°F · 0.0°F off
- Cooper Landing, AK 37°F · 0.0°F off
- Lutsen, MN 37°F · 0.0°F off
- Island Park, ID 37°F · 0.1°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (15.1" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Bly, OR 15.1" · 0.0" off
- Guernsey, WY 15.1" · 0.0" off
- Lee Vining, CA 15.1" · 0.0" off
- Monticello, UT 15.1" · 0.0" off
Data-derived climate profile
How Fairplay S Park RD's climate pattern fits together
heating led · dry · mid swing
Fairplay S Park RD's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 10,316 annual heating degree days against 0 for cooling. Its 36.6°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
Only about 85 days are frost-free in a normal year. That short interval is consistent with the cold-season signal, but the measure does not predict the exact first or last freeze in any one year.
July and February mark the typical warm and cold ends of the calendar in Fairplay S Park RD's middle-range seasonal profile. The measured spread is 36.6°F. The annual average is 37°F. Neither the annual mean nor one extreme month represents the full calendar on its own.
Fairplay S Park RD's cold-season load does not imply a wet climate. Annual precipitation is 15.1 inches, which places the station in PlainClimate's dry range. Snowfall is not added to the interpretation because its annual value is missing. The snowfall and rainfall fields should be read separately rather than inferred from temperature.
These labels group NOAA 1991-2020 normals from Fairplay S Park RD's primary station, so the winter figures are a thirty-year average and not a floor: a single hard season can run well below them. Treat each band as a descriptive range for Fairplay S Park RD, not an official NOAA class or a year-ahead forecast.
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Data Sources
Data source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 (1991-2020). All figures on this page are from Fairplay S Park RD's primary station: FAIRPLAY S PARK RD (USC00052816). For informational purposes only.
Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The conservative exact name-and-state crosswalk finds no Census place match, so PlainClimate treats this as a station-mapped location and does not claim it is a municipality. No exact Gazetteer row for Fairplay S Park RD; facility counts that depend on place identity are therefore an upper bound, not a municipal census.
On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for Fairplay S Park RD comes from its primary NOAA station record. No figure on this page is typed in by an editor - each value is rendered from NOAA 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 1991–2020 normals.