Gould 4se Sfsp, CO Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Annual temperature and rainfall from NOAA NCEI's 1991–2020 normals →; comfort score computed by PlainClimate
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Gould 4se Sfsp's primary NOAA station, GOULD 4SE SFSP.
The climate verdict for Gould 4se Sfsp
Gould 4se Sfsp, Colorado has a mixed annual climate rather than one dominant extreme. Its NOAA normal shows an annual average of 35°F. July is the warmest month at 56°F and January the coldest at 16°F.
- 35°F
- annual average temperature (NOAA normal)
- 24.3"
- annual precipitation
Gould 4se Sfsp: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USC00053446 · Gould 4se Sfsp, CO 35°F mean · 24.3" precip
TEMP-COLD · RANK-COOL · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-DRY · SWING-MID · COMF-UNK · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-COLD 35°F
- RANK-COOL #69
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Sugarloaf Rsvr
- PRCP-DRY 24.3"
- SWING-MID 41°F
- COMF-UNK Comfort n/a
- LOAD-HEAT 10,959 HDD
- STN-1 USC00053446
- BOOK-FULL 5/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Sugarloaf Rsvr, CO (+ 0.3 °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.
- Gould 4se Sfsp (this station) 35°F
- Cold Taylor Park, CO 35°F
- Hot W Yellowstone G…, MT 35°F
- Near Sugarloaf Rsvr, CO 35°F
- Near Wisdom, MT 35°F
Climate Living Index · Gould 4se Sfsp
Gould 4se Sfsp: 14/100 · grade F
Gould 4se Sfsp publishes 3 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 3 missing weights rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Gould 4se Sfsp, not an official NOAA rating. Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Precipitation balance | 24.3 in · 10.7 from 35 in | 62/100 · C |
| Annual temperature balance | 34.9°F · 32.6° from 67.5°F | 0/100 · F |
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 271 calendar days | 0/100 · F |
Gould 4se Sfsp · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method .
Gould 4se Sfsp is a continental Köppen climate: Dfc
Coldest-month mean 15.8°F and warmest-month mean 56.3°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
- 56.3°F
- Coldest month
- 15.8°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 Gould 4se Sfsp sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Gould 4se Sfsp's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- Cooler than 99%
- Among 6,861 stations, Gould 4se Sfsp sits in the cooler third of annual means.
- Annual precipitation
- 33rd percentile wetness
- Neither arid nor torrential versus 6,352 station totals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- 38th percentile swing
- Typical seasonal amplitude versus 6,861 complete station-years.
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29°F (-2°C) | 3°F (-16°C) | 16°F (-9°C) | 1.7" | 31.0 | 0.0 |
| February | 30°F (-1°C) | 5°F (-15°C) | 18°F (-8°C) | 2.5" | 27.9 | 0.0 |
| March | 38°F (3°C) | 12°F (-11°C) | 25°F (-4°C) | 1.8" | 30.8 | 0.0 |
| April | 45°F (7°C) | 20°F (-7°C) | 32°F (0°C) | 2.6" | 29.3 | 0.0 |
| May | 55°F (13°C) | 27°F (-3°C) | 41°F (5°C) | 2.3" | 27.6 | 0.0 |
| June | 67°F (19°C) | 34°F (1°C) | 50°F (10°C) | 1.7" | 13.8 | 0.0 |
| July | 73°F (23°C) | 40°F (4°C) | 56°F (13°C) | 2.4" | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| August | 72°F (22°C) | 38°F (3°C) | 55°F (13°C) | 2.1" | 4.4 | 0.0 |
| September | 64°F (18°C) | 31°F (0°C) | 48°F (9°C) | 1.9" | 18.5 | 0.0 |
| October | 51°F (10°C) | 22°F (-6°C) | 36°F (2°C) | 2.0" | 29.7 | 0.0 |
| November | 38°F (3°C) | 12°F (-11°C) | 25°F (-4°C) | 1.7" | 29.8 | 0.0 |
| December | 30°F (-1°C) | 4°F (-16°C) | 17°F (-8°C) | 1.6" | 31.0 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Summer here tops out rather than builds: the warmest normal high is 74°F around July 20, short of 90°F on every date, while 271 dates carry a normal low at or below freezing, the coldest 2°F near January 1.
The freezing stretch
The normal low stays at or below 32°F into June 9, then returns to freezing around September 13, covering 271 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.
Where the wet dates fall
The likeliest wet date is December 19, when 40% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is June 13 at 25%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 119 wet dates a year.
The widest day
August 31 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 34°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Gould 4se Sfsp.
Where Gould 4se Sfsp Stands Nationally
Winters bite deep and often: the normal nightly low dips to freezing or below on around 271 nights a year, placing this among the most frost-prone tenth of ranked stations.
Daily temperature swings run wider than most of the country, peaking near 34°F between the normal high and low.
Gould 4se Sfsp earns 2 nationally notable standings (outer quintiles) against 6,860 NOAA 1991–2020 normals stations; only those extremes render.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall
10.7 days with precipitation
11.5 days with precipitation
10.1 days with precipitation
9.4 days with precipitation
9.7 days with precipitation
7.0 days with precipitation
10.0 days with precipitation
11.1 days with precipitation
9.4 days with precipitation
8.3 days with precipitation
9.5 days with precipitation
12.6 days with precipitation
Gould 4se Sfsp spreads its precipitation across the year
Neither half of the year dominates here: June through August take 25% of the annual total and December through February 24%, with neither reaching the 35% that would mark a distinct wet season. Gould 4se Sfsp has no dry season to plan around, though it does carry a 40.5°F seasonal spread.
The gap between the wettest and driest month still matters: April averages 2.6" and December 1.6". The three wettest months together take 31% of the year, against the 25% a perfectly flat distribution would give them.
Shares are computed from this station's own 1991-2020 monthly precipitation normals. "Spread across the year" means neither the June-August nor the December-February share reaches 35%; it describes an average year, not the variability of any single one.
How Gould 4se Sfsp's precipitation splits across the calendar
About 119 days a year record measurable precipitation here, carrying 24.3" between them, or roughly 0.20 inches on a typical wet day. That sits in the middle band: neither the many-light-days pattern of the Pacific Northwest and the Great Lakes, nor the few-heavy-events pattern of the Gulf and the desert Southwest.
A wet day is one recording at least 0.01 inches. These are 1991-2020 normals: they describe an average year and say nothing about the heaviest single storm on record.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
N/A
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
N/A
50% probability date
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
10,959
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
0
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
January
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside CO closest to Gould 4se Sfsp 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 (35°F here).
- Port Alsworth, AK 35°F · 0.1°F off
- Cora, WY 35°F · 0.2°F off
- Wisdom, MT 35°F · 0.3°F off
- Skwentna, AK 35°F · 0.4°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (24.3" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Niobrara, NE 24.3" · 0.0" off
- Brackettville, TX 24.3" · 0.0" off
- Goodridge, MN 24.3" · 0.0" off
- Menard, TX 24.3" · 0.0" off
Data-derived climate profile
How Gould 4se Sfsp's climate pattern fits together
heating led · moderate · mid swing
Gould 4se Sfsp's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 10,959 annual heating degree days against 0 for cooling. Its 40.5°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
A frost-free growing-season length is not available for Gould 4se Sfsp. That missing field is kept separate from the observed temperature and precipitation record rather than filled from a regional estimate.
July and January mark the typical warm and cold ends of the calendar in Gould 4se Sfsp's middle-range seasonal profile. The measured spread is 40.5°F. The annual average is 35°F. Neither the annual mean nor one extreme month represents the full calendar on its own.
Gould 4se Sfsp's 24.3 inches of annual precipitation falls in PlainClimate's middle band, so “wet” or “dry” is not the leading description. Snowfall is not added to the interpretation because its annual value is missing. Temperature balance and the calendar distribution carry more information than the annual moisture label alone.
These labels group NOAA 1991-2020 normals from Gould 4se Sfsp'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 Gould 4se Sfsp, 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 Gould 4se Sfsp's primary station: GOULD 4SE SFSP (USC00053446). 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 Gould 4se Sfsp; 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 Gould 4se Sfsp 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.