Joes, Colorado climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Joes's normal year runs from 15°F January nights to 89°F July afternoons, with 17.5 inches of precipitation and 30 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 10.7°C, January lows of −9°C, July highs of 32°C, 445 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationJoes
- Station IDUSC00054380
- Location39.66°N 102.68°W
- Elevation4,275 ft (1,303 m)
- From the centerunder 1 mile
- Population (census place)107
On October 23, the normal high in Joes is 64°F and the normal low 33°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 12%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Joes.
- Jan 44° 15°
- Feb 46° 18°
- Mar 57° 26°
- Apr 64° 34°
- May 73° 45°
- Jun 85° 55°
- Jul 89° 60°
- Aug 88° 58°
- Sep 81° 49°
- Oct 67° 36°
- Nov 54° 25°
- Dec 44° 16°
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 Joes each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 89°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 15°F. The most precipitation falls in July (2.95 in), the least in February (0.40 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44°F | 15°F | 29.4°F | 0.43 | 5.3 | 3 | <1 | 31 | 9 h 40 min |
| February | 46°F | 18°F | 31.9°F | 0.40 | 3.8 | 3 | <1 | 27 | 10 h 40 min |
| March | 57°F | 26°F | 41.4°F | 0.80 | 4.6 | 4 | <1 | 24 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 64°F | 34°F | 48.8°F | 1.80 | 3.3 | 6 | <1 | 14 | 13 h 10 min |
| May | 73°F | 45°F | 58.9°F | 2.61 | 0.4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 14 h 20 min |
| June | 85°F | 55°F | 69.8°F | 2.88 | 0.0 | 7 | 10 | <1 | 15 h |
| July | 89°F | 60°F | 74.8°F | 2.95 | 0.0 | 8 | 17 | <1 | 14 h 40 min |
| August | 88°F | 58°F | 72.9°F | 2.22 | 0.0 | 7 | 13 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| September | 81°F | 49°F | 64.9°F | 1.23 | 0.4 | 4 | 7 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 67°F | 36°F | 51.5°F | 1.17 | 2.4 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 11 h 10 min |
| November | 54°F | 25°F | 39.3°F | 0.51 | 4.0 | 3 | <1 | 25 | 10 h |
| December | 44°F | 16°F | 30.3°F | 0.51 | 5.8 | 3 | <1 | 31 | 9 h 20 min |
| Year (annual) | 66°F | 36°F | 51.2°F | 17.51 | 30.0 | 60 | 50 | 164 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6°C | −9°C | −1.4°C | 11 mm | 13 cm |
| February | 8°C | −8°C | −0.1°C | 10 mm | 10 cm |
| March | 14°C | −3°C | 5.2°C | 20 mm | 12 cm |
| April | 18°C | 1°C | 9.3°C | 46 mm | 8 cm |
| May | 23°C | 7°C | 14.9°C | 66 mm | 1 cm |
| June | 29°C | 13°C | 21.0°C | 73 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 32°C | 16°C | 23.8°C | 75 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 31°C | 15°C | 22.7°C | 56 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 27°C | 9°C | 18.3°C | 31 mm | 1 cm |
| October | 20°C | 2°C | 10.8°C | 30 mm | 6 cm |
| November | 12°C | −4°C | 4.1°C | 13 mm | 10 cm |
| December | 7°C | −9°C | −0.9°C | 13 mm | 15 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00054380; 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 Joes?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in May, June, September and October. Of those, September 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 USC00054380.
When is the last frost in Joes?
In Joes, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after May 3 in half of years and after May 15 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 9 in half of years and before September 29 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 15; 9 in 10 after April 21
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 91 year in 10 before September 29; 9 in 10 before October 19
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 158 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 176 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 24 in half of springs and before October 18 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Joes in zone 5b in ZIP code 80822, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, Joes's NOAA station is in zone 5b: the coldest night of a typical year reaches −10°F (17 complete years).
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Colorado · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00054380; 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 Joes?
In a normal year in Joes, 50 days a year reach 90°F (6 of them 100°F or more), 164 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 60 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 50a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 6a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 164a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 24high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 60a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 12a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00054380.
How sunny is Joes?
Over a year 82% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Joes, 4.9 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (88%) and February the cloudiest (75%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 79% | 2.6 |
| February | 75% | 3.4 |
| March | 78% | 4.7 |
| April | 77% | 5.7 |
| May | 79% | 6.6 |
| June | 86% | 7.4 |
| July | 88% | 7.3 |
| August | 88% | 6.5 |
| September | 86% | 5.3 |
| October | 81% | 3.9 |
| November | 81% | 2.8 |
| December | 78% | 2.2 |
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 Joes need?
A normal year in Joes brings 5,897 heating degree days, 10% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 881 cooling degree days, 3% 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 3,135 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,102 | 0 |
| February | 927 | 0 |
| March | 732 | 0 |
| April | 490 | 2 |
| May | 226 | 38 |
| June | 35 | 179 |
| July | 4 | 306 |
| August | 8 | 252 |
| September | 100 | 98 |
| October | 424 | 6 |
| November | 773 | 0 |
| December | 1,077 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 5,897 | 881 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00054380. 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 Joes's climate compare?
Joes is warmer than 93 of the other 124 places with their own NOAA record in Colorado, and wetter than 87. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 51.2°F is warmer than 46%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Joes 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.
Which places near Joes share this climate record?
2 places have no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of their 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.
- Cope, CO55 people · 9 mi W
- Kirk, CO29 people · 6 mi SE
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 Joes's climate
What is the coldest month in Joes?
January, with a normal high of 44°F and a normal low of 15°F. The warmest is July (89°F by day, 60°F at night).
Does it snow in Joes?
Yes: 30 inches in a normal year, falling on 14 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in December (5.8 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Joes?
July, with 2.95 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 0.40 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Joes in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Joes in zone 5b in ZIP code 80822, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at Joes's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches −10°F (17 years, 1991-2020): zone 5b.
How late can frost come in Joes?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after May 3; in one year in ten it comes after May 15. Waiting until May 15 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Colorado climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Idalia, CO21 miles from this station, 50.5°F a year
- Stratton, CO25 miles from this station, 51.4°F a year
- Seibert, CO27 miles from this station, 49.9°F a year
- Bonny Dam (2 mi NE), CO30 miles from this station, 51.7°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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