Kremmling, Colorado climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Kremmling's normal year runs from −1°F January nights to 81°F July afternoons, with 12.0 inches of precipitation and 52 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 3.6°C, January lows of −19°C, July highs of 27°C, 305 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationKremmling
- Station IDUSC00054664
- Location40.06°N 106.37°W
- Elevation7,460 ft (2,274 m)
- Population1,436
On October 23, the normal high in Kremmling is 55°F and the normal low 21°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 20%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Kremmling.
- Jan 26° -1°
- Feb 31° 3°
- Mar 43° 16°
- Apr 53° 24°
- May 64° 31°
- Jun 76° 38°
- Jul 81° 44°
- Aug 79° 42°
- Sep 72° 34°
- Oct 58° 23°
- Nov 42° 13°
- Dec 29° 1°
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 Kremmling each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 81°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of −1°F. The most precipitation falls in May (1.42 in), the least in February (0.72 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26°F | −1°F | 12.4°F | 0.73 | 10.7 | 8 | <1 | 31 | 9 h 40 min |
| February | 31°F | 3°F | 17.2°F | 0.72 | 9.1 | 7 | <1 | 28 | 10 h 40 min |
| March | 43°F | 16°F | 29.7°F | 0.72 | 6.0 | 6 | <1 | 31 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 53°F | 24°F | 38.7°F | 1.15 | 5.8 | 8 | <1 | 27 | 13 h 10 min |
| May | 64°F | 31°F | 47.6°F | 1.42 | 1.9 | 8 | <1 | 17 | 14 h 20 min |
| June | 76°F | 38°F | 56.9°F | 0.88 | 0.0 | 7 | <1 | 2 | 15 h |
| July | 81°F | 44°F | 62.8°F | 1.40 | 0.0 | 10 | 1 | <1 | 14 h 50 min |
| August | 79°F | 42°F | 60.7°F | 1.31 | 0.0 | 11 | <1 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| September | 72°F | 34°F | 52.8°F | 1.28 | 0.1 | 9 | <1 | 12 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 58°F | 23°F | 40.7°F | 0.91 | 3.1 | 6 | <1 | 27 | 11 h 10 min |
| November | 42°F | 13°F | 27.9°F | 0.74 | 6.5 | 7 | <1 | 29 | 10 h |
| December | 29°F | 1°F | 14.8°F | 0.74 | 9.2 | 7 | <1 | 31 | 9 h 20 min |
| Year (annual) | 55°F | 23°F | 38.5°F | 12.00 | 52.4 | 94 | 2 | 235 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −3°C | −19°C | −10.9°C | 19 mm | 27 cm |
| February | 0°C | −16°C | −8.2°C | 18 mm | 23 cm |
| March | 6°C | −9°C | −1.3°C | 18 mm | 15 cm |
| April | 12°C | −4°C | 3.7°C | 29 mm | 15 cm |
| May | 18°C | 0°C | 8.7°C | 36 mm | 5 cm |
| June | 24°C | 3°C | 13.8°C | 22 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 27°C | 7°C | 17.1°C | 36 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 26°C | 6°C | 15.9°C | 33 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 22°C | 1°C | 11.6°C | 33 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 15°C | −5°C | 4.8°C | 23 mm | 8 cm |
| November | 6°C | −10°C | −2.3°C | 19 mm | 17 cm |
| December | −2°C | −17°C | −9.6°C | 19 mm | 23 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00054664; 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 Kremmling?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in June, July, August and September. Of those, June has the fewest days with rain (7).
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 USC00054664.
When is the last frost in Kremmling?
In Kremmling, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after June 14 in half of years and after June 30 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before September 5 in half of years and before August 26 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 141 year in 10 after June 30; 9 in 10 after June 1
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- September 51 year in 10 before August 26; 9 in 10 before September 16
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 80 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 110 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after May 28 in half of springs and before September 16 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Kremmling in zone 5a in ZIP code 80459, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, Kremmling's NOAA station is in zone 4a: the coldest night of a typical year reaches −26°F (28 complete years); the map interpolates between stations and terrain, so the station and the ZIP area can differ by half a zone.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Colorado · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00054664; 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 Kremmling?
In a normal year in Kremmling, 2 days a year reach 90°F, 235 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 94 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 2a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 235a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 68high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 94a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 17a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1908) is 94°F, on July 13, 1971; the lowest is −49°F, on February 1, 1951.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 2014, with 17.06 in; the snowiest season is 1951–52, with 102.0 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00054664; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00054664. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Kremmling?
Over a year 77% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Kremmling, 4.7 kWh per square metre a day. June is the sunniest month (82%) and December the cloudiest (69%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 73% | 2.4 |
| February | 73% | 3.3 |
| March | 77% | 4.8 |
| April | 73% | 5.6 |
| May | 73% | 6.3 |
| June | 82% | 7.5 |
| July | 81% | 7.0 |
| August | 79% | 6.0 |
| September | 81% | 5.2 |
| October | 75% | 3.6 |
| November | 72% | 2.5 |
| December | 69% | 2.0 |
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 Kremmling need?
A normal year in Kremmling brings 9,665 heating degree days, 80% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 35 cooling degree days, 96% 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 1,130 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,629 | 0 |
| February | 1,338 | 0 |
| March | 1,096 | 0 |
| April | 791 | 0 |
| May | 541 | 0 |
| June | 246 | 3 |
| July | 93 | 23 |
| August | 143 | 9 |
| September | 368 | 0 |
| October | 752 | 0 |
| November | 1,113 | 0 |
| December | 1,556 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 9,665 | 35 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00054664. 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 Kremmling been warmer than normal lately?
2023 averaged 37.8°F, 0.8°F below the 1991-2020 normal of 38.5°F. 1 of the 3 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 41.3°F | +2.8°F | 12.10 | 51.0 |
| 2022 | 36.5°F | −2.0°F | 12.72 | 69.3 |
| 2023 | 37.8°F | −0.8°F | 11.42 | 61.7 |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00054664. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Kremmling's climate compare?
Kremmling is warmer than 12 of the other 124 places with their own NOAA record in Colorado, and wetter than 22. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 38.5°F is warmer than 4%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Kremmling 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.
Questions about Kremmling's climate
What is the coldest month in Kremmling?
January, with a normal high of 26°F and a normal low of −1°F. The warmest is July (81°F by day, 44°F at night).
Does it snow in Kremmling?
Yes: 52 inches in a normal year, falling on 43 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in January (10.7 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Kremmling?
May, with 1.42 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 0.72 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Kremmling in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Kremmling in zone 5a in ZIP code 80459, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at Kremmling's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches −26°F (28 years, 1991-2020): zone 4a.
How late can frost come in Kremmling?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after June 14; in one year in ten it comes after June 30. Waiting until June 30 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Colorado climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Williams Fork Dam, CO9 miles from this station, 38.2°F a year
- Green Mount Dam, CO12 miles from this station, 38.6°F a year
- Vail, CO29 miles from this station, 37.9°F a year
- Spicer, CO29 miles from this station, 37.9°F a year
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