Lake George (8 mi SW), Colorado climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Lake George (8 mi SW)'s normal year runs from −1°F January nights to 77°F July afternoons, with 11.3 inches of precipitation and 50 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 3.8°C, January lows of −18°C, July highs of 25°C, 287 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationLake George (8 mi SW)
- Station IDUSC00054742
- Location38.91°N 105.47°W
- Elevation8,550 ft (2,606 m)
On October 23, the normal high in Lake George (8 mi SW) is 55°F and the normal low 24°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 14%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Lake George (8 mi SW).
- Jan 33° -1°
- Feb 36° 3°
- Mar 45° 13°
- Apr 51° 23°
- May 61° 32°
- Jun 72° 41°
- Jul 77° 46°
- Aug 75° 45°
- Sep 69° 37°
- Oct 57° 26°
- Nov 45° 15°
- Dec 34° 2°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like at Lake George (8 mi SW) each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 77°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of −1°F. The most precipitation falls in July (2.17 in), the least in February (0.27 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33°F | −1°F | 16.1°F | 0.30 | 6.0 | 4 | <1 | 31 | 9 h 40 min |
| February | 36°F | 3°F | 19.2°F | 0.27 | 5.9 | 4 | <1 | 28 | 10 h 40 min |
| March | 45°F | 13°F | 28.9°F | 0.57 | 9.9 | 6 | <1 | 31 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 51°F | 23°F | 36.7°F | 0.92 | 9.1 | 6 | <1 | 29 | 13 h 10 min |
| May | 61°F | 32°F | 46.3°F | 1.41 | 2.4 | 7 | <1 | 15 | 14 h 20 min |
| June | 72°F | 41°F | 56.4°F | 1.20 | 0.1 | 7 | <1 | 1 | 14 h 50 min |
| July | 77°F | 46°F | 61.8°F | 2.17 | 0.0 | 12 | <1 | <1 | 14 h 40 min |
| August | 75°F | 45°F | 59.9°F | 2.16 | 0.0 | 12 | <1 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| September | 69°F | 37°F | 52.8°F | 1.09 | 0.8 | 7 | <1 | 6 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 57°F | 26°F | 41.6°F | 0.57 | 4.1 | 5 | <1 | 26 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 45°F | 15°F | 29.7°F | 0.36 | 5.3 | 4 | <1 | 30 | 10 h 10 min |
| December | 34°F | 2°F | 17.8°F | 0.27 | 6.8 | 4 | <1 | 31 | 9 h 30 min |
| Year (annual) | 54°F | 24°F | 38.9°F | 11.29 | 50.4 | 77 | <1 | 228 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0°C | −18°C | −8.8°C | 8 mm | 15 cm |
| February | 2°C | −16°C | −7.1°C | 7 mm | 15 cm |
| March | 7°C | −10°C | −1.7°C | 14 mm | 25 cm |
| April | 10°C | −5°C | 2.6°C | 23 mm | 23 cm |
| May | 16°C | 0°C | 7.9°C | 36 mm | 6 cm |
| June | 22°C | 5°C | 13.6°C | 30 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 25°C | 8°C | 16.6°C | 55 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 24°C | 7°C | 15.5°C | 55 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 20°C | 3°C | 11.6°C | 28 mm | 2 cm |
| October | 14°C | −3°C | 5.3°C | 14 mm | 10 cm |
| November | 7°C | −9°C | −1.3°C | 9 mm | 13 cm |
| December | 1°C | −17°C | −7.9°C | 7 mm | 17 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00054742; 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.
Which months are mildest at Lake George (8 mi SW)?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in June, July, August and September. Of those, September 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 USC00054742.
When is the last frost at Lake George (8 mi SW)?
In Lake George (8 mi SW), the last spring frost (32°F) comes after June 2 in half of years and after June 17 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before September 19 in half of years and before September 6 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 21 year in 10 after June 17; 9 in 10 after May 19
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- September 191 year in 10 before September 6; 9 in 10 before September 30
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 108 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 132 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after May 19 in half of springs and before September 29 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Lake George (8 mi SW) in zone 5b in ZIP code 80827, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, the station is in zone 4b: the coldest night of a typical year reaches −24°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 USC00054742; 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 at Lake George (8 mi SW)?
In a normal year in Lake George (8 mi SW), a 90°F day is rare, 228 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 77 days bring measurable precipitation.
- 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
- 228a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 48high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 77a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 19a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1960) is 89°F, on July 13, 2026; the lowest is −50°F, on January 10, 1962.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1984, with 20.59 in; the snowiest season is 1972–73, with 100.7 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00054742; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00054742. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is it at Lake George (8 mi SW)?
Over a year 80% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Lake George (8 mi SW), 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 many heating and cooling degree days does Lake George (8 mi SW) record?
A normal year at Lake George (8 mi SW) brings 9,494 heating degree days, 77% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 11 cooling degree days, 99% 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 1,044 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,517 | 0 |
| February | 1,282 | 0 |
| March | 1,121 | 0 |
| April | 849 | 0 |
| May | 581 | 0 |
| June | 259 | 1 |
| July | 108 | 7 |
| August | 161 | 3 |
| September | 368 | 0 |
| October | 725 | 0 |
| November | 1,059 | 0 |
| December | 1,463 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 9,494 | 11 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00054742. 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.
Have recent years at Lake George (8 mi SW) been warmer than normal?
2025 averaged 41.9°F, 3.0°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 38.9°F. 5 of the 5 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 40.0°F | +1.1°F | 13.80 | 48.0 |
| 2022 | 39.0°F | +0.1°F | 12.19 | 70.7 |
| 2023 | 39.2°F | +0.3°F | 13.87 | 57.3 |
| 2024 | 39.7°F | +0.8°F | 10.65 | 86.2 |
| 2025 | 41.9°F | +3.0°F | 10.79 | 37.0 |
Over 57 complete years from 1962 to 2025, the station's annual mean temperature rose at a fitted 3.8°F per century (+0.21°C per decade). A fitted rate summarizes the whole record; single years swing well above and below it.
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00054742; trend: NOAA GHCN-Monthly v4. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Lake George (8 mi SW)'s climate compare?
Lake George (8 mi SW) is warmer than 13 of the 125 places with their own NOAA record in Colorado, and wetter than 20. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 38.9°F is warmer than 4%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Lake George (8 mi SW) 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.
Questions about Lake George (8 mi SW)'s climate
What is the coldest month at Lake George (8 mi SW)?
January, with a normal high of 33°F and a normal low of −1°F. The warmest is July (77°F by day, 46°F at night).
Does it snow at Lake George (8 mi SW)?
Yes: 50 inches in a normal year, falling on 24 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in March (9.9 inches).
What is the rainiest month at Lake George (8 mi SW)?
July, with 2.17 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 0.27 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Lake George (8 mi SW) in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Lake George (8 mi SW) in zone 5b in ZIP code 80827, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at the station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches −24°F (28 years, 1991-2020): zone 4b.
How late can frost come at Lake George (8 mi SW)?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after June 2; 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, CO10 miles from this station, 40.3°F a year
- Divide, CO14 miles from this station, 39.1°F a year
- Guffey, CO16 miles from this station, 43.6°F a year
- Cripple Creek, CO17 miles from this station, 41.6°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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