Lindon (5 mi WNW), Colorado climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Lindon (5 mi WNW)'s normal year runs from 13°F January nights to 92°F July afternoons, with 15.8 inches of precipitation and 27 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 10.0°C, January lows of −11°C, July highs of 33°C, 400 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationLindon (5 mi WNW)
- Station IDUSC00055025
- Location39.76°N 103.50°W
- Elevation4,851 ft (1,479 m)
On October 23, the normal high in Lindon (5 mi WNW) is 65°F and the normal low 30°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 13%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Lindon (5 mi WNW).
- Jan 44° 13°
- Feb 47° 15°
- Mar 57° 23°
- Apr 64° 30°
- May 73° 41°
- Jun 85° 51°
- Jul 92° 58°
- Aug 90° 56°
- Sep 82° 46°
- Oct 68° 33°
- Nov 55° 22°
- Dec 45° 14°
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 Lindon (5 mi WNW) each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 92°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 13°F. The most precipitation falls in July (2.77 in), the least in December (0.29 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44°F | 13°F | 28.7°F | 0.35 | 4.1 | 3 | <1 | 31 | 9 h 40 min |
| February | 47°F | 15°F | 30.8°F | 0.33 | 3.9 | 3 | <1 | 28 | 10 h 40 min |
| March | 57°F | 23°F | 40.1°F | 0.83 | 4.3 | 5 | <1 | 27 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 64°F | 30°F | 47.1°F | 1.50 | 2.8 | 7 | <1 | 18 | 13 h 10 min |
| May | 73°F | 41°F | 57.0°F | 2.34 | 0.2 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 14 h 20 min |
| June | 85°F | 51°F | 68.3°F | 2.28 | 0.0 | 8 | 9 | <1 | 15 h |
| July | 92°F | 58°F | 74.8°F | 2.77 | 0.0 | 9 | 19 | <1 | 14 h 40 min |
| August | 90°F | 56°F | 72.6°F | 2.44 | 0.0 | 7 | 15 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| September | 82°F | 46°F | 64.0°F | 1.17 | 0.5 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 68°F | 33°F | 50.1°F | 0.94 | 2.1 | 4 | <1 | 15 | 11 h 10 min |
| November | 55°F | 22°F | 38.0°F | 0.52 | 4.2 | 4 | <1 | 27 | 10 h |
| December | 45°F | 14°F | 29.1°F | 0.29 | 4.8 | 3 | <1 | 31 | 9 h 20 min |
| Year (annual) | 67°F | 33°F | 50.0°F | 15.76 | 26.9 | 64 | 50 | 181 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7°C | −11°C | −1.8°C | 9 mm | 10 cm |
| February | 8°C | −9°C | −0.7°C | 8 mm | 10 cm |
| March | 14°C | −5°C | 4.5°C | 21 mm | 11 cm |
| April | 18°C | −1°C | 8.4°C | 38 mm | 7 cm |
| May | 23°C | 5°C | 13.9°C | 59 mm | 1 cm |
| June | 30°C | 11°C | 20.2°C | 58 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 33°C | 14°C | 23.8°C | 70 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 32°C | 13°C | 22.6°C | 62 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 28°C | 8°C | 17.8°C | 30 mm | 1 cm |
| October | 20°C | 0°C | 10.1°C | 24 mm | 5 cm |
| November | 13°C | −6°C | 3.3°C | 13 mm | 11 cm |
| December | 7°C | −10°C | −1.6°C | 7 mm | 12 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00055025; 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 Lindon (5 mi WNW)?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in May, 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 USC00055025.
When is the last frost at Lindon (5 mi WNW)?
In Lindon (5 mi WNW), the last spring frost (32°F) comes after May 15 in half of years and after May 30 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 2 in half of years and before September 20 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 151 year in 10 after May 30; 9 in 10 after May 2
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 21 year in 10 before September 20; 9 in 10 before October 13
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 139 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 158 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after May 4 in half of springs and before October 10 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Lindon (5 mi WNW) in zone 5b in ZIP code 80757, 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 5b: the coldest night of a typical year reaches −14°F (26 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 USC00055025; 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 Lindon (5 mi WNW)?
In a normal year in Lindon (5 mi WNW), 50 days a year reach 90°F (4 of them 100°F or more), 181 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 64 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 50a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 4a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 181a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 26high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 64a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 12a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1988) is 108°F, on June 27, 2012; the lowest is −30°F, on December 22, 1989.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 2015, with 23.67 in; the snowiest season is 1994–95, with 48.5 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00055025; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00055025. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is it at Lindon (5 mi WNW)?
Over a year 82% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Lindon (5 mi WNW), 4.9 kWh per square metre a day. August 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% | 5.8 |
| May | 79% | 6.7 |
| June | 85% | 7.4 |
| July | 87% | 7.3 |
| August | 88% | 6.5 |
| September | 87% | 5.4 |
| October | 82% | 4.0 |
| November | 81% | 2.8 |
| December | 76% | 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 many heating and cooling degree days does Lindon (5 mi WNW) record?
A normal year at Lindon (5 mi WNW) brings 6,228 heating degree days, 16% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 809 cooling degree days, 11% 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 2,944 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,125 | 0 |
| February | 959 | 0 |
| March | 772 | 0 |
| April | 536 | 1 |
| May | 271 | 22 |
| June | 50 | 148 |
| July | 5 | 307 |
| August | 10 | 244 |
| September | 116 | 85 |
| October | 463 | 3 |
| November | 809 | 0 |
| December | 1,113 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 6,228 | 809 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00055025. 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 Lindon (5 mi WNW) been warmer than normal?
2025 averaged 49.7°F, 0.3°F below the 1991-2020 normal of 50.0°F. 2 of the 5 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 50.1°F | +0.1°F | 14.89 | 40.0 |
| 2022 | 48.4°F | −1.6°F | 11.67 | 34.5 |
| 2023 | 47.0°F | −3.0°F | 21.79 | 29.2 |
| 2024 | 50.1°F | +0.1°F | 18.92 | 34.9 |
| 2025 | 49.7°F | −0.3°F | 19.28 | 14.6 |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00055025. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Lindon (5 mi WNW)'s climate compare?
Lindon (5 mi WNW) is warmer than 75 of the 125 places with their own NOAA record in Colorado, and wetter than 68. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 50.0°F is warmer than 40%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Lindon (5 mi WNW) 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 Lindon (5 mi WNW)'s climate
What is the coldest month at Lindon (5 mi WNW)?
January, with a normal high of 44°F and a normal low of 13°F. The warmest is July (92°F by day, 58°F at night).
Does it snow at Lindon (5 mi WNW)?
Yes: 27 inches in a normal year, falling on 14 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in December (4.8 inches).
What is the rainiest month at Lindon (5 mi WNW)?
July, with 2.77 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is December with 0.29 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Lindon (5 mi WNW) in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Lindon (5 mi WNW) in zone 5b in ZIP code 80757, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at the station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches −14°F (26 years, 1991-2020): zone 5b.
How late can frost come at Lindon (5 mi WNW)?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after May 15; in one year in ten it comes after May 30. Waiting until May 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
- Shaw (4 mi ENE), CO17 miles from this station, 49.0°F a year
- Woodrow (6 mi NNE), CO22 miles from this station, 48.3°F a year
- Akron, CO32 miles from this station, 50.2°F a year
- Genoa, CO33 miles from this station, 49.9°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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