Sargents, Colorado climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Sargents's normal year runs from −5°F January nights to 82°F July afternoons, with 14.8 inches of precipitation and 105 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 2.7°C, January lows of −21°C, July highs of 28°C, 375 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationSargents
- Station IDUSC00057460
- Location38.40°N 106.42°W
- Elevation8,460 ft (2,579 m)
On October 23, the normal high in Sargents is 58°F and the normal low 15°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 19%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Sargents.
- Jan 33° -5°
- Feb 37° -3°
- Mar 45° 9°
- Apr 54° 20°
- May 65° 26°
- Jun 76° 32°
- Jul 82° 39°
- Aug 79° 37°
- Sep 73° 28°
- Oct 61° 17°
- Nov 46° 8°
- Dec 34° -4°
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 Sargents each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 82°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of −5°F. The most precipitation falls in July (1.63 in), the least in June (0.76 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33°F | −5°F | 13.8°F | 1.27 | 21.5 | 8 | <1 | 31 | 9 h 50 min |
| February | 37°F | −3°F | 17.1°F | 1.28 | 19.0 | 7 | <1 | 28 | 10 h 40 min |
| March | 45°F | 9°F | 27.1°F | 1.21 | 14.6 | 7 | <1 | 31 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 54°F | 20°F | 36.9°F | 1.47 | 12.1 | 8 | <1 | 29 | 13 h 10 min |
| May | 65°F | 26°F | 45.1°F | 1.23 | 2.7 | 7 | <1 | 28 | 14 h 10 min |
| June | 76°F | 32°F | 54.0°F | 0.76 | 0.2 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 14 h 50 min |
| July | 82°F | 39°F | 60.2°F | 1.63 | 0.0 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 14 h 40 min |
| August | 79°F | 37°F | 57.8°F | 1.59 | 0.0 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 13 h 40 min |
| September | 73°F | 28°F | 50.1°F | 1.30 | 0.2 | 8 | 1 | 22 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 61°F | 17°F | 39.0°F | 0.98 | 3.6 | 6 | <1 | 29 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 46°F | 8°F | 27.2°F | 0.90 | 11.8 | 6 | <1 | 30 | 10 h 10 min |
| December | 34°F | −4°F | 15.1°F | 1.13 | 19.6 | 7 | <1 | 31 | 9 h 30 min |
| Year (annual) | 57°F | 17°F | 36.9°F | 14.75 | 105.3 | 91 | 4 | 295 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1°C | −21°C | −10.1°C | 32 mm | 55 cm |
| February | 3°C | −19°C | −8.3°C | 33 mm | 48 cm |
| March | 7°C | −13°C | −2.7°C | 31 mm | 37 cm |
| April | 12°C | −7°C | 2.7°C | 37 mm | 31 cm |
| May | 18°C | −4°C | 7.3°C | 31 mm | 7 cm |
| June | 25°C | 0°C | 12.2°C | 19 mm | 1 cm |
| July | 28°C | 4°C | 15.7°C | 41 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 26°C | 3°C | 14.3°C | 40 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 23°C | −2°C | 10.1°C | 33 mm | 1 cm |
| October | 16°C | −8°C | 3.9°C | 25 mm | 9 cm |
| November | 8°C | −13°C | −2.7°C | 23 mm | 30 cm |
| December | 1°C | −20°C | −9.4°C | 29 mm | 50 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00057460; 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 Sargents?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in June, July, August and September. Of those, June has the fewest days with rain (5).
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 USC00057460.
How hot and how cold does it get at Sargents?
In a normal year in Sargents, 4 days a year reach 90°F, 295 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 91 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 4a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 295a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 39high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 91a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 37a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00057460.
How sunny is it at Sargents?
Over a year 78% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Sargents, 5.0 kWh per square metre a day. March is the sunniest month (82%) and May the cloudiest (74%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 80% | 2.9 |
| February | 78% | 3.8 |
| March | 82% | 5.3 |
| April | 76% | 6.1 |
| May | 74% | 6.6 |
| June | 82% | 7.5 |
| July | 75% | 6.6 |
| August | 76% | 6.0 |
| September | 81% | 5.4 |
| October | 82% | 4.2 |
| November | 80% | 3.0 |
| December | 79% | 2.5 |
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 Sargents record?
A normal year at Sargents brings 10,208 heating degree days, 90% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 4 cooling degree days, 100% fewer than the median (908). Ten months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 782 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,587 | 0 |
| February | 1,341 | 0 |
| March | 1,177 | 0 |
| April | 843 | 0 |
| May | 615 | 0 |
| June | 332 | 0 |
| July | 153 | 3 |
| August | 224 | 1 |
| September | 449 | 0 |
| October | 806 | 0 |
| November | 1,134 | 0 |
| December | 1,547 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 10,208 | 4 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00057460. 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 Sargents been warmer than normal?
2023 averaged 36.6°F, 0.3°F below the 1991-2020 normal of 36.9°F. 1 of the 3 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 38.9°F | +2.0°F | 14.76 | 94.5 |
| 2022 | 36.4°F | −0.5°F | 16.33 | 74.8 |
| 2023 | 36.6°F | −0.3°F | 12.71 | 92.0 |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00057460. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Sargents's climate compare?
Sargents is warmer than 7 of the 125 places with their own NOAA record in Colorado, and wetter than 48. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 36.9°F is warmer than 2%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Sargents 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.
Which places near Sargents 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.
- Pitkin, CO73 people · 15 mi N
- Garfield, CO0 people · 12 mi NE
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 Sargents's climate
What is the coldest month at Sargents?
January, with a normal high of 33°F and a normal low of −5°F. The warmest is July (82°F by day, 39°F at night).
Does it snow at Sargents?
Yes: 105 inches in a normal year, falling on 38 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in January (21.5 inches).
What is the rainiest month at Sargents?
July, with 1.63 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is June with 0.76 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Sargents in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Sargents in zone 5b in ZIP code 81248, the nearest ZIP area.
Nearby and next
- Colorado climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Cochetopa Creek, CO19 miles from this station, 38.0°F a year
- Salida, CO24 miles from this station, 46.3°F a year
- Saguache, CO27 miles from this station, 43.9°F a year
- Taylor Park, CO30 miles from this station, 34.5°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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