Sheridan Lake, Colorado climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Sheridan Lake's normal year runs from 14°F January nights to 92°F July afternoons, with 16.3 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 11.3°C, January lows of −10°C, July highs of 34°C, 413 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationSheridan Lake
- Station IDUSC00057582
- Location38.47°N 102.30°W
- Elevation4,070 ft (1,241 m)
- Population54
On October 24, the normal high in Sheridan Lake is 65°F and the normal low 34°F.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Sheridan Lake.
- Jan 44° 14°
- Feb 47° 18°
- Mar 57° 26°
- Apr 65° 35°
- May 76° 46°
- Jun 87° 57°
- Jul 92° 62°
- Aug 89° 61°
- Sep 82° 52°
- Oct 69° 37°
- Nov 55° 26°
- Dec 45° 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 Sheridan Lake each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 92°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 14°F. The most precipitation falls in July (3.00 in), the least in January (0.30 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44°F | 14°F | 29.0°F | 0.30 | – | <1 | 31 | 9 h 50 min |
| February | 47°F | 18°F | 32.7°F | 0.42 | – | <1 | 27 | 10 h 40 min |
| March | 57°F | 26°F | 41.4°F | 0.66 | – | <1 | 24 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 65°F | 35°F | 49.8°F | 1.46 | – | <1 | 9 | 13 h 10 min |
| May | 76°F | 46°F | 60.5°F | 2.17 | – | 5 | 2 | 14 h 10 min |
| June | 87°F | 57°F | 71.9°F | 2.41 | – | 14 | <1 | 14 h 50 min |
| July | 92°F | 62°F | 77.3°F | 3.00 | – | 23 | <1 | 14 h 40 min |
| August | 89°F | 61°F | 75.0°F | 2.62 | – | 19 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| September | 82°F | 52°F | 67.1°F | 1.02 | – | 9 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 69°F | 37°F | 53.0°F | 1.36 | – | 1 | 8 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 55°F | 26°F | 40.2°F | 0.41 | – | <1 | 22 | 10 h 10 min |
| December | 45°F | 16°F | 30.5°F | 0.44 | – | <1 | 30 | 9 h 30 min |
| Year (annual) | 67°F | 37°F | 52.3°F | 16.27 | – | 71 | 154 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7°C | −10°C | −1.7°C | 8 mm |
| February | 9°C | −8°C | 0.4°C | 11 mm |
| March | 14°C | −3°C | 5.2°C | 17 mm |
| April | 18°C | 1°C | 9.9°C | 37 mm |
| May | 24°C | 8°C | 15.8°C | 55 mm |
| June | 31°C | 14°C | 22.2°C | 61 mm |
| July | 34°C | 17°C | 25.2°C | 76 mm |
| August | 32°C | 16°C | 23.9°C | 67 mm |
| September | 28°C | 11°C | 19.5°C | 26 mm |
| October | 20°C | 3°C | 11.7°C | 35 mm |
| November | 13°C | −4°C | 4.6°C | 10 mm |
| December | 7°C | −9°C | −0.8°C | 11 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Arapahoe (12 mi S) (17 miles away), gets 20 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00057582; 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 Sheridan Lake?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in April, May, September and October.
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 USC00057582.
When is the last frost in Sheridan Lake?
In Sheridan Lake, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 27 in half of years and after May 10 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 15 in half of years and before October 2 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
- April 271 year in 10 after May 10; 9 in 10 after April 13
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 151 year in 10 before October 2; 9 in 10 before October 26
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 170 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 188 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 17 in half of springs and before October 23 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Sheridan Lake in zone 6a in ZIP code 81071, the nearest ZIP area.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Colorado · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00057582; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026. 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 Sheridan Lake?
In a normal year in Sheridan Lake, 71 days a year reach 90°F (14 of them 100°F or more) and 154 nights fall to 32°F or colder.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 71a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 14a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 154a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 19high of 32°F or less
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00057582.
How sunny is Sheridan Lake?
Over a year 84% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Sheridan Lake, 5.0 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (90%) and February the cloudiest (76%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 79% | 2.7 |
| February | 76% | 3.5 |
| March | 80% | 4.9 |
| April | 80% | 6.0 |
| May | 82% | 6.9 |
| June | 88% | 7.6 |
| July | 90% | 7.5 |
| August | 89% | 6.6 |
| September | 87% | 5.5 |
| October | 83% | 4.1 |
| November | 83% | 3.0 |
| December | 78% | 2.3 |
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 Sheridan Lake need?
A normal year in Sheridan Lake brings 5,708 heating degree days, 6% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,129 cooling degree days, 24% more 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 3,480 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,117 | 0 |
| February | 905 | 0 |
| March | 734 | 1 |
| April | 460 | 3 |
| May | 189 | 49 |
| June | 25 | 230 |
| July | 2 | 382 |
| August | 4 | 314 |
| September | 78 | 140 |
| October | 381 | 9 |
| November | 744 | 0 |
| December | 1,069 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 5,708 | 1,129 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00057582. 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 Sheridan Lake been warmer than normal lately?
2025 averaged 53.4°F, 1.1°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 52.3°F. 3 of the 5 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 55.2°F | +2.9°F | 17.30 |
| 2022 | 52.0°F | −0.3°F | 14.37 |
| 2023 | 51.8°F | −0.5°F | 21.71 |
| 2024 | 54.5°F | +2.2°F | 14.66 |
| 2025 | 53.4°F | +1.1°F | 17.00 |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00057582. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Sheridan Lake's climate compare?
Sheridan Lake is warmer than 108 of the other 124 places with their own NOAA record in Colorado, and wetter than 73. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 52.3°F is warmer than 51%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Sheridan Lake 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 Sheridan Lake share this climate record?
Brandon has no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of its 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.
- Brandon, CO19 people · 8 mi W
Source: Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer (place centers) and Vintage 2024 population estimates. Distance and direction from the station to each place's center.
What do Sheridan Lake's other NOAA stations record?
One more NOAA station keeps 1991-2020 normals in or near Sheridan Lake. This page uses Sheridan Lake; the other differs by site and elevation:
| Station | From this station | Elevation | Year | Jan low | Jul high | Precip. | Snow | Last frost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheridan Lake (4 mi E) USC00057586 | 4 mi E | 4,039 ft | 51.9°F | 15°F | 92°F | 17.6 | – | April 28 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for each station. Last frost: the median last spring date of 32°F.
Questions about Sheridan Lake's climate
What is the coldest month in Sheridan Lake?
January, with a normal high of 44°F and a normal low of 14°F. The warmest is July (92°F by day, 62°F at night).
Does it snow in Sheridan Lake?
Yes. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for Sheridan Lake's NOAA station; the nearest record that keeps one, Arapahoe (12 mi S) (17 miles away), records 20 inches of snow in a normal year.
What is the rainiest month in Sheridan Lake?
July, with 3.00 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is January with 0.30 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Sheridan Lake in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Sheridan Lake in zone 6a in ZIP code 81071, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come in Sheridan Lake?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 27; in one year in ten it comes after May 10. Waiting until May 10 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Colorado climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Arapahoe (12 mi S), CO17 miles from this station, 52.0°F a year
- Eads, CO26 miles from this station, 52.4°F a year
- Cheyenne Wells, CO27 miles from this station, 52.7°F a year
- Tribune, KS29 miles from this station, 52.2°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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