Spicer, Colorado climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Spicer's normal year runs from 7°F January nights to 77°F July afternoons, with 15.2 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 3.3°C, January lows of −14°C, July highs of 25°C, 385 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationSpicer
- Station IDUSC00057848
- Location40.47°N 106.45°W
- Elevation8,385 ft (2,556 m)
On October 23, the normal high in Spicer is 52°F and the normal low 22°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 23%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Spicer.
- Jan 29° 7°
- Feb 31° 9°
- Mar 40° 15°
- Apr 49° 23°
- May 59° 30°
- Jun 71° 36°
- Jul 77° 42°
- Aug 76° 41°
- Sep 68° 34°
- Oct 55° 25°
- Nov 39° 16°
- Dec 29° 9°
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 Spicer each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 77°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 7°F. The most precipitation falls in September (1.71 in), the least in January (0.97 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29°F | 7°F | 17.9°F | 0.97 | 9 | <1 | 31 | 9 h 30 min |
| February | 31°F | 9°F | 20.2°F | 1.08 | 8 | <1 | 28 | 10 h 40 min |
| March | 40°F | 15°F | 27.5°F | 1.23 | 8 | <1 | 31 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 49°F | 23°F | 36.1°F | 1.62 | 10 | <1 | 28 | 13 h 10 min |
| May | 59°F | 30°F | 44.8°F | 1.53 | 9 | <1 | 20 | 14 h 20 min |
| June | 71°F | 36°F | 53.3°F | 1.02 | 8 | <1 | 11 | 15 h |
| July | 77°F | 42°F | 59.3°F | 1.54 | 9 | <1 | 3 | 14 h 50 min |
| August | 76°F | 41°F | 58.1°F | 1.26 | 11 | <1 | 3 | 13 h 50 min |
| September | 68°F | 34°F | 51.2°F | 1.71 | 9 | <1 | 12 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 55°F | 25°F | 39.9°F | 1.16 | 6 | <1 | 27 | 11 h 10 min |
| November | 39°F | 16°F | 27.2°F | 1.06 | 9 | <1 | 30 | 10 h |
| December | 29°F | 9°F | 18.9°F | 0.97 | 7 | <1 | 31 | 9 h 20 min |
| Year (annual) | 52°F | 24°F | 37.9°F | 15.15 | 102 | <1 | 253 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −2°C | −14°C | −7.8°C | 25 mm |
| February | 0°C | −13°C | −6.6°C | 27 mm |
| March | 4°C | −9°C | −2.5°C | 31 mm |
| April | 10°C | −5°C | 2.3°C | 41 mm |
| May | 15°C | −1°C | 7.1°C | 39 mm |
| June | 22°C | 2°C | 11.8°C | 26 mm |
| July | 25°C | 6°C | 15.2°C | 39 mm |
| August | 24°C | 5°C | 14.5°C | 32 mm |
| September | 20°C | 1°C | 10.7°C | 43 mm |
| October | 13°C | −4°C | 4.4°C | 29 mm |
| November | 4°C | −9°C | −2.7°C | 27 mm |
| December | −2°C | −13°C | −7.3°C | 25 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Steamboat Springs (20 miles away), gets 185 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00057848; 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 Spicer?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in June, July, August and September. Of those, June has the fewest days with rain (8).
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 USC00057848.
How hot and how cold does it get at Spicer?
In a normal year in Spicer, a 90°F day is rare, 253 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 102 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
- 253a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 71high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 102a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1912) is 91°F, on July 24, 1940; the lowest is −50°F, on February 6, 1989.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1997, with 20.71 in; the snowiest season is 1961–62, with 270.8 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00057848; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00057848. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is it at Spicer?
Over a year 77% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Spicer, 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 many heating and cooling degree days does Spicer record?
A normal year at Spicer brings 9,881 heating degree days, 84% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 12 cooling degree days, 99% 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 794 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,460 | 0 |
| February | 1,254 | 0 |
| March | 1,164 | 0 |
| April | 869 | 0 |
| May | 628 | 0 |
| June | 352 | 1 |
| July | 184 | 7 |
| August | 220 | 4 |
| September | 414 | 0 |
| October | 777 | 0 |
| November | 1,133 | 0 |
| December | 1,428 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 9,881 | 12 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00057848. 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.
How does Spicer's climate compare?
Spicer is warmer than 10 of the 125 places with their own NOAA record in Colorado, and wetter than 55. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 37.9°F is warmer than 3%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Spicer 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 Spicer's climate
What is the coldest month at Spicer?
January, with a normal high of 29°F and a normal low of 7°F. The warmest is July (77°F by day, 42°F at night).
Does it snow at Spicer?
Yes. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for the station; the nearest record that keeps one, Steamboat Springs (20 miles away), records 185 inches of snow in a normal year.
What is the rainiest month at Spicer?
September, with 1.71 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is January with 0.97 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Spicer in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Spicer in zone 4b in ZIP code 80430, the nearest ZIP area.
Nearby and next
- Colorado climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Steamboat Springs, CO20 miles from this station, 40.8°F a year
- Walden, CO21 miles from this station, 35.3°F a year
- Gould 4 mi SE State Forest State Park, CO24 miles from this station, 34.9°F a year
- Kremmling, CO29 miles from this station, 38.5°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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