Tacony (13 mi SE), Colorado climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Tacony (13 mi SE)'s normal year runs from 15°F January nights to 93°F July afternoons, with 12.1 inches of precipitation and 21 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 11.4°C, January lows of −9°C, July highs of 34°C, 306 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationTacony (13 mi SE)
- Station IDUSC00058157
- Location38.34°N 104.06°W
- Elevation4,882 ft (1,488 m)
On October 23, the normal high in Tacony (13 mi SE) is 67°F and the normal low 32°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 9%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Tacony (13 mi SE).
- Jan 47° 15°
- Feb 50° 18°
- Mar 61° 26°
- Apr 68° 33°
- May 78° 43°
- Jun 89° 53°
- Jul 93° 58°
- Aug 90° 57°
- Sep 83° 48°
- Oct 70° 35°
- Nov 56° 24°
- Dec 47° 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 at Tacony (13 mi SE) each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 93°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 15°F. The most precipitation falls in August (2.46 in), the least in December (0.18 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47°F | 15°F | 31.3°F | 0.21 | 3.7 | 2 | <1 | 30 | 9 h 50 min |
| February | 50°F | 18°F | 34.1°F | 0.23 | 3.4 | 2 | <1 | 27 | 10 h 50 min |
| March | 61°F | 26°F | 43.1°F | 0.52 | 3.8 | 3 | <1 | 24 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 68°F | 33°F | 50.6°F | 1.11 | 2.4 | 4 | <1 | 12 | 13 h 10 min |
| May | 78°F | 43°F | 60.4°F | 1.47 | 0.1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 14 h 10 min |
| June | 89°F | 53°F | 70.8°F | 1.54 | 0.0 | 5 | 15 | <1 | 14 h 50 min |
| July | 93°F | 58°F | 75.6°F | 2.27 | 0.0 | 7 | 23 | <1 | 14 h 40 min |
| August | 90°F | 57°F | 73.2°F | 2.46 | 0.0 | 7 | 18 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| September | 83°F | 48°F | 65.9°F | 0.94 | 0.1 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 70°F | 35°F | 52.9°F | 0.79 | 1.1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 56°F | 24°F | 40.2°F | 0.33 | 3.2 | 2 | <1 | 25 | 10 h 10 min |
| December | 47°F | 16°F | 31.3°F | 0.18 | 3.4 | 2 | <1 | 30 | 9 h 30 min |
| Year (annual) | 69°F | 36°F | 52.5°F | 12.05 | 21.2 | 48 | 69 | 160 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9°C | −9°C | −0.4°C | 5 mm | 9 cm |
| February | 10°C | −8°C | 1.2°C | 6 mm | 9 cm |
| March | 16°C | −4°C | 6.2°C | 13 mm | 10 cm |
| April | 20°C | 1°C | 10.3°C | 28 mm | 6 cm |
| May | 25°C | 6°C | 15.8°C | 37 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 32°C | 12°C | 21.6°C | 39 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 34°C | 15°C | 24.2°C | 58 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 32°C | 14°C | 22.9°C | 62 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 29°C | 9°C | 18.8°C | 24 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 21°C | 2°C | 11.6°C | 20 mm | 3 cm |
| November | 14°C | −4°C | 4.6°C | 8 mm | 8 cm |
| December | 8°C | −9°C | −0.4°C | 5 mm | 9 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00058157; 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 Tacony (13 mi SE)?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in April, May, September and October. Of those, October has the fewest days with rain (3).
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 USC00058157.
When is the last frost at Tacony (13 mi SE)?
In Tacony (13 mi SE), the last spring frost (32°F) comes after May 5 in half of years and after May 16 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 6 in half of years and before September 26 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 51 year in 10 after May 16; 9 in 10 after April 23
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 61 year in 10 before September 26; 9 in 10 before October 17
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 153 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 169 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 26 in half of springs and before October 14 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Tacony (13 mi SE) in zone 6a in ZIP code 81062, 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 6a: the coldest night of a typical year reaches −9°F (27 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 USC00058157; 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 Tacony (13 mi SE)?
In a normal year in Tacony (13 mi SE), 69 days a year reach 90°F (10 of them 100°F or more), 160 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 48 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 69a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 10a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 160a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 13high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 48a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 9a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1955) is 110°F, on July 20, 2005; the lowest is −28°F, on December 22, 1990.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 2017, with 18.34 in; the snowiest season is 1989–90, with 52.5 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00058157; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00058157. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is it at Tacony (13 mi SE)?
Over a year 82% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Tacony (13 mi SE), 5.0 kWh per square metre a day. September is the sunniest month (87%) and February the cloudiest (78%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 81% | 2.8 |
| February | 78% | 3.6 |
| March | 81% | 5.0 |
| April | 80% | 6.1 |
| May | 79% | 6.8 |
| June | 84% | 7.4 |
| July | 84% | 7.0 |
| August | 85% | 6.4 |
| September | 87% | 5.5 |
| October | 84% | 4.2 |
| November | 84% | 3.1 |
| December | 80% | 2.4 |
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 Tacony (13 mi SE) record?
A normal year at Tacony (13 mi SE) brings 5,464 heating degree days, 2% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 925 cooling degree days, 2% 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 3,281 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,045 | 0 |
| February | 864 | 0 |
| March | 679 | 0 |
| April | 435 | 1 |
| May | 181 | 38 |
| June | 19 | 195 |
| July | 2 | 332 |
| August | 4 | 259 |
| September | 69 | 95 |
| October | 382 | 6 |
| November | 743 | 0 |
| December | 1,043 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 5,464 | 925 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00058157. 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 Tacony (13 mi SE) been warmer than normal?
2025 averaged 53.5°F, 1.0°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 52.5°F. 3 of the 4 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 52.3°F | −0.2°F | 12.16 | 20.9 |
| 2023 | 52.6°F | +0.1°F | 12.98 | 22.4 |
| 2024 | 54.2°F | +1.7°F | 12.76 | 27.8 |
| 2025 | 53.5°F | +1.0°F | 10.24 | 19.0 |
Over 47 complete years from 1961 to 2025, the station's annual mean temperature rose at a fitted 3.5°F per century (+0.20°C per decade). A fitted rate summarizes the whole record; single years swing well above and below it.
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00058157; trend: NOAA GHCN-Monthly v4. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Tacony (13 mi SE)'s climate compare?
Tacony (13 mi SE) is warmer than 111 of the 125 places with their own NOAA record in Colorado, and wetter than 24. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 52.5°F is warmer than 52%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Tacony (13 mi SE) 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 Tacony (13 mi SE) 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.
- Fowler, CO1,203 people · 15 mi S
- Boone, CO308 people · 13 mi SW
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 Tacony (13 mi SE)'s climate
What is the coldest month at Tacony (13 mi SE)?
January, with a normal high of 47°F and a normal low of 15°F. The warmest is July (93°F by day, 58°F at night).
Does it snow at Tacony (13 mi SE)?
Yes: 21 inches in a normal year, falling on 12 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in March (3.8 inches).
What is the rainiest month at Tacony (13 mi SE)?
August, with 2.46 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is December with 0.18 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Tacony (13 mi SE) in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Tacony (13 mi SE) in zone 6a in ZIP code 81062, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at the station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches −9°F (27 years, 1991-2020): zone 6a.
How late can frost come at Tacony (13 mi SE)?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after May 5; in one year in ten it comes after May 16. Waiting until May 16 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Colorado climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Ordway, CO19 miles from this station, 52.1°F a year
- Pueblo, CO24 miles from this station, 53.2°F a year
- Weather Office Pueblo, CO25 miles from this station, 53.0°F a year
- Rocky Ford, CO29 miles from this station, 53.8°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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