Taylor Park, Colorado climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Taylor Park's normal year runs from −8°F January nights to 72°F July afternoons, with 18.8 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 1.4°C, January lows of −22°C, July highs of 22°C, 478 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationTaylor Park
- Station IDUSC00058184
- Location38.82°N 106.61°W
- Elevation9,179 ft (2,798 m)
On October 23, the normal high in Taylor Park is 51°F and the normal low 23°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 24%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Taylor Park.
- Jan 29° -8°
- Feb 33° -5°
- Mar 41° 4°
- Apr 47° 18°
- May 58° 29°
- Jun 69° 36°
- Jul 72° 42°
- Aug 70° 41°
- Sep 64° 34°
- Oct 54° 25°
- Nov 40° 13°
- Dec 28° -3°
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 Taylor Park each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 72°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of −8°F. The most precipitation falls in August (2.18 in), the least in June (0.87 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29°F | −8°F | 10.4°F | 1.69 | 8 | <1 | 31 | 9 h 40 min |
| February | 33°F | −5°F | 13.9°F | 1.55 | 9 | <1 | 28 | 10 h 40 min |
| March | 41°F | 4°F | 22.4°F | 1.32 | 8 | <1 | 31 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 47°F | 18°F | 32.5°F | 1.64 | 8 | <1 | 30 | 13 h 10 min |
| May | 58°F | 29°F | 43.1°F | 1.53 | 8 | <1 | 25 | 14 h 20 min |
| June | 69°F | 36°F | 52.3°F | 0.87 | 6 | <1 | 8 | 14 h 50 min |
| July | 72°F | 42°F | 57.2°F | 1.95 | 12 | <1 | <1 | 14 h 40 min |
| August | 70°F | 41°F | 55.5°F | 2.18 | 12 | <1 | 1 | 13 h 40 min |
| September | 64°F | 34°F | 49.3°F | 1.63 | 8 | <1 | 13 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 54°F | 25°F | 39.3°F | 1.39 | 7 | <1 | 27 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 40°F | 13°F | 26.2°F | 1.36 | 8 | <1 | 30 | 10 h 10 min |
| December | 28°F | −3°F | 12.0°F | 1.69 | 8 | <1 | 31 | 9 h 30 min |
| Year (annual) | 50°F | 19°F | 34.5°F | 18.80 | 101 | <1 | 254 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −2°C | −22°C | −12.0°C | 43 mm |
| February | 0°C | −21°C | −10.1°C | 39 mm |
| March | 5°C | −15°C | −5.3°C | 34 mm |
| April | 8°C | −8°C | 0.3°C | 42 mm |
| May | 14°C | −2°C | 6.2°C | 39 mm |
| June | 21°C | 2°C | 11.3°C | 22 mm |
| July | 22°C | 6°C | 14.0°C | 50 mm |
| August | 21°C | 5°C | 13.1°C | 55 mm |
| September | 18°C | 1°C | 9.6°C | 41 mm |
| October | 12°C | −4°C | 4.1°C | 35 mm |
| November | 4°C | −11°C | −3.2°C | 35 mm |
| December | −2°C | −20°C | −11.1°C | 43 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Crested Butte (20 miles away), gets 203 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00058184; 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 Taylor Park?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in June, July and August. Of those, June has the fewest days with rain (6).
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 USC00058184.
When is the last frost at Taylor Park?
In Taylor Park, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after June 20 in half of years and after July 2 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before September 8 in half of years and before August 25 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
- June 201 year in 10 after July 2; 9 in 10 after June 7
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- September 81 year in 10 before August 25; 9 in 10 before September 19
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 80 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 111 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after June 2 in half of springs and before September 22 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Taylor Park in zone 5a in ZIP code 81210, 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 3a: the coldest night of a typical year reaches −36°F (28 complete years); the map interpolates between stations and terrain, so the station and the ZIP area can differ by half a zone.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Colorado · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00058184; 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 Taylor Park?
In a normal year in Taylor Park, a 90°F day is rare, 254 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 101 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
- 254a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 72high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 101a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1940) is 86°F, on July 15, 1942; the lowest is −60°F, on February 1, 1951.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 2014, with 24.88 in; the snowiest season is 1956–57, with 254.5 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00058184; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00058184. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is it at Taylor Park?
Over a year 78% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Taylor Park, 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 Taylor Park record?
A normal year at Taylor Park brings 11,084 heating degree days, 2.1 times the median U.S. place (5,373), and 0 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 551 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,694 | 0 |
| February | 1,429 | 0 |
| March | 1,321 | 0 |
| April | 974 | 0 |
| May | 679 | 0 |
| June | 381 | 0 |
| July | 242 | 0 |
| August | 295 | 0 |
| September | 470 | 0 |
| October | 795 | 0 |
| November | 1,164 | 0 |
| December | 1,641 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 11,084 | 0 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00058184. 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 Taylor Park been warmer than normal?
2021 averaged 35.9°F, 1.4°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 34.5°F.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 35.9°F | +1.4°F | 17.48 |
Over 66 complete years from 1941 to 2022, 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 USC00058184; trend: NOAA GHCN-Monthly v4. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Taylor Park's climate compare?
Taylor Park is warmer than 1 of the 125 places with their own NOAA record in Colorado, and wetter than 101. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 34.5°F is warmer than 1%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Taylor Park is Dfc: continental, no dry season, cool 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 Taylor Park's climate
What is the coldest month at Taylor Park?
January, with a normal high of 29°F and a normal low of −8°F. The warmest is July (72°F by day, 42°F at night).
Does it snow at Taylor Park?
Yes. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for the station; the nearest record that keeps one, Crested Butte (20 miles away), records 203 inches of snow in a normal year.
What is the rainiest month at Taylor Park?
August, with 2.18 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is June with 0.87 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Taylor Park in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Taylor Park in zone 5a in ZIP code 81210, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at the station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches −36°F (28 years, 1991-2020): zone 3a.
How late can frost come at Taylor Park?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after June 20; in one year in ten it comes after July 2. Waiting until July 2 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Colorado climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Crested Butte, CO21 miles from this station, 34.2°F a year
- Twin Lakes, CO24 miles from this station, 37.7°F a year
- Buena Vista, CO26 miles from this station, 44.7°F a year
- Cochetopa Creek, CO27 miles from this station, 38.0°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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