Waverly (1 mi W), Colorado climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Waverly (1 mi W)'s normal year runs from −3°F January nights to 79°F July afternoons, with 7.9 inches of precipitation and 32 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 4.7°C, January lows of −20°C, July highs of 26°C, 201 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationWaverly (1 mi W)
- Station IDUSC00058860
- Location37.43°N 106.03°W
- Elevation7,603 ft (2,317 m)
On October 22, the normal high in Waverly (1 mi W) is 60°F and the normal low 21°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 14%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Waverly (1 mi W).
- Jan 34° -3°
- Feb 39° 4°
- Mar 51° 15°
- Apr 59° 23°
- May 67° 32°
- Jun 77° 40°
- Jul 79° 46°
- Aug 77° 44°
- Sep 72° 36°
- Oct 62° 24°
- Nov 48° 11°
- Dec 35° -1°
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 Waverly (1 mi W) each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 79°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of −3°F. The most precipitation falls in August (1.27 in), the least in February (0.28 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34°F | −3°F | 15.2°F | 0.49 | 7.1 | 4 | <1 | 31 | 9 h 50 min |
| February | 39°F | 4°F | 21.7°F | 0.28 | 4.0 | 4 | <1 | 28 | 10 h 50 min |
| March | 51°F | 15°F | 33.1°F | 0.50 | 4.7 | 4 | <1 | 31 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 59°F | 23°F | 41.1°F | 0.66 | 5.5 | 5 | <1 | 28 | 13 h 10 min |
| May | 67°F | 32°F | 49.7°F | 0.71 | 0.8 | 6 | <1 | 15 | 14 h 10 min |
| June | 77°F | 40°F | 58.1°F | 0.43 | 0.0 | 4 | <1 | 2 | 14 h 40 min |
| July | 79°F | 46°F | 62.4°F | 1.09 | 0.0 | 11 | <1 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| August | 77°F | 44°F | 60.5°F | 1.27 | 0.0 | 11 | <1 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| September | 72°F | 36°F | 53.9°F | 1.04 | 0.0 | 8 | <1 | 8 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 62°F | 24°F | 42.7°F | 0.67 | 1.7 | 5 | <1 | 26 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 48°F | 11°F | 29.6°F | 0.37 | 3.3 | 3 | <1 | 30 | 10 h 10 min |
| December | 35°F | −1°F | 17.0°F | 0.39 | 5.1 | 4 | <1 | 31 | 9 h 40 min |
| Year (annual) | 58°F | 23°F | 40.4°F | 7.90 | 32.2 | 69 | <1 | 230 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1°C | −20°C | −9.3°C | 12 mm | 18 cm |
| February | 4°C | −15°C | −5.7°C | 7 mm | 10 cm |
| March | 11°C | −9°C | 0.6°C | 13 mm | 12 cm |
| April | 15°C | −5°C | 5.1°C | 17 mm | 14 cm |
| May | 19°C | 0°C | 9.8°C | 18 mm | 2 cm |
| June | 25°C | 4°C | 14.5°C | 11 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 26°C | 8°C | 16.9°C | 28 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 25°C | 7°C | 15.8°C | 32 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 22°C | 2°C | 12.2°C | 26 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 16°C | −5°C | 5.9°C | 17 mm | 4 cm |
| November | 9°C | −12°C | −1.3°C | 9 mm | 8 cm |
| December | 2°C | −18°C | −8.3°C | 10 mm | 13 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00058860; 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 Waverly (1 mi W)?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in May, June, July, August and September. Of those, June has the fewest days with rain (4).
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 USC00058860.
When is the last frost at Waverly (1 mi W)?
In Waverly (1 mi W), the last spring frost (32°F) comes after June 6 in half of years and after June 22 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before September 15 in half of years and before September 3 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 61 year in 10 after June 22; 9 in 10 after May 24
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- September 151 year in 10 before September 3; 9 in 10 before September 26
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 100 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 123 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after May 24 in half of springs and before September 25 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Waverly (1 mi W) in zone 5a in ZIP code 81124, 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 4a: the coldest night of a typical year reaches −27°F (15 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 USC00058860; 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 Waverly (1 mi W)?
In a normal year in Waverly (1 mi W), a 90°F day is rare, 230 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 69 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
- 230a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 40high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 69a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 10a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00058860.
How sunny is it at Waverly (1 mi W)?
Over a year 81% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Waverly (1 mi W), 5.2 kWh per square metre a day. January is the sunniest month (85%) and July the cloudiest (77%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 85% | 3.2 |
| February | 83% | 4.1 |
| March | 83% | 5.4 |
| April | 79% | 6.4 |
| May | 80% | 7.1 |
| June | 85% | 7.8 |
| July | 77% | 6.7 |
| August | 77% | 6.1 |
| September | 82% | 5.5 |
| October | 84% | 4.4 |
| November | 83% | 3.3 |
| December | 82% | 2.7 |
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 Waverly (1 mi W) record?
A normal year at Waverly (1 mi W) brings 8,952 heating degree days, 67% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 12 cooling degree days, 99% fewer than the median (908). Nine months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 1,195 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,542 | 0 |
| February | 1,212 | 0 |
| March | 989 | 0 |
| April | 717 | 0 |
| May | 476 | 0 |
| June | 210 | 3 |
| July | 88 | 8 |
| August | 142 | 2 |
| September | 333 | 0 |
| October | 691 | 0 |
| November | 1,062 | 0 |
| December | 1,489 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 8,952 | 12 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00058860. 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 Waverly (1 mi W) been warmer than normal?
2025 averaged 43.6°F, 3.2°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 40.4°F. 5 of the 5 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 42.4°F | +2.0°F | 7.48 | 21.4 |
| 2022 | 41.3°F | +0.9°F | 8.15 | 24.5 |
| 2023 | 41.8°F | +1.4°F | 6.20 | 25.3 |
| 2024 | 43.8°F | +3.4°F | 13.88 | 37.7 |
| 2025 | 43.6°F | +3.2°F | 8.07 | 15.2 |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00058860. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Waverly (1 mi W)'s climate compare?
Waverly (1 mi W) is warmer than 19 of the 125 places with their own NOAA record in Colorado, and wetter than 3. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 40.4°F is warmer than 6%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Waverly (1 mi W) 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 Waverly (1 mi W) share this climate record?
Capulin 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.
- Capulin, CO291 people · 11 mi S
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 Waverly (1 mi W)'s climate
What is the coldest month at Waverly (1 mi W)?
January, with a normal high of 34°F and a normal low of −3°F. The warmest is July (79°F by day, 46°F at night).
Does it snow at Waverly (1 mi W)?
Yes: 32 inches in a normal year, falling on 23 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in January (7.1 inches).
What is the rainiest month at Waverly (1 mi W)?
August, with 1.27 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 0.28 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Waverly (1 mi W) in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Waverly (1 mi W) in zone 5a in ZIP code 81124, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at the station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches −27°F (15 years, 1991-2020): zone 4a.
How late can frost come at Waverly (1 mi W)?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after June 6; in one year in ten it comes after June 22. Waiting until June 22 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Colorado climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Alamosa, CO9 miles from this station, 42.3°F a year
- Monte Vista, CO14 miles from this station, 40.4°F a year
- Manassa, CO19 miles from this station, 43.8°F a year
- Center, CO20 miles from this station, 42.3°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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