Wild Horse, CO Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Pulled from NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 normals →: climate measurements used in PlainClimate's documented score
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Wild Horse's primary NOAA station, WILD HORSE 6N.
The climate verdict for Wild Horse
Dryness leads the climate profile for Wild Horse, Colorado, with 15.9 inches of precipitation a year. NOAA records an annual average of 51°F. At 52/100 (moderate) the climate comfort score falls in the bottom third of the station-mapped U.S. score corpus, exceeding only 24% of scores.
- 51°F
- average temperature, NOAA 1991-2020 normal
- 52/100
- comfort score, above 24% of station-mapped location scores
- 15.9"
- yearly precipitation total
- 157 days
- frost-free days per growing season
Wild Horse: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USC00059058 · Wild Horse, CO 51°F mean · 15.9" precip
TEMP-COOL · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-DRY · SWING-MID · COMF-LOW · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-COOL 51°F
- RANK-MID #3,087
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Lima Wwtp
- PRCP-DRY 15.9"
- SWING-MID 45°F
- COMF-LOW 52/100
- LOAD-HEAT 5,907 HDD
- STN-1 USC00059058
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Lima Wwtp, OH (+ 0 °F mean)
Instrument codes from this station's NOAA 1991–2020 normals, mean temperature, corpus warmth rank, photo-finish peer station, precipitation band, seasonal swing, comfort composite, degree-day load, and field book, not a livability rating.
Mean-temperature neighbourhood
Nationwide NOAA normal poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every CO station list.
- Wild Horse (this station) 51°F
- Cold Sidney, OH 51°F
- Hot Joes, CO 51°F
- Near Lima Wwtp, OH 51°F
- Near Elwood, IN 51°F
Climate Living Index · Wild Horse
Wild Horse: 30/100 · grade F
Wild Horse publishes 4 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 2 missing weights rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Wild Horse, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 52/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Annual temperature balance | 51.0°F · 16.5° from 67.5°F | 45/100 · D |
| Precipitation balance | 15.9 in · 19.1 from 35 in | 32/100 · F |
| Frost-free season | 157 days/year | 31/100 · F |
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 199 calendar days | 14/100 · F |
Wild Horse · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Wild Horse's normals sit in a dry climate class: BSk
Precipitation is low relative to temperature but above true desert thresholds: cold semi-arid steppe (BSk). Class BSk is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: dry (arid or semi-arid), specifically cold semi-arid steppe.
- Köppen code
- BSk
- Group
- Dry (arid or semi-arid)
- Warmest month
- 74.8°F
- Coldest month
- 29.9°F
Source: official public datasets monthly normals (1991–2020) at the city’s primary station. This is a station classification, not a mapped regional consensus.
National standing · heating-led station
Where Wild Horse sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Wild Horse's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- 45th percentile warmth
- Mid-pack annual mean versus 6,861 station normals.
- Annual precipitation
- Drier than 80%
- Wild Horse's annual total ranks in the drier third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- 58th percentile swing
- Typical seasonal amplitude versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Wild Horse compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Wild Horse's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
52 24th percentile score exceeds 24% of 6,189 station-mapped location scores
- 0–10: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 10–20: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 20–30: 96 station-mapped locations (2%). Below this entry.
- 30–40: 280 station-mapped locations (5%). Below this entry.
- 40–50: 1,113 station-mapped locations (18%). Below this entry.
- 50–60: 1,329 station-mapped locations (21%). This entry sits in this band.
- 60–70: 1,236 station-mapped locations (20%). Above this entry.
- 70–80: 650 station-mapped locations (11%). Above this entry.
- 80–90: 921 station-mapped locations (15%). Above this entry.
- 90–100: 564 station-mapped locations (9%). Above this entry.
Source NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, PlainClimate comfort index · 1991–2020
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 45°F (7°C) | 15°F (-9°C) | 30°F (-1°C) | 0.3" | 30.9 | 0.0 |
| February | 47°F (8°C) | 17°F (-8°C) | 32°F (0°C) | 0.3" | 27.6 | 0.0 |
| March | 57°F (14°C) | 25°F (-4°C) | 41°F (5°C) | 0.7" | 25.2 | 0.0 |
| April | 64°F (18°C) | 33°F (0°C) | 49°F (9°C) | 1.3" | 13.9 | 0.1 |
| May | 74°F (23°C) | 43°F (6°C) | 58°F (15°C) | 2.3" | 2.5 | 2.6 |
| June | 85°F (30°C) | 54°F (12°C) | 69°F (21°C) | 2.2" | 0.0 | 12.9 |
| July | 91°F (33°C) | 59°F (15°C) | 75°F (24°C) | 3.1" | 0.0 | 19.9 |
| August | 88°F (31°C) | 58°F (14°C) | 73°F (23°C) | 2.8" | 0.0 | 13.4 |
| September | 81°F (27°C) | 48°F (9°C) | 65°F (18°C) | 1.1" | 0.0 | 7.9 |
| October | 68°F (20°C) | 35°F (2°C) | 51°F (11°C) | 1.1" | 10.1 | 0.3 |
| November | 55°F (13°C) | 24°F (-5°C) | 40°F (4°C) | 0.4" | 24.3 | 0.0 |
| December | 45°F (7°C) | 16°F (-9°C) | 31°F (-1°C) | 0.3" | 30.5 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Wild Horse works both ends of the calendar. Normal highs climb to 91°F by July 13 and hold at or above 90°F on 27 dates, then normal lows drop to freezing or below on 172 dates, bottoming at 15°F around January 1.
When the heat sits
Normal highs reach 90°F from July 4 through July 30, covering 27 dates. The broader mild season, normal highs of 70°F or more, runs May 8 to October 10.
This counts calendar dates whose 1991–2020 normal high reaches 90°F. It is a smaller number than the 90°F+ day counts in the monthly table above, which measure how often the threshold was actually crossed in a typical year. A date can average 88°F and still exceed 90°F in half of all years.
The freezing stretch
The normal low stays at or below 32°F into April 12, then returns to freezing around October 24, covering 172 dates in all.
Derived from the normal daily minimum. This is a different measure from the 50%-probability frost dates shown elsewhere on this page, which come from NOAA’s frost product.
The widest day
September 15 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 33°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Wild Horse.
Where Wild Horse Stands Nationally
A drier-than-most normal water year — around 16 inches, below what four out of five ranked stations collect.
Daily temperature swings run wider than most of the country, peaking near 33°F between the normal high and low.
Wild Horse earns 2 nationally notable standings (outer quintiles) against 6,860 NOAA 1991–2020 normals stations; only those extremes render.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall
Wild Horse runs a summer-peaked wet season
51% of Wild Horse's yearly precipitation falls in June, July and August alone, against the 25% an evenly spread year would give those three months. The wettest month is July at 3.1", on a 44.9°F seasonal spread. Warm-season convection and, across the Southwest, the North American monsoon produce this shape: rain arrives in short heavy bursts during the hottest part of the year rather than as long cool-season soaking.
- Wettest three months: July, August, May, taking 52% of the annual total between them.
- Driest month: January at 0.3".
- Winter share: 6% falls in December, January and February.
Shares are computed from this station's own 1991-2020 monthly precipitation normals. A summer-peaked label means the June-August share reaches 35%; it describes timing across an average year, not any single season, and says nothing about how heavy an individual storm can be.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
October 8
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
May 4
50% probability date
Growing Season
157 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
5,907
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
853
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
January
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside CO closest to Wild Horse on two NOAA annual-normal axes (mean temperature and annual precipitation). Chip rows use distinct link sets.
Closest by average temperature
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual mean temperature (51°F here).
- Deseret, UT 51°F · 0.0°F off
- Elwood, IN 51°F · 0.0°F off
- Gothenburg, NE 51°F · 0.0°F off
- Hastings, NE 51°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (15.9" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Fremont, CA 15.9" · 0.0" off
- Wiseman, AK 15.9" · 0.0" off
- Judith Gap, MT 15.9" · 0.0" off
- Roosevelt, AZ 15.9" · 0.0" off
Data-derived climate profile
How Wild Horse's climate pattern fits together
heating led · dry · mid swing
Wild Horse's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 5,907 annual heating degree days against 853 for cooling. Its 44.9°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
Wild Horse's frost-free season lasts about 157 days, a middle-length window whose endpoints matter more than the annual average. It describes freeze probability, not year-specific planting conditions.
July and January mark the typical warm and cold ends of the calendar in Wild Horse's middle-range seasonal profile. The measured spread is 44.9°F. The annual average is 51°F. Neither the annual mean nor one extreme month represents the full calendar on its own.
Wild Horse's cold-season load does not imply a wet climate. Annual precipitation is 15.9 inches, which places the station in PlainClimate's dry range. Snowfall is not added to the interpretation because its annual value is missing. The snowfall and rainfall fields should be read separately rather than inferred from temperature.
These labels group NOAA 1991-2020 normals from Wild Horse's primary station, so the winter figures are a thirty-year average and not a floor: a single hard season can run well below them. Treat each band as a descriptive range for Wild Horse, not an official NOAA class or a year-ahead forecast.
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Data Sources
Data source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 (1991-2020). All figures on this page are from Wild Horse's primary station: WILD HORSE 6N (USC00059058). For informational purposes only.
Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The conservative exact name-and-state crosswalk finds no Census place match, so PlainClimate treats this as a station-mapped location and does not claim it is a municipality. No exact Gazetteer row for Wild Horse; facility counts that depend on place identity are therefore an upper bound, not a municipal census.
On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for Wild Horse comes from its primary NOAA station record. No figure on this page is typed in by an editor - each value is rendered from NOAA 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 1991–2020 normals.