Grand View Estates, CO climate
Grand View Estates has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 88°, a January night drops to 19°, and about 64 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decadeWhat a year in Grand View Estates feels like
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Grand View Estates weather by month
Average highs, lows, rain and snow for every month, from NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals.
| Month | High | Low | Rain + melt | Snow | Wet days | Snow on ground | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 45° | 19° | 0.5" | 8.1" | 5 | 22 | 23° – 37° |
| February | 47° | 20° | 0.5" | 11.6" | 6 | 19 | 28° – 41° |
| March | 55° | 27° | 1.1" | 9.9" | 6 | 11 | 35° – 48° |
| April | 61° | 33° | 1.9" | 10.9" | 9 | 5 | 41° – 52° |
| May | 70° | 42° | 2.2" | 2.5" | 12 | 1 | 49° – 60° |
| June | 82° | 52° | 2.0" | 0 | 8 | 0 | 62° – 72° |
| July | 88° | 58° | 2.4" | 0 | 11 | 0 | 69° – 76° |
| August | 85° | 56° | 1.9" | 0 | 10 | 0 | 66° – 75° |
| September | 78° | 48° | 1.2" | 0 | 7 | 0 | 57° – 68° |
| October | 65° | 36° | 1.1" | 6.3" | 7 | 4 | 42° – 56° |
| November | 53° | 26° | 0.7" | 6.1" | 5 | 8 | 31° – 47° |
| December | 45° | 18° | 0.5" | 8.6" | 6 | 19 | 25° – 36° |
| Year | 64° | 36° | 15.8" | 64.0" | 93 | 87 |
“Wet days” have at least 0.01" of rain or melted snow. “Snow on ground” counts days with 1" or more. The 30-year range is the coldest and warmest that month’s average temperature got between 1991 and 2020.
Rain and snow in Grand View Estates
Grand View Estates gets 16 inches of rain and melted snow a year. July is the wettest month and January the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 93 days a year. Snow covers the ground about 87 days of the year.
About 154 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by May 5 and the first one by October 8. That leaves about 154 frost-free days for gardens, shorter than 77% of U.S. towns.
Heating and cooling a home in Grand View Estates
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Grand View Estates, 90% of that work is heating and 10% is cooling, so the furnace matters far more than the air conditioner.
Degree days measure how far each day’s average temperature falls below or rises above 65°, added up over a year. Source: NOAA station normals.
Grand View Estates and its neighbors
Grand View Estates borders 3 towns with climate data. January nights across them vary by 1.3°. Parker has the coldest January nights (18°) and Stonegate the hottest July afternoons (87°). Grand View Estates’s January low is 19° and its July high 88°.
Temperatures and rain come from NOAA’s 5 km grid, so each town gets its own value.
How Grand View Estates compares
Compared with every U.S. town and city on TownTapestry, each counted once.
Warmer than it used to be
The last 30 years in Grand View Estates averaged 1.5° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in March (+3.4°). The shift is larger than in 71% of U.S. towns.
Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Grand View Estates’s spot on NOAA’s grid
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average, and real years wander around it. November swings the most: between 1991 and 2020 its average temperature ranged from 31° to 47°. July is the most reliable, staying within 8°.
Common questions about Grand View Estates’s climate
What is the coldest month in Grand View Estates?
December, with a typical high of 45° and a low of 18°.
What is the hottest month in Grand View Estates?
July, with a typical high of 88° and a low of 58°. About 32 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Grand View Estates get?
About 64 inches in a normal winter, most of it in February.
When is the first frost in Grand View Estates?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by October 8, and the last spring frost by May 5.
What is the rainiest month in Grand View Estates?
July, with 2.4 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 16 inches.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Grand View Estates itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Highlands Ranch 3.2 Ese, CO (5 mi, snow) and Denver Centennial Airport, CO (2 mi, frost, heat and degree days). Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000.