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Wettest towns in Colorado

Ranked by rain and melted snow in a normal year, 1991–2020, from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for each town. Neighboring towns on the same 5 km grid square have the same numbers, so each square is listed once, under its largest town. 149 towns with 2,500+ residents.

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Map of Vail 1 Vail 23 in Wettest month April Map of Silverthorne 2 Silverthorne 22 in Wettest month April Palmer Lake 3 Palmer Lake 22 in Wettest month July
#TownRain + melted snowWettest monthSnow a year
1 Map of Vail Vail4,613 people 23 in April 189 in
2 Map of Silverthorne Silverthorne4,815 people 22 in April 116 in
3 Palmer Lake Palmer Lake2,623 people 22 in July 121 in
4 Woodland Park Woodland Park7,949 people 22 in July 134 in
5 Monument Monument11,735 people 22 in July 121 in
6 Steamboat Springs Steamboat Springs13,433 people 21 in April 185 in
7 Frisco Frisco2,825 people 21 in April 185 in
8 Woodmoor Woodmoor8,934 people 21 in July 121 in
9 Air Force Academy Air Force Academy6,727 people 21 in July 55 in
10 Gleneagle Gleneagle6,440 people 21 in July 55 in
11 Breckenridge Breckenridge4,959 people 20 in April 185 in
12 Edwards Edwards10,785 people 20 in April 189 in
13 Map of Aspen Aspen6,756 people 20 in April 171 in
14 Black Forest Black Forest15,738 people 20 in July 121 in
15 Genesee Genesee3,778 people 19 in April 141 in
16 Roxborough Park Roxborough Park9,085 people 19 in April 62 in
17 Evergreen Evergreen8,602 people 19 in April 130 in
18 Snowmass Village Snowmass Village2,972 people 19 in April 171 in
19 Boulder Boulder106,433 people 19 in May 85 in
20 Estes Park Estes Park5,844 people 19 in May 118 in
21 Burlington Burlington3,152 people 19 in July 34 in
22 Golden Golden20,417 people 18 in April 141 in
23 Colorado Springs Colorado Springs487,887 people 18 in July 55 in
24 Map of Applewood Applewood8,350 people 18 in May 58 in
25 Louisville Louisville20,786 people 18 in May 65 in
26 Manitou Springs Manitou Springs4,735 people 18 in July 55 in
27 Ponderosa Park Ponderosa Park3,453 people 18 in July 75 in
28 Castle Rock Castle Rock79,123 people 18 in July 58 in
29 Durango Durango19,411 people 18 in August 64 in
30 Superior Superior13,305 people 18 in May 68 in
31 Map of Gunbarrel Gunbarrel10,051 people 18 in May 65 in
32 Sterling Ranch4,213 people 18 in May 62 in
33 Map of Castle Pines Village Castle Pines Village4,436 people 18 in July 58 in
34 Map of Lakewood Lakewood156,583 people 18 in May 58 in
35 Highlands Ranch Highlands Ranch102,257 people 18 in May 64 in
36 Dakota Ridge33,753 people 18 in May 130 in
37 Fairmount9,902 people 18 in May 76 in
38 Arvada Arvada122,634 people 17 in May 55 in
39 Wheat Ridge Wheat Ridge32,070 people 17 in May 76 in
40 Yuma Yuma3,459 people 17 in July 23 in
41 Ken Caryl Ken Caryl33,233 people 17 in May 130 in
42 Map of Lafayette Lafayette30,602 people 17 in May 65 in
43 Cimarron Hills Cimarron Hills19,817 people 17 in July 33 in
44 Edgewater Edgewater4,932 people 17 in May 76 in
45 Bayfield Bayfield2,901 people 17 in August 93 in
46 Strasburg Strasburg3,455 people 17 in May 43 in
47 Niwot Niwot3,447 people 17 in May 65 in
48 Meeker Meeker2,580 people 17 in April 65 in
49 Map of Castle Pines Castle Pines13,388 people 17 in July 58 in
50 Avon Avon5,972 people 17 in August 189 in
51 The Pinery The Pinery11,871 people 17 in July 58 in
52 Map of Bennett Bennett3,663 people 17 in May 43 in
53 Map of Columbine Columbine25,478 people 16 in May 130 in
54 Westminster Westminster115,484 people 16 in May 55 in
55 Lone Tree Lone Tree14,147 people 16 in July 64 in
56 Sheridan Sheridan6,005 people 16 in May 34 in
57 Stratmoor Stratmoor5,412 people 16 in July 33 in
58 Parker Parker61,783 people 16 in July 64 in
59 Security-Widefield Security-Widefield37,345 people 16 in July 33 in
60 Map of Broomfield Broomfield76,304 people 16 in May 74 in
61 Littleton Littleton44,710 people 16 in May 64 in
62 Map of Stonegate Stonegate8,906 people 16 in July 64 in
63 Map of Acres Green Acres Green2,639 people 16 in May 64 in
64 Englewood Englewood34,129 people 16 in May 64 in
65 Centennial Centennial108,201 people 16 in July 64 in
66 Fountain Fountain29,300 people 16 in July 33 in
67 Meridian Meridian5,634 people 16 in July 64 in
68 Dove Valley4,806 people 16 in July 64 in
69 Longmont Longmont99,406 people 16 in May 47 in
70 Greenwood Village Greenwood Village15,420 people 16 in May 64 in
71 Walsenburg Walsenburg3,072 people 16 in July 92 in
72 Four Square Mile Four Square Mile23,024 people 16 in May 49 in
73 Sterling Sterling13,172 people 16 in May 37 in
74 Aurora Aurora394,432 people 15 in May 49 in
75 Cherry Hills Village Cherry Hills Village6,354 people 15 in May 64 in
76 Fort Carson Fort Carson18,019 people 15 in July 33 in
77 Glenwood Springs Glenwood Springs10,241 people 15 in September 39 in
78 Denver Denver718,877 people 15 in May 49 in
79 Lamar Lamar7,611 people 15 in July 30 in
80 Glendale Glendale4,531 people 15 in May 49 in
81 Loveland Loveland78,410 people 15 in May 47 in
82 Map of Sherrelwood Sherrelwood18,692 people 15 in May 55 in
83 Map of Berkley Berkley10,789 people 15 in May 55 in
84 Fort Collins Fort Collins170,229 people 15 in May 49 in
85 Penrose Penrose4,087 people 15 in July 38 in
86 Fort Morgan Fort Morgan11,605 people 14 in June 23 in
87 Map of Brush Brush5,306 people 14 in July 23 in
88 Map of Northglenn Northglenn38,014 people 14 in May 74 in
89 Trinidad Trinidad8,286 people 14 in July 55 in
90 Mead Mead5,919 people 14 in May 47 in
91 Thornton Thornton144,187 people 14 in May 74 in
92 Greeley Greeley110,806 people 14 in May 33 in
93 Commerce City Commerce City66,445 people 14 in May 35 in
94 Map of Welby Welby16,197 people 14 in May 55 in
95 Berthoud Berthoud12,411 people 14 in May 47 in
96 Wellington Wellington11,798 people 14 in May 34 in
97 Lochbuie Lochbuie8,609 people 14 in May 35 in
98 Derby Derby8,453 people 14 in May 49 in
99 Platteville Platteville2,928 people 14 in May 35 in
100 Map of Erie Erie33,808 people 14 in May 65 in
101 Evans Evans22,396 people 14 in May 33 in
102 Basalt Basalt4,335 people 14 in September 39 in
103 La Salle La Salle3,061 people 14 in May 33 in
104 Map of Gypsum Gypsum8,941 people 14 in September 39 in
105 Johnstown Johnstown18,883 people 14 in May 47 in
106 Map of Firestone Firestone18,049 people 14 in May 47 in
107 Craig Craig8,991 people 14 in May 113 in
108 Fort Lupton Fort Lupton8,897 people 14 in May 35 in
109 Dacono Dacono6,530 people 14 in May 35 in
110 Map of Todd Creek Todd Creek5,379 people 14 in May 35 in
111 Brighton Brighton42,059 people 14 in May 35 in
112 Frederick Frederick16,651 people 14 in May 47 in
113 Milliken Milliken8,871 people 14 in May 35 in
114 Leadville Leadville2,620 people 14 in August 154 in
115 Timnath Timnath8,941 people 14 in May 48 in
116 Map of Eaton Eaton5,867 people 14 in May 33 in
117 Windsor Windsor37,914 people 13 in May 49 in
118 Map of Severance Severance10,130 people 13 in May 33 in
119 Eagle Eagle7,442 people 13 in September —
120 Florence Florence3,885 people 13 in July 38 in
121 La Junta La Junta7,140 people 13 in July 34 in
122 Las Animas Las Animas2,540 people 13 in July 16 in
123 Silt Silt3,642 people 13 in September 27 in
124 Map of El Jebel El Jebel2,941 people 13 in September 39 in
125 Cañon City Cañon City17,122 people 13 in July 38 in
126 Map of Carbondale Carbondale6,637 people 13 in September 39 in
127 Battlement Mesa Battlement Mesa5,755 people 13 in September 54 in
128 Pueblo West Pueblo West35,681 people 12 in August 15 in
129 Rocky Ford Rocky Ford3,815 people 12 in July 25 in
130 Cortez Cortez8,976 people 12 in September 33 in
131 Pueblo Pueblo111,561 people 12 in August 15 in
132 Park Center Park Center2,588 people 12 in July 38 in
133 New Castle New Castle4,880 people 12 in September 39 in
134 Map of Gunnison Gunnison6,766 people 12 in August 50 in
135 Rifle Rifle10,570 people 11 in September 27 in
136 Orchard City Orchard City3,221 people 11 in September 40 in
137 Buena Vista Buena Vista3,010 people 11 in August 49 in
138 Palisade Palisade2,584 people 11 in September 13 in
139 Montrose Montrose21,044 people 9.7 in September 22 in
140 Map of Fruitvale Fruitvale8,019 people 9.7 in September 13 in
141 Map of Clifton Clifton19,518 people 9.2 in September 13 in
142 Map of Delta Delta9,421 people 9.0 in September 22 in
143 Fruita Fruita13,691 people 8.9 in September 18 in
144 Grand Junction Grand Junction68,142 people 8.6 in September 18 in
145 Map of Orchard Mesa Orchard Mesa6,945 people 8.6 in September 13 in
146 Alamosa Alamosa9,879 people 8.4 in August 30 in
147 Monte Vista Monte Vista4,141 people 8.4 in August 35 in
148 Redlands Redlands8,868 people 8.3 in September 18 in
149 Salida Salida5,861 people 8.0 in August 37 in

How this ranking works

We rank every town by rain and melted snow in a normal year, 1991–2020, from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for each town. The town with the highest figure ranks #1. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast, and each town’s Climate page shows its whole year month by month.

Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded normals, about 5 km (3 miles) square, read at each town’s center, so hills and coastlines are built in. Towns whose centers fall in the same square have the same numbers, so only the largest of them is listed.

Only towns with at least 2,500 residents are ranked; Census estimates for smaller places are too uncertain. Population and income: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Climate: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020. Town photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each town’s page.

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