Red Feather Lakes, CO climate
Red Feather Lakes has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 78°, a January night drops to 16°, and about 73 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decadeWhat a year in Red Feather Lakes feels like
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Red Feather Lakes 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 | 36° | 16° | 0.6" | 6.4" | 4 | 6 | 20° – 32° |
| February | 36° | 15° | 0.8" | 7.9" | 5 | 8 | 20° – 31° |
| March | 43° | 21° | 1.3" | 13.0" | 6 | 7 | 26° – 38° |
| April | 49° | 25° | 2.0" | 15.7" | 8 | 6 | 31° – 43° |
| May | 59° | 33° | 2.2" | 5.5" | 10 | 2 | 40° – 50° |
| June | 71° | 41° | 1.6" | 0 | 7 | 0 | 52° – 62° |
| July | 78° | 48° | 1.8" | 0 | 10 | 0 | 58° – 67° |
| August | 75° | 46° | 1.7" | 0 | 10 | 0 | 56° – 64° |
| September | 68° | 39° | 1.4" | 1.7" | 8 | 0 | 49° – 58° |
| October | 55° | 30° | 1.1" | 6.7" | 6 | 3 | 35° – 48° |
| November | 42° | 21° | 0.8" | 8.2" | 5 | 5 | 24° – 39° |
| December | 35° | 16° | 0.7" | 8.1" | 5 | 8 | 18° – 30° |
| Year | 54° | 29° | 15.8" | 73.2" | 85 | 44 |
“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 Red Feather Lakes
Red Feather Lakes gets 16 inches of rain and melted snow a year. May is the wettest month and January the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 85 days a year. Snow covers the ground about 44 days of the year.
About 101 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by June 5 and the first one by September 16. That leaves about 101 frost-free days for gardens, shorter than 99% of U.S. towns.
Heating and cooling a home in Red Feather Lakes
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Red Feather Lakes, 99% of that work is heating and 1% 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.
How Red Feather Lakes 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 Red Feather Lakes averaged 1.8° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in March (+3.8°). The shift is larger than in 89% of U.S. towns.
Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Red Feather Lakes’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 24° to 39°. August is the most reliable, staying within 8°.
Common questions about Red Feather Lakes’s climate
What is the coldest month in Red Feather Lakes?
February, with a typical high of 36° and a low of 15°.
What is the hottest month in Red Feather Lakes?
July, with a typical high of 78° and a low of 48°.
How much snow does Red Feather Lakes get?
About 73 inches in a normal winter, most of it in April.
When is the first frost in Red Feather Lakes?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by September 16, and the last spring frost by June 5.
What is the rainiest month in Red Feather Lakes?
May, with 2.2 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 16 inches.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Red Feather Lakes itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Rustic 9wsw, CO (10 mi) away. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000.