Two Buttes, CO climate
Two Buttes has chilly winters and hot summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 92°, a January night drops to 18°, and about 23 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decadeWhat a year in Two Buttes feels like
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Two Buttes 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 | 47° | 18° | 0.4" | 4.5" | 3 | 6 | 20° – 39° |
| February | 50° | 21° | 0.4" | 3.4" | 3 | 5 | 27° – 43° |
| March | 60° | 29° | 0.9" | 4.2" | 5 | 3 | 39° – 51° |
| April | 68° | 36° | 1.3" | 1.8" | 7 | 1 | 45° – 57° |
| May | 77° | 46° | 2.1" | 0.2" | 8 | 0 | 56° – 68° |
| June | 88° | 56° | 2.5" | 0 | 8 | 0 | 67° – 78° |
| July | 92° | 62° | 2.8" | 0 | 9 | 0 | 72° – 82° |
| August | 90° | 60° | 2.9" | 0 | 8 | 0 | 70° – 81° |
| September | 82° | 52° | 1.3" | 0 | 5 | 0 | 61° – 73° |
| October | 70° | 38° | 1.2" | 1.0" | 5 | 1 | 47° – 60° |
| November | 57° | 26° | 0.6" | 2.6" | 4 | 3 | 34° – 47° |
| December | 47° | 19° | 0.5" | 5.3" | 4 | 6 | 27° – 38° |
| Year | 69° | 39° | 16.9" | 23.0" | 70 | 25 |
“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 Two Buttes
Two Buttes gets 17 inches of rain and melted snow a year. August is the wettest month and February the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 70 days a year. Snow covers the ground about 25 days of the year.
About 166 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 30 and the first one by October 14. That leaves about 166 frost-free days for gardens, shorter than 64% of U.S. towns.
Heating and cooling a home in Two Buttes
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Two Buttes, 81% of that work is heating and 19% 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 Two Buttes 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 Two Buttes averaged 1.0° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in March (+3.0°). The shift is smaller than in 67% of U.S. towns.
Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Two Buttes’s spot on NOAA’s grid
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average, and real years wander around it. January swings the most: between 1991 and 2020 its average temperature ranged from 20° to 39°. July is the most reliable, staying within 10°.
Common questions about Two Buttes’s climate
What is the coldest month in Two Buttes?
January, with a typical high of 47° and a low of 18°.
What is the hottest month in Two Buttes?
July, with a typical high of 92° and a low of 62°. About 69 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Two Buttes get?
About 23 inches in a normal winter, most of it in December.
When is the first frost in Two Buttes?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by October 14, and the last spring frost by April 30.
What is the rainiest month in Two Buttes?
August, with 2.9 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 17 inches.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Two Buttes itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Walsh 1 W, CO (13 mi) away. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000.