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Steamboat Springs, Colorado climate
Dfb Warm-summer humid continental
Steamboat Springs has a strongly seasonal cold-temperate climate (Warm-summer humid continental, Köppen Dfb). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 28°C, while the coldest is January averaging around −16°C at night. Precipitation is fairly even year-round, totalling about 608 mm. Snowfall is heavy (435 cm of snow per year on average).
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation split into rain and snow · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresHours of sunshine per day
Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)Steamboat Springs climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | −2 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 24 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 15 | 6 | −1 |
| Avg temp (°C) | −9 | −6 | −1 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 6 | −1 | −8 |
| Avg low (°C) | −16 | −14 | −9 | −4 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 2 | −4 | −9 | −15 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 62 | 52 | 39 | 62 | 60 | 39 | 39 | 46 | 56 | 55 | 47 | 51 |
| Snowfall (cm) | 107 | 80 | 44 | 33 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 20 | 55 | 88 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | −2 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 24 |
| Avg temp (°C) | −9 | −6 | −1 | 4 | 9 | 14 |
| Avg low (°C) | −16 | −14 | −9 | −4 | 0 | 4 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 62 | 52 | 39 | 62 | 60 | 39 |
| Snowfall (cm) | 107 | 80 | 44 | 33 | 6 | 1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 28 | 27 | 23 | 15 | 6 | −1 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 18 | 17 | 12 | 6 | −1 | −8 |
| Avg low (°C) | 7 | 6 | 2 | −4 | −9 | −15 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 39 | 46 | 56 | 55 | 47 | 51 |
| Snowfall (cm) | — | — | 1 | 20 | 55 | 88 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 13 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | — | — | 0.5 | 3 | 2 | 0.3 | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 31 | 27 | 30 | 26 | 14 | 3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 10 | 26 | 28 | 31 |
| Days with snowfall ≥ 2.5 cm (days) | 11 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 0.9 | 0.1 | — | — | 0.1 | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 8 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | — | — | 0.5 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 31 | 27 | 30 | 26 | 14 | 3 |
| Days with snowfall ≥ 2.5 cm (days) | 11 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 0.9 | 0.1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 13 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 3 | 2 | 0.3 | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 0.2 | 0.3 | 10 | 26 | 28 | 31 |
| Days with snowfall ≥ 2.5 cm (days) | — | — | 0.1 | 2 | 6 | 10 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 61 | 65 | 66 | 69 | 65 | 48 | 51 | 54 | 47 | 52 | 59 | 62 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 97 | 97 | 87 | 72 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 62 | 78 | 93 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 2.3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 61 | 65 | 66 | 69 | 65 | 48 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 97 | 97 | 87 | 72 | 65 | 54 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 51 | 54 | 47 | 52 | 59 | 62 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 51 | 52 | 53 | 62 | 78 | 93 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 2.3 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 29 years of daily observations at Steamboat Springs, a weather station, inside the city. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.