Eastholme · Photo: Dennis Graham · CC BY-SA 3.0Cascade-Chipita Park gets about 134 inches of snow a winter, more than all but 92 U.S. towns
On a normal July day the thermometer tops out near 75°. July is the wettest month, January the driest. Summers stay cool: July afternoons here are cooler than in 98% of U.S. towns. Garden planting can start around June 3; autumn frost returns near September 17.
A year in Cascade-Chipita Park at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, and what it brings.
What stands out about Cascade-Chipita Park’s climate
Compared with towns across the U.S., with Cascade-Chipita Park’s place in Colorado beside it.
What a year in Cascade-Chipita Park feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from NOAA’s 30-year normals.
About 102 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by June 3 and the first by September 17. Frost and day counts come from NOAA’s station at Ruxton Park, CO, 7 miles from the town’s center, 480 ft higher.
The 2023 USDA map puts Cascade-Chipita Park’s center in zone 5b: the coldest night of a typical winter, averaged over 1991–2020, reaches about −13°. Plant labels use the zone; frost dates tell you when to plant.
Freezing nights by month
Average nights at or below 32°
About 134 inches of snow a winter
Snow, measured at Ruxton Park, CO, falls mostly in April. Precipitation (rain plus melted snow) adds up to 24 inches a year; July is the wettest month and January the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 105 days a year.
Rain + melted snow by month
Inches of water
Snowfall by month
Inches of snow
Heating and cooling a home in Cascade-Chipita Park
Nearly all of the work is heating: a normal year has almost no cooling days. Months averaging under 55° run from September through May.
Degree days add up how far each day’s average falls below (heating) or rises above (cooling) 65° over a year. NOAA normals at Ruxton Park, CO.
Living with Cascade-Chipita Park’s climate
What the numbers mean for a garden, a free afternoon and a bad-weather day.
102 frost-free days in zone 5b. The last frost comes by Jun 3 in half of years, so many gardeners wait a week or two past that to set out tomatoes. The first fall frost comes by Sep 17.
Months with highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more: July and August. 15 miles of trails are waiting.
Parks & trails →Of the yearly building losses FEMA expects in Cascade-Chipita Park from natural hazards, wildfire is the largest share (43%); heat waves, cold waves, winter storms and ice storms together are 1%. Normals are averages; the hazards page covers the extremes.
Natural hazards →Cascade-Chipita Park and similar climates
TownRatings has no climate map of the towns around Cascade-Chipita Park yet.
Climates most like Cascade-Chipita Park’s, farther away
TownRatings’ own comparison of NOAA 1991–2020 normals, not a NOAA product: places of 5,000+ at least 150 miles away, one per state, closest on January low, July high, precipitation and snow.
| Town | Jan. low | July high | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cascade-Chipita Park, CO | 10° | 75° | 24" | 134" |
| Marquette, MI | 11° | 76° | 32" | 102" |
| Snyderville, UT | 18° | 80° | 26" | 153" |
| Minocqua, WI | 3° | 77° | 33" | 99" |
| Hermantown, MN | 2° | 77° | 31" | 90" |
Temperatures and precipitation come from NOAA’s 5 km grid; snow and day counts from the stations named on this page.
Warmer than it used to be
The last 30 years in Cascade-Chipita Park averaged 1.1° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in March (+2.9°).
A smaller shift than in 71% of U.S. towns.
Change by month
The two periods overlap (1991–2000 is in both), which makes the gap a little smaller than it would be between separate periods.
How Cascade-Chipita Park compares
Against 12,954 U.S. towns of 2,500 or more (one per 5 km climate cell), with Cascade-Chipita Park’s place among Colorado’s.
Cascade-Chipita Park weather by month
Highs, lows and precipitation from NOAA’s grid at Cascade-Chipita Park’s center; snow, wet days and snow on the ground from Ruxton Park, CO. 1991–2020 normals.
| Month | High | Low | Rain + melt | Snow | Wet days | Snow on ground | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38° | 10° | 0.9" | 12.5" | 5 | 27 | 18° – 31° |
| February | 39° | 12° | 1.2" | 13.6" | 6 | 21 | 19° – 32° |
| March | 45° | 17° | 2.0" | 26.2" | 7 | 21 | 27° – 37° |
| April | 51° | 23° | 2.9" | 32.3" | 9 | 16 | 31° – 42° |
| May | 60° | 31° | 2.6" | 9.6" | 10 | 5 | 39° – 50° |
| June | 71° | 40° | 2.1" | 0.4" | 11 | 0 | 51° – 60° |
| July | 75° | 45° | 3.4" | 0.0" | 16 | 0 | 56° – 63° |
| August | 73° | 44° | 3.1" | 0.0" | 17 | 0 | 54° – 62° |
| September | 67° | 37° | 1.9" | 1.8" | 9 | 0 | 46° – 57° |
| October | 56° | 27° | 1.4" | 10.4" | 6 | 3 | 35° – 47° |
| November | 45° | 18° | 1.1" | 12.6" | 5 | 13 | 23° – 38° |
| December | 38° | 10° | 1.0" | 14.1" | 5 | 23 | 18° – 29° |
| Year | 55° | 26° | 23.5" | 133.5" | 105 | 129 |
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average. November swings the most: from 1991 to 2020 its average ranged from 23° to 38°. July is the most reliable, staying within 7°.
Where Cascade-Chipita Park’s numbers come from
Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. How TownRatings reads climate data →
- Temperatures and precipitation: NOAA’s gridded 1991–2020 normals for the 5 km cell at Cascade-Chipita Park’s center.
- Snow: Ruxton Park, CO.
- Frost, freezing nights, 90° and 100° days, heating and cooling: Ruxton Park, CO, 7 miles from the town’s center, 480 ft higher; the nearest station that passes our checks for distance, height and agreement with the grid.
- Growing zone: USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map, 2023. USDA Agricultural Research Service and PRISM Group, Oregon State University, prism.oregonstate.edu/phzm, accessed 8 Oct 2026.
- Then and now: NOAA’s gridded normals for 1901–2000 at the same cell.
- Storms and extremes: FEMA National Risk Index (expected annual losses to buildings).
Common questions about Cascade-Chipita Park’s climate
What is the weather like in Cascade-Chipita Park?
A typical July afternoon reaches 75°, a January night drops to 10°, and about 134 inches of snow falls in a normal winter. Colder January nights than 93% of U.S. towns; cooler July afternoons than 98% of U.S. towns.
How cold does it get in Cascade-Chipita Park in winter?
January nights average 10°. About 240 nights a year reach 32° or below and 24 reach 0° or below. In the coldest January of the last 30 years the month averaged 18°.
How much snow does Cascade-Chipita Park get?
About 134 inches in a normal winter at Ruxton Park, CO, most of it in April, with snow on the ground about 129 days a year.
How hot does it get in Cascade-Chipita Park?
July, with a typical high of 75°. 90° days are rare: none in a normal year at Ruxton Park, CO.
When is the first and last frost in Cascade-Chipita Park?
In half of years the last spring frost (32°) comes by June 3 and the first fall frost by September 17, about 102 frost-free days, at Ruxton Park, CO.
What growing zone is Cascade-Chipita Park in?
Zone 5b on the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: the coldest night of a typical winter reaches about −13°.
What is the best time of year to visit Cascade-Chipita Park?
By one simple rule (highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more), July and August. The rule is ours, not NOAA’s; the month table has the numbers to judge by.
Is Cascade-Chipita Park getting warmer?
Yes: 1991–2020 averaged 1.1° warmer than 1901–2000 on NOAA’s grid. A smaller shift than 71% of U.S. towns.
Neighbors talk weather
Gardens, snow, and the best days of the year in Cascade-Chipita Park.
Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000; USDA/PRISM 2023 hardiness zones; FEMA National Risk Index. Today’s forecast: National Weather Service.