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Weather in Central, CO · National Weather Service + NOAA

Central is snow country

Central has cold, snowy winters and cool summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 75°, a January night drops to 14°, and about 195 inches of snow falls in a normal winter. Normal November highs come to 43°, and lows to 21°.

Winter 36°/15°Spring 50°/27°Summer 73°/45°Fall 55°/29°
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Sunrise 8:32 am · sunset 6:58 pm

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What stands out about Central’s weather

Read from 30 years of NOAA records. Each one opens the full story on the Climate page.

Climate →
Snow countryAbout 195 inches a winter, more than 454 of 464 Colorado towns.Cool summersJuly afternoons average 75°, cooler than 98% of U.S. towns.Snow that staysSnow covers the ground about 143 days a year.A long heating seasonMore heating degree days than 95% of U.S. towns.
A normal year

Where today sits in Central’s year

Typical highs and lows month by month, from 30 years of NOAA records.

Full climate →
Winter
36° / 15°
40 days with an inch or more of snow
Spring
50° / 27°
Last frost around Jun 5
Summer
73° / 45°
90° days are rare
Fall now
55° / 29°
First frost around Sep 16
Pastthe usual first frost (Sep 16). Last frost next spring: Jun 5
Best months to be outside
JunJulAug
Highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
How much snow does Central get?About 195 inches a winter.When is it wettest?April, with 2.6 inches.Is it warmer than it used to be?+1.2° vs. the 20th century.

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Forecast, conditions and alerts: National Weather Service. Climate: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000. Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded normals for Central itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts: the NOAA station at Coal Creek Canyon, CO (10 mi). Sunrise and sunset are calculated from the town’s position. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast.