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Weather in Clifton, CO · National Weather Service + NOAA

Clifton has hot summers

Clifton has chilly winters and hot summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 94°, a January night drops to 19°, and about 13 inches of snow falls in a normal winter. In November, a normal day reaches 53° and a normal night drops to 28°.

Winter 43°/21°Spring 68°/39°Summer 92°/60°Fall 68°/39°
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Sunrise 8:42 am · sunset 7:12 pm

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What stands out about Clifton’s weather

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

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Hot summersJuly afternoons average 94°, hotter than 95% of U.S. towns.Less snow than most of ColoradoAbout 13 inches a winter, less than 457 of 464 Colorado towns.A long growing season179 frost-free days, from Apr 23 to Oct 20.Warming faster than mostThe last 30 years averaged 2.8° warmer than the 1900s, a bigger shift than 100% of U.S. towns.
A normal year

Where today sits in Clifton’s year

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

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Winter
43° / 21°
5 days with an inch or more of snow
Spring
68° / 39°
Last frost around Apr 23
Summer
92° / 60°
67 days reach 90° in a normal year
Fall now
68° / 39°
First frost around Oct 20
Pastthe usual first frost (Oct 20). Last frost next spring: Apr 23
Best months to be outside
MaySep
Highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
How much snow does Clifton get?About 13 inches a winter.When is it wettest?September, with 1.1 inches.Is it warmer than it used to be?+2.8° 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 Clifton itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts: the NOAA station at Grand Junction 6ese, CO (2 mi). Sunrise and sunset are calculated from the town’s position. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast.