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Weather in Empire, CO · National Weather Service + NOAA

Empire is snow country

Empire has cold, snowy winters and cool summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 74°, a January night drops to 9°, and about 214 inches of snow falls in a normal winter. In November, a normal day reaches 41° and a normal night drops to 17°.

Winter 33°/10°Spring 49°/23°Summer 71°/41°Fall 53°/26°
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Sunrise 8:32 am · sunset 6:59 pm

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What stands out about Empire’s weather

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

Climate →
Snow countryAbout 214 inches a winter, more than 462 of 464 Colorado towns.Cool summersJuly afternoons average 74°, cooler than 99% of U.S. towns.Snow that staysSnow covers the ground about 186 days a year.A long heating seasonMore heating degree days than 99% of U.S. towns.
A normal year

Where today sits in Empire’s year

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

Full climate →
Winter
33° / 10°
71 days with an inch or more of snow
Spring
49° / 23°
Last frost around Jun 6
Summer
71° / 41°
90° days are rare
Fall now
53° / 26°
First frost around Sep 19
Pastthe usual first frost (Sep 19). Last frost next spring: Jun 6
Best months to be outside
JulAug
Highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
How much snow does Empire get?About 214 inches a winter.When is it wettest?April, with 2.5 inches.Is it warmer than it used to be?+1.3° vs. the 20th century.

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Road reports, first frosts and storm memories from neighbors in Empire.

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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 Empire itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts: the NOAA station at Winter Park, CO (10 mi, snow) and Cabin Creek, CO (7 mi, frost, heat and degree days). Sunrise and sunset are calculated from the town’s position. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast.