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Weather in Fairplay, CO · National Weather Service + NOAA

Fairplay is snow country

Fairplay has cold, snowy winters and cool summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 74°, a January night drops to 7°, and about 157 inches of snow falls in a normal winter. In November, a normal day reaches 41° and a normal night drops to 15°.

Winter 34°/7°Spring 49°/22°Summer 71°/40°Fall 53°/24°
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Sunrise 8:33 am · sunset 7:01 pm

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What stands out about Fairplay’s weather

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

Climate →
Snow countryAbout 157 inches a winter, more than 417 of 464 Colorado towns.Cool summersJuly afternoons average 74°, cooler than 99% of U.S. towns.A short growing season83 frost-free days, from Jun 16 to Sep 9.A dry climateJust 16 inches of rain and melted snow a year, less than 94% of U.S. towns.
A normal year

Where today sits in Fairplay’s year

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

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Winter
34° / 7°
45 days with an inch or more of snow
Spring
49° / 22°
Last frost around Jun 16
Summer
71° / 40°
90° days are rare
Fall now
53° / 24°
First frost around Sep 9
Pastthe usual first frost (Sep 9). Last frost next spring: Jun 16
Best months to be outside
JulAug
Highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
How much snow does Fairplay get?About 157 inches a winter.When is it wettest?August, with 2.3 inches.Is it warmer than it used to be?+1.2° vs. the 20th century.

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

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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 Fairplay itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts: the NOAA station at Leadville Lake Co Airport, CO (17 mi, snow) and Fairplay S Park Rd, CO (1 mi, frost, heat and degree days). Sunrise and sunset are calculated from the town’s position. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast.