Photo: SunDawn · CC BY-SA 4.0Frisco gets about 185 inches of snow a winter, more than all but 26 U.S. towns
In July the day’s top temperature is typically 73°. Summers stay cool: July afternoons here are cooler than in almost every U.S. town. Warming shows here too: 1.3° more than in 1901–2000, led by March. Keep the boiler serviced for the months from September to May, which average under 50°.
A year in Frisco at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, and what it brings.
What stands out about Frisco’s climate
Compared with towns across the U.S., with Frisco’s place in Colorado beside it.
What a year in Frisco feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from NOAA’s 30-year normals.
A freeze is possible in every month
About 274 nights a year fall to 32° or below, and 43 to 0° or below. Frost and day counts come from NOAA’s station at Dillon 1 E, CO, 4 miles from the town’s center, at about the same height.
The 2023 USDA map puts Frisco’s center in zone 5a: the coldest night of a typical winter, averaged over 1991–2020, reaches about −18°. Plant labels use the zone; frost dates tell you when to plant.
Freezing nights by month
Average nights at or below 32°
About 185 inches of snow a winter
Snow, measured at Breckenridge, CO, is heaviest from January through April, about 28 inches a month. Precipitation (rain plus melted snow) adds up to 21 inches a year; April is the wettest month and June the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 136 days a year.
Rain + melted snow by month
Inches of water
Snowfall by month
Inches of snow
Heating and cooling a home in Frisco
Nearly all of the work is heating: a normal year has almost no cooling days. Months averaging under 55° run from September through June.
Degree days add up how far each day’s average falls below (heating) or rises above (cooling) 65° over a year. NOAA normals at Dillon 1 E, CO.
Living with Frisco’s climate
What the numbers mean for a garden, a free afternoon and a bad-weather day.
Zone 5a, and frost can come in any month. The longest frost-free stretch in half of years is about 41 days.
Months with highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more: July. 6.4 miles of trails are waiting.
Parks & trails →Of the yearly building losses FEMA expects in Frisco from natural hazards, river flooding is the largest share (81%); heat waves, cold waves, winter storms and ice storms together are 2%. Normals are averages; the hazards page covers the extremes.
Natural hazards →Frisco and similar climates
TownRatings has no climate map of the towns around Frisco yet.
Climates most like Frisco’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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frisco, CO | 7° | 73° | 21" | 185" |
| Ishpeming, MI | 5° | 77° | 33" | 197" |
| 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 Frisco averaged 1.3° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in March (+3.2°).
A smaller shift than in 56% 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 Frisco compares
Against 12,954 U.S. towns of 2,500 or more (one per 5 km climate cell), with Frisco’s place among Colorado’s.
Frisco weather by month
Highs, lows and precipitation from NOAA’s grid at Frisco’s center; snow, wet days and snow on the ground from Breckenridge, CO. 1991–2020 normals.
| Month | High | Low | Rain + melt | Snow | Wet days | Snow on ground | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31° | 7° | 1.8" | 27.7" | 13 | 31 | 13° – 24° |
| February | 33° | 8° | 1.8" | 27.7" | 12 | 29 | 16° – 28° |
| March | 41° | 14° | 2.0" | 27.6" | 13 | 31 | 22° – 34° |
| April | 47° | 21° | 2.4" | 28.0" | 13 | 25 | 30° – 39° |
| May | 57° | 29° | 1.9" | 9.5" | 10 | 4 | 39° – 47° |
| June | 68° | 36° | 1.2" | 0.8" | 8 | 0 | 48° – 56° |
| July | 73° | 41° | 1.9" | 0.0" | 13 | 0 | 53° – 60° |
| August | 70° | 40° | 2.0" | 0.0" | 14 | 0 | 52° – 59° |
| September | 64° | 33° | 1.6" | 2.2" | 10 | 1 | 43° – 52° |
| October | 52° | 25° | 1.4" | 13.6" | 9 | 7 | 32° – 43° |
| November | 39° | 15° | 1.6" | 23.7" | 10 | 24 | 19° – 34° |
| December | 31° | 8° | 1.7" | 23.8" | 11 | 29 | 14° – 24° |
| Year | 50° | 23° | 21.3" | 184.6" | 136 | 179 |
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average. November swings the most: from 1991 to 2020 its average ranged from 19° to 34°. August is the most reliable, staying within 7°.
Where Frisco’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 Frisco’s center.
- Snow: Breckenridge, CO.
- Frost, freezing nights, 90° and 100° days, heating and cooling: Dillon 1 E, CO, 4 miles from the town’s center, at about the same height; 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 Frisco’s climate
What is the weather like in Frisco?
A typical July afternoon reaches 73°, a January night drops to 7°, and about 185 inches of snow falls in a normal winter. Colder January nights than 96% of U.S. towns; cooler July afternoons than all but 139 U.S. towns.
How cold does it get in Frisco in winter?
January nights average 7°. About 274 nights a year reach 32° or below and 43 reach 0° or below. In the coldest January of the last 30 years the month averaged 13°.
How much snow does Frisco get?
About 185 inches in a normal winter at Breckenridge, CO, heaviest from January through April, about 28 inches a month, with snow on the ground about 179 days a year.
How hot does it get in Frisco?
July, with a typical high of 73°. 90° days are rare: none in a normal year at Dillon 1 E, CO.
When is the first and last frost in Frisco?
There is no reliable frost-free season: at Dillon 1 E, CO, every month has nights at 32° or below, about 274 a year. In half of years the longest stretch without a freeze is about 41 days.
What growing zone is Frisco in?
Zone 5a on the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: the coldest night of a typical winter reaches about −18°.
What is the best time of year to visit Frisco?
By one simple rule (highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more), July. The rule is ours, not NOAA’s; the month table has the numbers to judge by.
Is Frisco getting warmer?
Yes: 1991–2020 averaged 1.3° warmer than 1901–2000 on NOAA’s grid. A smaller shift than 56% of U.S. towns.
Neighbors talk weather
Gardens, snow, and the best days of the year in Frisco.
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.