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Weather in Garfield, CO · National Weather Service + NOAA

Garfield stays cool in summer

Garfield has cold winters and cool summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 71°, a January night drops to 7°. In November, a normal day reaches 38° and a normal night drops to 15°.

Winter 30°/7°Spring 47°/22°Summer 69°/41°Fall 50°/26°
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Sunrise 8:33 am · sunset 7:04 pm

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What stands out about Garfield’s weather

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

Climate →
Cool summersJuly afternoons average 71°, cooler than 99% of U.S. towns.A dry climateJust 16 inches of rain and melted snow a year, less than 94% of U.S. towns.Among Colorado’s coldest wintersJanuary nights average 7°, colder than 433 of 481 Colorado towns.
A normal year

Where today sits in Garfield’s year

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

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Winter
30° / 7°
Snow is rare
Spring
47° / 22°
Frost is rare by spring
Summer
69° / 41°
90° days are rare
Fall now
50° / 26°
Mild well into the fall
Best months to be outside
JulAug
Highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
When is it wettest?August, with 2.1 inches.Is it warmer than it used to be?+1.2° vs. the 20th century.What is each month like?Highs, lows, rain and snow for all 12.

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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 Garfield itself (about a 3-mile square). Sunrise and sunset are calculated from the town’s position. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast.