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Weather in Pitkin, CO · National Weather Service + NOAA

Pitkin has real winters

Pitkin has cold winters and cool summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 73°, a January night drops to 1°. In November, a normal day reaches 40° and a normal night drops to 13°.

Winter 31°/2°Spring 49°/21°Summer 71°/40°Fall 53°/24°
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Sunrise 8:35 am · sunset 7:03 pm

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What stands out about Pitkin’s weather

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

Climate →
Real wintersJanuary nights average 1°, colder than 95% of U.S. towns.Cool summersJuly afternoons average 73°, cooler than 99% of U.S. towns.A dry climateJust 18 inches of rain and melted snow a year, less than 90% of U.S. towns.
A normal year

Where today sits in Pitkin’s year

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

Full climate →
Winter
31° / 2°
Snow is rare
Spring
49° / 21°
Frost is rare by spring
Summer
71° / 40°
90° days are rare
Fall now
53° / 24°
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 Pitkin itself (about a 3-mile square). Sunrise and sunset are calculated from the town’s position. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast.