Tower is a weather station at the summit of Buffalo Pass. Tower has a subalpine climate (Köppen Dfc).
More information Climate data for Tower, Colorado, 1991–2020 normals, 1986-2020 extremes: 10500ft (3200m), Month ...
| Climate data for Tower, Colorado, 1991–2020 normals, 1986-2020 extremes: 10500ft (3200m) |
| Month |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Year |
| Record high °F (°C) |
52
(11) |
56
(13) |
62
(17) |
66
(19) |
72
(22) |
78
(26) |
80
(27) |
78
(26) |
74
(23) |
64
(18) |
63
(17) |
50
(10) |
80
(27) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) |
38.9
(3.8) |
40.3
(4.6) |
47.4
(8.6) |
54.6
(12.6) |
62.4
(16.9) |
69.2
(20.7) |
71.8
(22.1) |
72.8
(22.7) |
67.3
(19.6) |
57.7
(14.3) |
47.1
(8.4) |
38.4
(3.6) |
73.9
(23.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) |
22.7
(−5.2) |
25.1
(−3.8) |
32.5
(0.3) |
39.7
(4.3) |
48.9
(9.4) |
58.2
(14.6) |
65.5
(18.6) |
63.8
(17.7) |
55.4
(13.0) |
42.5
(5.8) |
30.0
(−1.1) |
22.1
(−5.5) |
42.2
(5.7) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) |
15.8
(−9.0) |
17.2
(−8.2) |
24.2
(−4.3) |
29.9
(−1.2) |
39.0
(3.9) |
48.4
(9.1) |
55.7
(13.2) |
54.2
(12.3) |
46.5
(8.1) |
34.3
(1.3) |
22.9
(−5.1) |
15.4
(−9.2) |
33.6
(0.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) |
8.7
(−12.9) |
9.3
(−12.6) |
15.3
(−9.3) |
20.1
(−6.6) |
29.3
(−1.5) |
38.6
(3.7) |
45.9
(7.7) |
44.6
(7.0) |
37.3
(2.9) |
26.1
(−3.3) |
16.1
(−8.8) |
8.5
(−13.1) |
25.0
(−3.9) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) |
−8.7
(−22.6) |
−8.0
(−22.2) |
−0.5
(−18.1) |
5.1
(−14.9) |
15.2
(−9.3) |
26.5
(−3.1) |
37.0
(2.8) |
36.3
(2.4) |
22.3
(−5.4) |
8.8
(−12.9) |
−3.3
(−19.6) |
−10.4
(−23.6) |
−15.1
(−26.2) |
| Record low °F (°C) |
−19
(−28) |
−30
(−34) |
−13
(−25) |
−10
(−23) |
2
(−17) |
19
(−7) |
25
(−4) |
28
(−2) |
8
(−13) |
−7
(−22) |
−19
(−28) |
−29
(−34) |
−30
(−34) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) |
7.96
(202) |
7.20
(183) |
6.20
(157) |
6.92
(176) |
4.77
(121) |
2.47
(63) |
1.68
(43) |
1.58
(40) |
3.06
(78) |
4.47
(114) |
6.36
(162) |
6.94
(176) |
59.61
(1,515) |
| Average extreme snow depth inches (cm) |
91.8
(233) |
113.4
(288) |
123.2
(313) |
127.2
(323) |
111.3
(283) |
76.8
(195) |
8.9
(23) |
0.5
(1.3) |
3.9
(9.9) |
16.2
(41) |
35.3
(90) |
64.9
(165) |
128.1
(325) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) |
19.7 |
18.7 |
18.1 |
18.5 |
15.1 |
8.7 |
6.7 |
7.5 |
9.5 |
12.5 |
15.4 |
18.8 |
169.2 |
| Source 1: XMACIS2 (normals, extremes & 2004-2020 snow depth)[4] |
| Source 2: NOAA (precip/precip days)[5] |
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