Meredith, Colorado

Meredith is an unincorporated community and a U.S. Post Office in Pitkin County, Colorado, United States. The Meredith Post Office has the ZIP Code 81642.^[2]

Meredith, Colorado
Unincorporated community
A view of Meredith from across Frying Pan Road
Location in Pitkin County and the state of Colorado Show map of Colorado Meredith, Colorado (the United States) Show map of the United States
Coordinates: 39°21′47″N 106°43′48″W
Country	United States
State	Colorado
County	Pitkin
Elevation [1]	2,369 m (7,773 ft)
Time zone	UTC-7 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code[2]	81642
GNIS feature ID	179732[1]

Meredith was a limestone quarry town as well as a lumber camp in the 1890s. It is now mainly a "resort area". There are many original occupied buildings.

Climate

Climate data for Meredith, Colorado, 1991–2020 normals: 7825ft (2385m)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °F (°C)	58 (14)	59 (15)	65 (18)	75 (24)	89 (32)	91 (33)	98 (37)	93 (34)	90 (32)	80 (27)	68 (20)	59 (15)	98 (37)
Mean maximum °F (°C)	48 (9)	50 (10)	56 (13)	66 (19)	76 (24)	85 (29)	89 (32)	87 (31)	83 (28)	73 (23)	60 (16)	50 (10)	92 (33)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C)	34.1 (1.2)	35.7 (2.1)	42.9 (6.1)	51.0 (10.6)	62.9 (17.2)	74.5 (23.6)	81.1 (27.3)	79.7 (26.5)	71.2 (21.8)	61.1 (16.2)	44.6 (7.0)	33.7 (0.9)	56.0 (13.4)
Daily mean °F (°C)	18.8 (−7.3)	20.7 (−6.3)	28.1 (−2.2)	35.8 (2.1)	45.6 (7.6)	54.3 (12.4)	60.4 (15.8)	59.4 (15.2)	51.6 (10.9)	42.2 (5.7)	28.9 (−1.7)	19.2 (−7.1)	38.7 (3.8)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C)	3.5 (−15.8)	5.7 (−14.6)	13.2 (−10.4)	20.6 (−6.3)	28.4 (−2.0)	34.1 (1.2)	39.7 (4.3)	39.1 (3.9)	31.9 (−0.1)	23.3 (−4.8)	13.2 (−10.4)	4.7 (−15.2)	21.5 (−5.8)
Mean minimum °F (°C)	−17 (−27)	−16 (−27)	−7 (−22)	7 (−14)	17 (−8)	25 (−4)	31 (−1)	31 (−1)	21 (−6)	11 (−12)	−7 (−22)	−15 (−26)	−22 (−30)
Record low °F (°C)	−29 (−34)	−38 (−39)	−30 (−34)	−7 (−22)	6 (−14)	17 (−8)	23 (−5)	23 (−5)	12 (−11)	−5 (−21)	−21 (−29)	−35 (−37)	−38 (−39)
Average precipitation inches (mm)	1.50 (38)	1.57 (40)	1.85 (47)	2.15 (55)	1.87 (47)	1.05 (27)	1.70 (43)	1.65 (42)	1.97 (50)	1.71 (43)	1.53 (39)	1.15 (29)	19.7 (500)
Average snowfall inches (cm)	19.0 (48)	14.6 (37)	11.6 (29)	7.7 (20)	1.9 (4.8)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	0.2 (0.51)	3.4 (8.6)	10.5 (27)	19.1 (49)	88 (223.91)
Source 1: NOAA[3]
Source 2: XMACIS (records & monthly max/mins & Basalt precip/snowfall)[4]

See also

• Colorado portal

• Protected areas of Colorado