According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2), all of it land.
Climate
Yampa has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfb), with warm summers and long, cold, snowy winters. Due to altitude and dryness, the diurnal temperature variation is large throughout the year, especially in summer, and the growing season is short, typically averaging just 80 days.[7]
More information Climate data for Yampa, Colorado, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1941–present, Month ...
| Climate data for Yampa, Colorado, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1941–present |
| Month |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Year |
| Record high °F (°C) |
55
(13) |
57
(14) |
68
(20) |
73
(23) |
85
(29) |
90
(32) |
96
(36) |
89
(32) |
88
(31) |
79
(26) |
69
(21) |
61
(16) |
96
(36) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) |
43.9
(6.6) |
48.2
(9.0) |
57.6
(14.2) |
67.7
(19.8) |
75.7
(24.3) |
82.4
(28.0) |
86.4
(30.2) |
84.3
(29.1) |
80.8
(27.1) |
72.3
(22.4) |
59.0
(15.0) |
47.3
(8.5) |
86.8
(30.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) |
31.6
(−0.2) |
34.5
(1.4) |
43.2
(6.2) |
52.0
(11.1) |
62.2
(16.8) |
73.5
(23.1) |
79.4
(26.3) |
77.5
(25.3) |
70.4
(21.3) |
57.2
(14.0) |
42.3
(5.7) |
31.7
(−0.2) |
54.6
(12.6) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) |
19.4
(−7.0) |
21.5
(−5.8) |
30.0
(−1.1) |
38.1
(3.4) |
47.4
(8.6) |
56.7
(13.7) |
63.0
(17.2) |
61.3
(16.3) |
53.8
(12.1) |
41.9
(5.5) |
29.6
(−1.3) |
20.0
(−6.7) |
40.2
(4.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) |
7.2
(−13.8) |
8.5
(−13.1) |
16.9
(−8.4) |
24.2
(−4.3) |
32.5
(0.3) |
39.9
(4.4) |
46.5
(8.1) |
45.0
(7.2) |
37.1
(2.8) |
26.7
(−2.9) |
17.0
(−8.3) |
8.4
(−13.1) |
25.8
(−3.4) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) |
−13.8
(−25.4) |
−11.8
(−24.3) |
−2.9
(−19.4) |
8.0
(−13.3) |
19.1
(−7.2) |
28.9
(−1.7) |
37.6
(3.1) |
36.2
(2.3) |
23.4
(−4.8) |
10.0
(−12.2) |
−4.6
(−20.3) |
−13.7
(−25.4) |
−18.7
(−28.2) |
| Record low °F (°C) |
−47
(−44) |
−35
(−37) |
−24
(−31) |
−10
(−23) |
5
(−15) |
13
(−11) |
29
(−2) |
24
(−4) |
12
(−11) |
−8
(−22) |
−25
(−32) |
−36
(−38) |
−47
(−44) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) |
1.37
(35) |
1.29
(33) |
1.32
(34) |
1.82
(46) |
1.62
(41) |
1.11
(28) |
1.62
(41) |
1.59
(40) |
1.48
(38) |
1.26
(32) |
1.19
(30) |
1.27
(32) |
16.94
(430) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) |
26.1
(66) |
21.3
(54) |
16.8
(43) |
15.5
(39) |
4.7
(12) |
0.5
(1.3) |
0.0
(0.0) |
0.0
(0.0) |
0.6
(1.5) |
6.9
(18) |
17.4
(44) |
21.4
(54) |
131.2
(332.8) |
| Average extreme snow depth inches (cm) |
16.2
(41) |
19.7
(50) |
17.0
(43) |
7.4
(19) |
2.9
(7.4) |
0.3
(0.76) |
0.0
(0.0) |
0.0
(0.0) |
0.4
(1.0) |
3.2
(8.1) |
7.5
(19) |
11.7
(30) |
21.0
(53) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) |
11.9 |
11.1 |
9.9 |
10.9 |
10.2 |
6.9 |
9.8 |
10.8 |
9.0 |
8.0 |
9.4 |
10.9 |
118.8 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) |
12.0 |
11.0 |
9.0 |
6.9 |
2.3 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
3.3 |
8.3 |
10.9 |
64.4 |
| Source 1: NOAA[8] |
| Source 2: National Weather Service[7] |
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