Rifle, CO Weather & Climate Normals
Rifle's real weather, in one number
Rifle, CO scores 47/100 on this site's reading of NOAA's own 30-year normals: strongly seasonal. Comfortable weather is limited to a shorter window; summers, winters, or precipitation swing wide. 5 of the year's 12 months average between 55 and 75°F, the range this site counts as mild.
Rifle's hottest and coldest months
Rifle's hottest month is Jul, averaging 74°F; its coldest is Jan, averaging 25°F, a 48.6°F swing across the year, one of the widest gaps in this dataset.
Rifle's weather across the year
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Precip |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 37°F | 13°F | 0.7in |
| Feb | 44°F | 20°F | 0.6in |
| Mar | 55°F | 27°F | 0.76in |
| Apr | 63°F | 33°F | 1.01in |
| May | 74°F | 40°F | 1.14in |
| Jun | 86°F | 48°F | 0.68in |
| Jul | 92°F | 55°F | 0.96in |
| Aug | 89°F | 54°F | 1.07in |
| Sep | 80°F | 45°F | 1.34in |
| Oct | 66°F | 34°F | 1.27in |
| Nov | 50°F | 23°F | 0.63in |
| Dec | 37°F | 14°F | 0.57in |
May, Jun, Jul, Aug, and Sep are the best time to see Rifle at its mildest; the rest of the year, plan around Jan's cold.
Rain and snow in Rifle
Over a typical year, Rifle sees about 10.73in of precipitation a year across roughly 86 days with measurable rain or snow. That station has no snowfall reading, so none is shown rather than assumed.
Where Rifle ranks
Rifle ranks 2738 of 4876 US cities in this dataset for comfort score, and 19 of 79 within CO. About 10,663 people live there.
If you need tomorrow's forecast, not the 30-year average
Everything above is a 30-year average from Rifle Garfield Co Ap, CO US, 2.5 miles from Rifle, not a prediction for any specific day.
More on how this is worked out
Why some cities show no snow or rain figure · How the comfort score is calculated