The climate of Fort Collins (Colorado
- United States of America)
Fort Collins is a large city located in the northern part of Colorado
in the vicinity of the border with the state of Wyoming. Fort Collins
is located in Larimer County on the banks of the Cache La Poudre
River. Together with the city of Loveland Fort Collins forms the Fort
Collins Loveland Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city was founded
during the second part of the 19th century as a military outpost.
During this period farmers settled here who cultivated sugar beets.
Since 1870 the Colorado State University can be found here, about
27,500 students attend this university. Fort Collins has a cold steppe
climate characterized by warm to hot summers and cold winters.
However, the city has four distinct seasons. Most precipitation can be
recorded during spring. Average precipitation figures are slightly
higher here than in other parts of Colorado. During the summer
temperatures of 30 degrees Celsius (86.0 degrees Fahrenheit) are not
uncommon.
Climate information
The figures below are based on long term weather and climate records.
They are an average for Fort Collins:
average maximum
temperature (°C)
average
minimum
temperature (°C)
average
hours of sunshine
per day
average days with
precipitation
per month
average
mm precipitation
per month
average
sea
temperature (°C)
January
5
-10
7
6
n/a
February
8
-7
7
6
n/a
March
11
-4
8
8
n/a
April
16
1
9
8
n/a
May
21
6
10
10
n/a
June
27
11
11
9
n/a
July
30
14
11
10
n/a
August
29
13
10
9
n/a
September
24
8
9
7
n/a
October
18
2
8
6
n/a
November
11
-4
6
6
n/a
December
6
-8
6
6
n/a
= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm = 0-0.2 inches ● = 0.2-1.2 inches ● = 1.2-2.4 inches ● = 2.5-4 inches ● = 4.1-8 inches ● = over 8 inches
More climate information
Climate figures are very useful but don’t present a general impression
of the climate and the eventual weather circumstances within a certain
period. The figures don’t always reflect the chance of wintry weather,
extreme heat or hurricanes. That is why we offer useful extra climate
information for each month of the year:
Disclaimer
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