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Monthly climate in Fruita, Colorado, United States

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Fruita features a cold semi-arid climate (BSk).Temperatures typically range between -4 °C (26 °F) and 27 °C (81 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -22 °C (-8 °F) or can rise to as high as 40 °C (105 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 254 mm (10.0 inches) and receives 51 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Fruita enjoys an average of 3504 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 26 minutes to 14 hours 51 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Fruita, Colorado, United States §

The warmest months in Fruita are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 24 to 27 °C (75 - 81 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -4 to 0 °C (26 - 32 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Fruita experiences 116 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 120 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Fruita, Colorado, United States.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 13°C
(55°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 16°C
(61°F)
Mean maximum 8°C
(46°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 11°C
(53°F)
Average high 3°C
(37°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 35°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 5°C
(41°F)
Daily mean -4°C
(26°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)
Average low -10°C
(15°F)		 -6°C
(22°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 -7°C
(21°F)
Mean minimum -20°C
(-3°F)		 -16°C
(4°F)		 -8°C
(18°F)		 -3°C
(26°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 7°C
(46°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 -6°C
(21°F)		 -8°C
(18°F)		 -16°C
(3°F)
Minimum -22°C
(-8°F)		 -22°C
(-7°F)		 -14°C
(6°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)		 -0°C
(31°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 -12°C
(11°F)		 -12°C
(10°F)		 -21°C
(-5°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Fruita, Colorado, United States §

Fruita usually has the most precipitation in February, March and October, with an average of 6 rainy days and 36 mm (1.4 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Fruita are June, July and August. On average, 8 mm (0.3 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Fruita, Colorado, United States.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 27 (1.1) 34 (1.3) 38 (1.5) 19 (0.8) 23 (0.9) 9 (0.3) 6 (0.2) 8 (0.3) 14 (0.6) 35 (1.4) 14 (0.5) 27 (1.1)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 6 8 7 4 4 2 1 1 3 5 3 7

Monthly sunshine hours in Fruita, Colorado, United States §

The sunniest months in Fruita are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 8 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Fruita: January, February and December receive an average of 6 hours 44 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Fruita, Colorado, United States.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 173 221 273 311 357 380 377 356 312 276 244 218
Mean daily daylight hours 9h 45m 10h 44m 11h 58m 13h 15m 14h 20m 14h 51m 14h 34m 13h 36m 12h 23m 11h 6m 10h 0m 9h 26m

Solar UV radiation in Fruita, Colorado, United States §

Fruita experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in June, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 11 - 12, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 5. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Fruita UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Fruita, Colorado, United States.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 4 6 8 10 11 12 12 11 10 7 5 3