Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification La Veta features a humid continental climate (Dfb).Temperatures typically range between -4 °C (25 °F) and 18 °C (66 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -30 °C (-21 °F) or can rise to as high as 33 °C (92 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 606 mm (23.8 inches) and receives 97 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.La Veta enjoys an average of 3569 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 36 minutes to 14 hours 41 minutes per day.
The warmest months in La Veta are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 16 to 18 °C (62 - 66 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -4 to -3 °C (25 - 28 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, La Veta experiences 58 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 168 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 14°C (58°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 18°C (64°F) |
Mean maximum | 10°C (50°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 12°C (54°F) |
Average high | 3°C (38°F) | 4°C (39°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 25°C (76°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 5°C (41°F) |
Daily mean | -4°C (25°F) | -3°C (26°F) | 2°C (35°F) | 5°C (42°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 18°C (66°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 2°C (36°F) | -3°C (28°F) |
Average low | -10°C (15°F) | -9°C (15°F) | -5°C (23°F) | -2°C (29°F) | 3°C (37°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 11°C (51°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 0°C (33°F) | -4°C (25°F) | -8°C (17°F) |
Mean minimum | -21°C (-5°F) | -22°C (-8°F) | -13°C (8°F) | -11°C (12°F) | -5°C (24°F) | 3°C (38°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 0°C (33°F) | -12°C (12°F) | -13°C (9°F) | -19°C (-1°F) |
Minimum | -24°C (-11°F) | -30°C (-21°F) | -20°C (-4°F) | -15°C (5°F) | -9°C (16°F) | 2°C (36°F) | 5°C (42°F) | 7°C (45°F) | -6°C (22°F) | -18°C (0°F) | -22°C (-7°F) | -22°C (-7°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in La Veta, Colorado, United States with other places around the world.
La Veta usually has the most precipitation in May, July and August, with an average of 12 rainy days and 92 mm (3.6 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in La Veta are February, November and December. On average, 22 mm (0.9 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 26 (1.0) | 25 (1.0) | 45 (1.8) | 59 (2.3) | 99 (3.9) | 49 (1.9) | 94 (3.7) | 84 (3.3) | 52 (2.1) | 33 (1.3) | 17 (0.7) | 23 (0.9) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 5 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 5 |
The sunniest months in La Veta are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 33 minutes a day.Least sunny months in La Veta: January, February and December receive an average of 7 hours 39 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 198 | 249 | 299 | 314 | 345 | 357 | 359 | 345 | 308 | 282 | 259 | 247 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 9h 53m | 10h 48m | 11h 59m | 13h 11m | 14h 11m | 14h 41m | 14h 25m | 13h 31m | 12h 22m | 11h 10m | 10h 7m | 9h 36m |
La Veta experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and July, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 13, 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 La Veta UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 4 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 4 |