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Monthly climate in Nucla, Colorado, United States

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Nucla features a cold semi-arid climate (BSk).Temperatures typically range between -4 °C (25 °F) and 23 °C (73 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -24 °C (-11 °F) or can rise to as high as 36 °C (97 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 361 mm (14.2 inches) and receives 69 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Nucla enjoys an average of 3556 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 32 minutes to 14 hours 46 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Nucla, Colorado, United States §

The warmest months in Nucla are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 20 to 23 °C (69 - 73 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -4 to -2 °C (25 - 29 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Nucla experiences 90 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 143 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Nucla, 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 10°C
(51°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 14°C
(57°F)
Mean maximum 8°C
(46°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 11°C
(52°F)
Average high 3°C
(37°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 4°C
(40°F)
Daily mean -4°C
(25°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 8°C
(48°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)
Average low -10°C
(14°F)		 -8°C
(18°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 -3°C
(28°F)		 -9°C
(16°F)
Mean minimum -20°C
(-3°F)		 -19°C
(-1°F)		 -14°C
(7°F)		 -8°C
(19°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 10°C
(49°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 -7°C
(19°F)		 -10°C
(14°F)		 -20°C
(-3°F)
Minimum -22°C
(-7°F)		 -22°C
(-7°F)		 -17°C
(1°F)		 -12°C
(10°F)		 -4°C
(24°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 -3°C
(26°F)		 -12°C
(10°F)		 -15°C
(5°F)		 -24°C
(-11°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Nucla, Colorado, United States §

Nucla usually has the most precipitation in February, March and October, with an average of 8 rainy days and 48 mm (1.9 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Nucla are June, August and September. On average, 14 mm (0.6 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Nucla, 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) 38 (1.5) 47 (1.8) 58 (2.3) 23 (0.9) 26 (1.0) 10 (0.4) 29 (1.1) 12 (0.5) 21 (0.8) 39 (1.6) 21 (0.8) 38 (1.5)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 7 9 10 5 5 2 6 2 4 7 4 8

Monthly sunshine hours in Nucla, Colorado, United States §

The sunniest months in Nucla are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 18 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Nucla: January, February and December receive an average of 6 hours 45 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Nucla, 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 173 221 281 317 366 381 383 360 316 283 249 220
Mean daily daylight hours 9h 50m 10h 46m 11h 59m 13h 13m 14h 15m 14h 46m 14h 29m 13h 33m 12h 22m 11h 8m 10h 4m 9h 32m

Solar UV radiation in Nucla, Colorado, United States §

Nucla 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 Nucla UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Nucla, 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 7 9 10 11 12 12 11 10 7 5 4