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Brighton, CO vs Thornton, CO weather comparison

Brighton

CO

Thornton picks up around 16 more inches of snow each winter.

The year at a glance

Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020

Annual weather statistics for Brighton, CO and Thornton, CO
BrightonMetricThornton
269 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies266 days
14 inPrecipitationper year15 in
76 daysWet daysrain or snow per year72 days
35 inSnowfallper year51 in
48 daysHot daysabove 90 °F50 days
160 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F152 days
52%Humidityaverage relative54%
51 °FAverage temperatureyear round52 °F

Monthly temperatures

Average daily high and low for each month, in °F. The gap between the two lines is what an ordinary day feels like across the year.

BrightonThornton

Daily highs

6080JanMarMayJulSepNovBrighton, Jan: 45 °FBrighton, Feb: 46 °FBrighton, Mar: 56 °FBrighton, Apr: 63 °FBrighton, May: 72 °FBrighton, Jun: 84 °FBrighton, Jul: 90 °FBrighton, Aug: 88 °FBrighton, Sep: 80 °FBrighton, Oct: 66 °FBrighton, Nov: 53 °FBrighton, Dec: 44 °FThornton, Jan: 47 °FThornton, Feb: 48 °FThornton, Mar: 57 °FThornton, Apr: 64 °FThornton, May: 72 °FThornton, Jun: 85 °FThornton, Jul: 91 °FThornton, Aug: 88 °FThornton, Sep: 81 °FThornton, Oct: 67 °FThornton, Nov: 55 °FThornton, Dec: 46 °F

Daily lows

204060JanMarMayJulSepNovBrighton, Jan: 16 °FBrighton, Feb: 19 °FBrighton, Mar: 27 °FBrighton, Apr: 34 °FBrighton, May: 43 °FBrighton, Jun: 53 °FBrighton, Jul: 58 °FBrighton, Aug: 56 °FBrighton, Sep: 48 °FBrighton, Oct: 35 °FBrighton, Nov: 25 °FBrighton, Dec: 17 °FThornton, Jan: 18 °FThornton, Feb: 20 °FThornton, Mar: 28 °FThornton, Apr: 35 °FThornton, May: 44 °FThornton, Jun: 53 °FThornton, Jul: 59 °FThornton, Aug: 57 °FThornton, Sep: 48 °FThornton, Oct: 36 °FThornton, Nov: 26 °FThornton, Dec: 18 °F
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Monthly temperatures (°F)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Brighton high454656637284908880665344
Thornton high474857647285918881675546
Brighton low161927344353585648352517
Thornton low182028354453595748362618

Monthly precipitation

Total rain plus melted snow for each month, in inches. Taller bars mean wetter months.

BrightonThornton
0.01.02.0JanMarMayJulSepNovBrighton, Jan: 0.5 inBrighton, Feb: 0.5 inBrighton, Mar: 1.3 inBrighton, Apr: 2.0 inBrighton, May: 2.5 inBrighton, Jun: 1.5 inBrighton, Jul: 1.3 inBrighton, Aug: 1.2 inBrighton, Sep: 1.0 inBrighton, Oct: 1.2 inBrighton, Nov: 0.7 inBrighton, Dec: 0.5 inThornton, Jan: 0.6 inThornton, Feb: 0.6 inThornton, Mar: 1.3 inThornton, Apr: 2.0 inThornton, May: 2.5 inThornton, Jun: 1.6 inThornton, Jul: 1.3 inThornton, Aug: 1.2 inThornton, Sep: 1.2 inThornton, Oct: 1.2 inThornton, Nov: 0.8 inThornton, Dec: 0.6 in
View monthly precipitation as a table
Monthly precipitation (inches)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Brighton0.50.51.32.02.51.51.31.21.01.20.70.5
Thornton0.60.61.32.02.51.61.31.21.21.20.80.6

Monthly sunny days

Days each month with clear or partly cloudy skies, so compare the same month between cities.

BrightonThornton
01020JanMarMayJulSepNovBrighton, Jan: 23 daysBrighton, Feb: 19 daysBrighton, Mar: 21 daysBrighton, Apr: 18 daysBrighton, May: 20 daysBrighton, Jun: 24 daysBrighton, Jul: 25 daysBrighton, Aug: 25 daysBrighton, Sep: 24 daysBrighton, Oct: 24 daysBrighton, Nov: 23 daysBrighton, Dec: 23 daysThornton, Jan: 23 daysThornton, Feb: 19 daysThornton, Mar: 21 daysThornton, Apr: 18 daysThornton, May: 20 daysThornton, Jun: 24 daysThornton, Jul: 24 daysThornton, Aug: 24 daysThornton, Sep: 24 daysThornton, Oct: 23 daysThornton, Nov: 23 daysThornton, Dec: 23 days
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Monthly sunny days (days)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Brighton231921182024252524242323
Thornton231921182024242424232323

Keep comparing

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About this data

Every figure on this page is a 30 year average computed from daily climate history for 1991-2020, using each city's own coordinates. Wet days count days with measurable precipitation, calibrated against the wet day counts in NOAA's published climate normals. Sunny days count clear plus partly cloudy days, defined as average cloud cover of 63 percent or less and calibrated against NOAA's published sky cover tables. Snowfall figures are model estimates anchored to NOAA station measurements near each city.

Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (ERA5, ERA5-Land).