CO
Carbondale picks up around 104 more inches of snow each winter.
Carbondale has around 38 fewer freezing nights a year. Rifle sees rain or snow on roughly 19 fewer days each year.
The year at a glance
Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020
| Carbondale | Metric | Rifle |
|---|---|---|
| 244 days | Sunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies | 252 days |
| 22 in | Precipitationper year | 17 in |
| 122 days | Wet daysrain or snow per year | 102 days |
| 160 in | Snowfallper year | 56 in |
| 42 days | Hot daysabove 90 °F | 45 days |
| 149 days | Freezing nightsat or below 32 °F | 187 days |
| 61% | Humidityaverage relative | 56% |
| 49 °F | Average temperatureyear round | 48 °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.
Daily highs
Daily lows
View monthly temperatures as a table
| City | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carbondale high | 36 | 42 | 53 | 61 | 71 | 83 | 89 | 86 | 79 | 65 | 49 | 36 |
| Rifle high | 37 | 43 | 55 | 62 | 73 | 85 | 90 | 87 | 79 | 65 | 50 | 37 |
| Carbondale low | 14 | 20 | 27 | 34 | 42 | 49 | 56 | 55 | 47 | 36 | 26 | 15 |
| Rifle low | 11 | 18 | 24 | 30 | 38 | 46 | 54 | 51 | 43 | 31 | 22 | 13 |
Monthly precipitation
Total rain plus melted snow for each month, in inches. Taller bars mean wetter months.
View monthly precipitation as a table
| City | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carbondale | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.3 |
| Rifle | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.7 |
Monthly sunny days
Days each month with clear or partly cloudy skies, so compare the same month between cities.
View monthly sunny days as a table
| City | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carbondale | 16 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 17 |
| Rifle | 18 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 21 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 18 |
Keep comparing
Nearby cities and popular picks for each side of this matchup. Any two cities can be compared from the home page.
Carbondale vs another city
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- Carbondale vs Eagle, CO
- Carbondale vs Edwards, CO
- Carbondale vs New York, NY
- Carbondale vs Los Angeles, CA
- Carbondale vs Chicago, IL
- Carbondale vs Houston, TX
- Carbondale vs Phoenix, AZ
- Carbondale vs Philadelphia, PA
Rifle vs another city
- Rifle vs Battlement Mesa, CO
- Rifle vs Glenwood Springs, CO
- Rifle vs Gypsum, CO
- Rifle vs Clifton, CO
- Rifle vs Fruitvale, CO
- Rifle vs New York, NY
- Rifle vs Los Angeles, CA
- Rifle vs Chicago, IL
- Rifle vs Houston, TX
- Rifle vs Phoenix, AZ
- Rifle vs Philadelphia, PA
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).