Orchard Mesa picks up around 15 more inches of snow each winter.
Orchard Mesa has around 39 fewer freezing nights a year.
The year at a glance
Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020
| Fruita | Metric | Orchard Mesa |
|---|---|---|
| 269 days | Sunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies | 264 days |
| 10 in | Precipitationper year | 9 in |
| 66 days | Wet daysrain or snow per year | 65 days |
| 19 in | Snowfallper year | 34 in |
| 70 days | Hot daysabove 90 °F | 68 days |
| 154 days | Freezing nightsat or below 32 °F | 115 days |
| 48% | Humidityaverage relative | 55% |
| 52 °F | Average temperatureyear round | 54 °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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fruita high | 39 | 47 | 59 | 67 | 78 | 89 | 95 | 91 | 83 | 69 | 54 | 40 |
| Orchard Mesa high | 39 | 47 | 58 | 66 | 76 | 88 | 94 | 90 | 82 | 67 | 52 | 39 |
| Fruita low | 15 | 22 | 29 | 35 | 45 | 53 | 60 | 58 | 49 | 36 | 25 | 16 |
| Orchard Mesa low | 19 | 25 | 34 | 40 | 49 | 59 | 65 | 63 | 54 | 41 | 30 | 20 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fruita | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Orchard Mesa | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fruita | 20 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 20 |
| Orchard Mesa | 20 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 19 |
Keep comparing
Nearby cities and popular picks for each side of this matchup. Any two cities can be compared from the home page.
Fruita vs another city
- Fruita vs Redlands, CO
- Fruita vs Grand Junction, CO
- Fruita vs Fruitvale, CO
- Fruita vs Clifton, CO
- Fruita vs Battlement Mesa, CO
- Fruita vs New York, NY
- Fruita vs Los Angeles, CA
- Fruita vs Chicago, IL
- Fruita vs Houston, TX
- Fruita vs Phoenix, AZ
- Fruita vs Philadelphia, PA
Orchard Mesa vs another city
- Orchard Mesa vs Grand Junction, CO
- Orchard Mesa vs Clifton, CO
- Orchard Mesa vs Fruitvale, CO
- Orchard Mesa vs Redlands, CO
- Orchard Mesa vs Delta, CO
- Orchard Mesa vs New York, NY
- Orchard Mesa vs Los Angeles, CA
- Orchard Mesa vs Chicago, IL
- Orchard Mesa vs Houston, TX
- Orchard Mesa vs Phoenix, AZ
- Orchard Mesa 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).