Fort Collins has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk), with Jul highs around 87°F and Jan lows near 18°F, and about 16 inches of rain and snow a year. The landscape: big mountains nearby, dry, golden landscape. A typical home costs about $438k.
Explore Fort Collins on the mapTempsSummer afternoons 4°F hotter, winter nights about the same.
Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain and snow (17 in vs 16 in), falling mostly in summer, like Fort Collins, snowy winters.
ScenerySame dry, golden landscape from above, both have big mountains close by (both the Front Range), both well inland.
TempsSummer afternoons 2°F hotter, winter nights about the same.
Rain & snow37% less rain and snow (10 in vs 16 in), spread through the year, unlike Fort Collins's summer rains, snowy winters (2 months below freezing).
ScenerySame dry, golden landscape from above, both have big mountains close by (the Rocky Mountains vs the Front Range), both well inland.
TempsSummer afternoons 5°F hotter, winter nights 2°F colder.
Rain & snow29% less rain and snow (11 in vs 16 in), spread through the year, unlike Fort Collins's summer rains, some winter snow.
ScenerySame dry, golden landscape from above, both have big mountains close by (the Rocky Mountains vs the Front Range), both well inland.
TempsSummer afternoons 7°F hotter, winter nights about the same.
Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain and snow (15 in vs 16 in), falling mostly in summer, like Fort Collins, snowy winters (2 months below freezing).
ScenerySame dry, golden landscape from above, both have big mountains close by (both the Front Range), both well inland.
TempsSummer afternoons 2°F hotter, winter nights about the same.
Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain and snow (14 in vs 16 in), falling mostly in summer, like Fort Collins, snowy winters.
ScenerySame dry, golden landscape from above, mountains in the distance vs big mountains nearby at home (both the Front Range), sits on a high plateau, both well inland.
TempsSummer afternoons 4°F hotter, winter nights 3°F colder.
Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain and snow (16 in vs 16 in), falling mostly in summer, like Fort Collins, some winter snow.
ScenerySame dry, golden landscape from above, no mountains on the horizon, unlike Fort Collins, sits on a high plateau, both well inland.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 44° | 18° | 0.4 |
| Feb | 47° | 21° | 0.4 |
| Mar | 55° | 28° | 1.6 |
| Apr | 62° | 35° | 2.0 |
| May | 71° | 44° | 2.4 |
| Jun | 80° | 53° | 2.2 |
| Jul | 87° | 58° | 1.7 |
| Aug | 84° | 57° | 1.6 |
| Sep | 76° | 47° | 1.3 |
| Oct | 64° | 36° | 1.1 |
| Nov | 51° | 26° | 0.7 |
| Dec | 43° | 18° | 0.5 |