Lafayette has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk), with Jul highs around 92°F and Jan lows near 19°F, and about 14 inches of rain and snow a year. The landscape: big mountains nearby, mixed greenery. A typical home costs about $527k.
Explore Lafayette on the mapTempsSummer afternoons 5°F cooler, winter nights about the same.
Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain and snow (16 in vs 14 in), falling mostly in summer, like Lafayette, snowy winters (2 months below freezing).
SceneryDry, golden landscape where Lafayette is mixed greenery, both have big mountains close by (both the Front Range), both well inland.
TempsSummer afternoons about the same, winter nights 2°F colder.
Rain & snow20% less rain and snow (11 in vs 14 in), spread through the year, unlike Lafayette's summer rains, some winter snow.
SceneryDry, golden landscape where Lafayette is mixed greenery, both have big mountains close by (the Rocky Mountains vs the Front Range), both well inland.
TempsSummer afternoons 3°F cooler, winter nights about the same.
Rain & snow29% less rain and snow (10 in vs 14 in), spread through the year, unlike Lafayette's summer rains, snowy winters (2 months below freezing).
SceneryDry, golden landscape where Lafayette is mixed greenery, both have big mountains close by (the Rocky Mountains vs the Front Range), both well inland.
TempsSummer afternoons 6°F cooler, winter nights about the same.
Rain & snow21% more rain and snow (17 in vs 14 in), falling mostly in summer, like Lafayette, snowy winters (2 months below freezing).
SceneryDry, golden landscape where Lafayette is mixed greenery, both have big mountains close by (both the Front Range), both well inland.
TempsSummer afternoons 3°F cooler, winter nights about the same.
Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain and snow (14 in vs 14 in), falling mostly in summer, like Lafayette, snowy winters.
SceneryDry, golden landscape where Lafayette is mixed greenery, mountains in the distance vs big mountains nearby at home (both the Front Range), sits on a high plateau, both well inland.
TempsSummer afternoons 7°F cooler, winter nights about the same.
Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain (17 in vs 14 in), falling mostly in summer, like Lafayette, a dusting of snow possible.
SceneryDry, golden landscape where Lafayette is mixed greenery, mountains in the distance vs big mountains nearby at home (both the Front Range), both well inland.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 49° | 19° | 0.4 |
| Feb | 51° | 20° | 0.4 |
| Mar | 58° | 28° | 1.2 |
| Apr | 64° | 35° | 1.9 |
| May | 74° | 44° | 2.2 |
| Jun | 85° | 53° | 1.7 |
| Jul | 92° | 58° | 1.9 |
| Aug | 89° | 57° | 1.5 |
| Sep | 81° | 48° | 1.0 |
| Oct | 68° | 37° | 1.0 |
| Nov | 56° | 26° | 0.7 |
| Dec | 47° | 18° | 0.6 |