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Best time to visit Arapahoe Basin

The best time to visit Arapahoe Basin is July and August, with daytime temperatures around 18°C.

Arapahoe Basin at a glance: warmest in July with daytime temperatures around 20°C and coolest in February (−3°C). The wettest month is July (54 mm) and the driest November (29 mm), with about 490 mm of rain a year. Sunniest in September.

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Arapahoe Basin

3,470 m
Pleasantly warm and showery
67
18°/0°50 mm48 %14 h
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
A typical mid-August in Arapahoe Basin
Sunny 13Cloudy 6Rain 11
Daytime temperature (night ☾)
0°15°21°−19°30°
Daylight (solar time)
05:1118:49
0006121824
13 h 38 m
Precipitation
060 mm
50 mm
Air feel
FreshComfortableHumidMuggy
RH 60 %
Poor ExcellentDoesn’t matchERA5 · CRU TS · ETOPO

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Month by month

MonthScoreDayNightRainWet daysSunDaylightFeels like
January48−2°−17°41 mm745 %10 hCold and snowy · ski conditions
February44−3°−17°43 mm841 %11 hCold and snowy · ski conditions
March391°−14°40 mm1041 %12 hCold and snowy · ski conditions
April404°−10°46 mm939 %13 hCold and snowy
May399°−6°39 mm1037 %14 hChilly and snowy
June6316°−3°35 mm944 %15 hMild
July7120°1°54 mm1243 %15 hPleasantly warm and showery
August6718°0°52 mm1148 %14 hPleasantly warm and showery
September6015°−3°36 mm955 %12 hMild
October508°−9°30 mm752 %11 hChilly and snowy
November502°−15°29 mm749 %10 hCold and snowy
December48−3°−17°41 mm746 %9 hCold and snowy · ski conditions

The score (0–100) combines daytime temperature, rain days, humidity and cloud cover, weighted for a typical warm-weather trip: 20–28 °C, little rain. On the map you can change these preferences.

Climate averages 2016–2025 (ERA5, CRU TS). Sea temperature from ERA5. Not a forecast. Elevation: 3,473 m. Coordinates: 39.63, -105.86.