Hamilton, Colorado

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Hamilton, Colorado
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Entering Hamilton from the south on State Highway 13
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Hamilton, Colorado
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Hamilton, Colorado
Coordinates: 40°22′02″N107°36′47″W / 40.36722°N 107.61306°W / 40.36722; -107.61306
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Flag of Colorado.svg Colorado
Counties Moffat [1]
Elevation
[1]
6,244 ft (1,903 m)
Time zone UTC-7 (MST)
  Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code [2]
81638
Area code 970
GNIS feature ID171491 [1]

Hamilton is an unincorporated community with a U.S. Post Office in Moffat County, Colorado, United States. The Hamilton Post Office has the ZIP Code 81638. [2]

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Climate

Craig 4SW is a weather station near Hamilton. [3] Craig 4SW has a humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb).

Climate data for Craig 4SW, Colorado, 1991–2020 normals, 1977-2020 records: 6496ft (1980m)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °F (°C)57
(14)
63
(17)
76
(24)
80
(27)
88
(31)
98
(37)
99
(37)
96
(36)
97
(36)
85
(29)
73
(23)
60
(16)
99
(37)
Mean maximum °F (°C)44.7
(7.1)
50.2
(10.1)
64.7
(18.2)
73.2
(22.9)
80.8
(27.1)
89.2
(31.8)
93.4
(34.1)
91.5
(33.1)
86.6
(30.3)
77.4
(25.2)
63.8
(17.7)
49.3
(9.6)
94.1
(34.5)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C)30.3
(−0.9)
35.3
(1.8)
46.9
(8.3)
56.0
(13.3)
65.7
(18.7)
77.8
(25.4)
85.2
(29.6)
83.2
(28.4)
74.6
(23.7)
60.6
(15.9)
44.8
(7.1)
31.9
(−0.1)
57.7
(14.3)
Daily mean °F (°C)18.6
(−7.4)
23.0
(−5.0)
33.4
(0.8)
41.5
(5.3)
50.6
(10.3)
60.3
(15.7)
67.4
(19.7)
65.7
(18.7)
57.0
(13.9)
44.4
(6.9)
31.6
(−0.2)
20.3
(−6.5)
42.8
(6.0)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C)7.0
(−13.9)
10.8
(−11.8)
19.9
(−6.7)
27.0
(−2.8)
35.5
(1.9)
42.8
(6.0)
49.6
(9.8)
48.2
(9.0)
39.3
(4.1)
28.3
(−2.1)
18.4
(−7.6)
8.8
(−12.9)
28.0
(−2.3)
Mean minimum °F (°C)−12.0
(−24.4)
−7.1
(−21.7)
5.0
(−15.0)
16.0
(−8.9)
25.6
(−3.6)
34.5
(1.4)
42.9
(6.1)
41.3
(5.2)
28.8
(−1.8)
14.0
(−10.0)
0.2
(−17.7)
−10.4
(−23.6)
−17.0
(−27.2)
Record low °F (°C)−36
(−38)
−41
(−41)
−13
(−25)
−1
(−18)
18
(−8)
23
(−5)
34
(1)
31
(−1)
16
(−9)
−10
(−23)
−16
(−27)
−31
(−35)
−41
(−41)
Average precipitation inches (mm)1.20
(30)
1.10
(28)
1.28
(33)
1.85
(47)
1.88
(48)
1.08
(27)
1.19
(30)
1.28
(33)
1.79
(45)
1.83
(46)
1.42
(36)
1.45
(37)
17.35
(440)
Average snowfall inches (cm)14.5
(37)
11.0
(28)
8.7
(22)
5.1
(13)
1.2
(3.0)
trace0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
trace3.2
(8.1)
9.0
(23)
14.9
(38)
67.6
(172.1)
Average extreme snow depth inches (cm)11.2
(28)
9.8
(25)
6.6
(17)
3.1
(7.9)
1.1
(2.8)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.4
(1.0)
2.7
(6.9)
5.0
(13)
9.3
(24)
14.0
(36)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in)76677556666673
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in)86531000014634
Source 1: NOAA [4]
Source 2: XMACIS2 (records, monthly max/mins, snow & precip/snow days) [5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hamilton, Colorado
  2. 1 2 "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. December 15, 2006. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on September 3, 2007. Retrieved December 15, 2006.
  3. "Data of Meteorological Station Craig 4Sw, Colorado". geographic.org. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
  4. "Craig 4SW, Colorado 1991-2020 Monthly Normals" . Retrieved January 7, 2024.
  5. "xmACIS". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 7, 2024.