Gilpin County climate

Gilpin County Weather in February

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Coal Creek Canyon, 12.4 km from Gilpin County

Average highs run from 33°F on February 1 to 37°F on February 28, and lows from 15°F to 17°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.32 in over about 10 wet days.

February day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Gilpin County, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-2002040601510152025
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

February at a glance

Average high
34°F
Average low
15°F
Precipitation
1.32 in
Snowfall
23.2 in
Record high
50°FFeb 17, 2016
Record low
-37°FFeb 2, 2011
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
10 h 12 min to 11 h 16 min
Cloud cover
67%
Humidity
77%
Dew point
13°F
Wind
10.3 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Feb 133°F15°F42°F 2021-36°F 201134%36%
Feb 233°F15°F48°F 2020-37°F 201134%37%
Feb 333°F15°F48°F 2025-19°F 201134%37%
Feb 433°F14°F47°F 2025-13°F 201434%37%
Feb 533°F14°F48°F 2026-13°F 201434%37%
Feb 633°F14°F46°F 2015-10°F 201934%37%
Feb 733°F14°F44°F 2015-4°F 201234%37%
Feb 833°F14°F41°F 2026-20°F 201135%38%
Feb 933°F14°F46°F 2015-25°F 201135%38%
Feb 1033°F14°F48°F 2017-7°F 202335%38%
Feb 1133°F14°F46°F 2023-20°F 200435%38%
Feb 1233°F14°F43°F 2016-23°F 200435%39%
Feb 1334°F14°F44°F 2015-19°F 202136%39%
Feb 1434°F14°F47°F 2015-20°F 202136%39%
Feb 1534°F14°F43°F 2011-6°F 201036%39%
Feb 1634°F14°F50°F 2017-10°F 200636%39%
Feb 1734°F14°F50°F 2016-10°F 200636%39%
Feb 1834°F15°F48°F 2004-13°F 201936%39%
Feb 1935°F15°F44°F 2017-9°F 201936%40%
Feb 2035°F15°F40°F 2016-17°F 202036%40%
Feb 2135°F15°F44°F 2017-16°F 201836%40%
Feb 2235°F15°F44°F 2007-16°F 202236%40%
Feb 2336°F15°F43°F 2025-15°F 202236%40%
Feb 2436°F16°F43°F 2026-7°F 202336%40%
Feb 2536°F16°F46°F 2009-6°F 202236%39%
Feb 2636°F16°F43°F 2016-7°F 201536%39%
Feb 2737°F16°F46°F 2006-8°F 201236%39%
Feb 2837°F16°F48°F 2006-5°F 201536%39%
Feb 2937°F17°F44°F 200810°F 201236%39%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Gilpin County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020304011020
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MST).

February 1
sunrise 7:10 AM, sunset 5:22 PM
February 28
sunrise 6:37 AM, sunset 5:53 PM

Every day of February: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00051681 (Coal Creek Canyon), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094075, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.