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New Castle town, Colorado

Official LSAD Designation: New Castle town • Census GEOID: 0853395 • Garfield County

Climate Normals & Weather Observations

30-year climate normals (1991–2020) and weather observations for New Castle town.

Reference Weather Station: RIFLE 3ENE, CO US (ID: USC00057033) • Located 10.6 miles from community center • Elevation: 1,667.0 m
Month Average High (°F) Average Low (°F) Mean Temp (°F) Precipitation (in)
January 37.4° 9.7° 23.5° 0.93"
February 41.7° 15.4° 28.5° 0.80"
March 54.8° 21.8° 38.3° 0.93"
April 62.0° 28.2° 45.1° 1.23"
May 71.7° 36.6° 54.1° 1.32"
June 83.1° 44.7° 63.9° 0.80"
July 88.2° 52.2° 70.2° 1.16"
August 85.4° 49.3° 67.4° 1.27"
September 78.5° 40.6° 59.5° 1.42"
October 64.4° 29.5° 47.0° 1.45"
November 49.5° 19.8° 34.7° 0.74"
December 37.2° 11.3° 24.3° 0.71"

Annual Temperature History

2010–2025, completed calendar years only.

NOAA station RIFLE 3ENE, CO US (ID: USC00057033) • 10.6 miles from community center .

This is the same reference station used for monthly normals.

Annual mean Annual mean of daily highs Annual mean of daily lows
Annual temperature history at RIFLE 3ENE, CO US Year is the horizontal axis. Annual mean temperature in degrees Fahrenheit is the vertical axis. Dots show recorded years; lines connect consecutive available years only. Missing years are gaps, with no interpolation. Optional dashed lines show annual mean of daily highs and lows. Exact values appear in the data table below. 25.0 36.3 47.5 58.8 70.0 2010 2014 2018 2021 2025 Year Annual mean temperature (°F) 2010: Annual mean 46.2°F 2011: Annual mean 45.1°F 2012: Annual mean 48.1°F 2013: Annual mean 44.9°F 2014: Annual mean 46.2°F 2015: Annual mean 47.0°F 2016: Annual mean 46.3°F 2017: Annual mean 48.8°F 2018: Annual mean 48.2°F 2019: Annual mean 46.1°F 2020: Annual mean 46.8°F 2021: Annual mean 48.0°F 2022: Annual mean 45.9°F 2023: Annual mean 46.0°F 2024: Annual mean 48.5°F 2025: Annual mean 49.0°F 2010: Annual mean of daily highs 62.3°F 2011: Annual mean of daily highs 61.4°F 2012: Annual mean of daily highs 65.9°F 2013: Annual mean of daily highs 60.9°F 2014: Annual mean of daily highs 62.4°F 2015: Annual mean of daily highs 63.7°F 2016: Annual mean of daily highs 63.2°F 2017: Annual mean of daily highs 65.5°F 2018: Annual mean of daily highs 64.3°F 2019: Annual mean of daily highs 61.8°F 2020: Annual mean of daily highs 64.1°F 2021: Annual mean of daily highs 64.2°F 2022: Annual mean of daily highs 62.2°F 2023: Annual mean of daily highs 62.2°F 2024: Annual mean of daily highs 64.8°F 2025: Annual mean of daily highs 65.8°F 2010: Annual mean of daily lows 30.0°F 2011: Annual mean of daily lows 28.8°F 2012: Annual mean of daily lows 30.2°F 2013: Annual mean of daily lows 28.9°F 2014: Annual mean of daily lows 30.1°F 2015: Annual mean of daily lows 30.4°F 2016: Annual mean of daily lows 29.5°F 2017: Annual mean of daily lows 32.0°F 2018: Annual mean of daily lows 32.1°F 2019: Annual mean of daily lows 30.4°F 2020: Annual mean of daily lows 29.5°F 2021: Annual mean of daily lows 31.9°F 2022: Annual mean of daily lows 29.6°F 2023: Annual mean of daily lows 29.8°F 2024: Annual mean of daily lows 32.1°F 2025: Annual mean of daily lows 32.1°F

Source: NOAA NCEI Global Summary of the Year.

Annual temperature data table (°F)
Annual station temperatures, 2010–2025. Unavailable means no reported value.
Year Annual mean (°F) Annual mean of daily highs (°F) Annual mean of daily lows (°F)
2010 46.2 62.3 30.0
2011 45.1 61.4 28.8
2012 48.1 65.9 30.2
2013 44.9 60.9 28.9
2014 46.2 62.4 30.1
2015 47.0 63.7 30.4
2016 46.3 63.2 29.5
2017 48.8 65.5 32.0
2018 48.2 64.3 32.1
2019 46.1 61.8 30.4
2020 46.8 64.1 29.5
2021 48.0 64.2 31.9
2022 45.9 62.2 29.6
2023 46.0 62.2 29.8
2024 48.5 64.8 32.1
2025 49.0 65.8 32.1
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, National Weather Service.