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Meredith, Colorado
A view of Meredith from across Frying Pan Road
A view of Meredith from across Frying Pan Road
Meredith, Colorado is located in Colorado
Meredith, Colorado
Meredith, Colorado
Location in Colorado
Meredith, Colorado is located in the United States
Meredith, Colorado
Meredith, Colorado
Location in the United States
Country  United States
State  Colorado
County Pitkin
Elevation
2,369 m (7,773 ft)
Time zone UTC-7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
81642
GNIS feature ID 179732

Meredith is an unincorporated community and a U.S. Post Office in Pitkin County, Colorado, United States. The Meredith Post Office has the ZIP Code 81642.

Meredith was a limestone quarry town as well as a lumber camp in the 1890s. It is now mainly a "resort area". There are many original occupied buildings.

Climate

Climate data for Meredith, Colorado, 1991–2020 normals: 7825ft (2385m)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F (°C) 58
(14)
59
(15)
65
(18)
75
(24)
89
(32)
91
(33)
98
(37)
93
(34)
90
(32)
80
(27)
68
(20)
59
(15)
98
(37)
Mean maximum °F (°C) 48
(9)
50
(10)
56
(13)
66
(19)
76
(24)
85
(29)
89
(32)
87
(31)
83
(28)
73
(23)
60
(16)
50
(10)
92
(33)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 34.1
(1.2)
35.7
(2.1)
42.9
(6.1)
51.0
(10.6)
62.9
(17.2)
74.5
(23.6)
81.1
(27.3)
79.7
(26.5)
71.2
(21.8)
61.1
(16.2)
44.6
(7.0)
33.7
(0.9)
56.0
(13.4)
Daily mean °F (°C) 18.8
(−7.3)
20.7
(−6.3)
28.1
(−2.2)
35.8
(2.1)
45.6
(7.6)
54.3
(12.4)
60.4
(15.8)
59.4
(15.2)
51.6
(10.9)
42.2
(5.7)
28.9
(−1.7)
19.2
(−7.1)
38.7
(3.8)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) 3.5
(−15.8)
5.7
(−14.6)
13.2
(−10.4)
20.6
(−6.3)
28.4
(−2.0)
34.1
(1.2)
39.7
(4.3)
39.1
(3.9)
31.9
(−0.1)
23.3
(−4.8)
13.2
(−10.4)
4.7
(−15.2)
21.5
(−5.8)
Mean minimum °F (°C) −17
(−27)
−16
(−27)
−7
(−22)
7
(−14)
17
(−8)
25
(−4)
31
(−1)
31
(−1)
21
(−6)
11
(−12)
−7
(−22)
−15
(−26)
−22
(−30)
Record low °F (°C) −29
(−34)
−38
(−39)
−30
(−34)
−7
(−22)
6
(−14)
17
(−8)
23
(−5)
23
(−5)
12
(−11)
−5
(−21)
−21
(−29)
−35
(−37)
−38
(−39)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 1.50
(38)
1.57
(40)
1.85
(47)
2.15
(55)
1.87
(47)
1.05
(27)
1.70
(43)
1.65
(42)
1.97
(50)
1.71
(43)
1.53
(39)
1.15
(29)
19.7
(500)
Average snowfall inches (cm) 19.0
(48)
14.6
(37)
11.6
(29)
7.7
(20)
1.9
(4.8)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.2
(0.51)
3.4
(8.6)
10.5
(27)
19.1
(49)
88
(223.91)
Source 1: NOAA
Source 2: XMACIS (records & monthly max/mins & Basalt precip/snowfall)
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