Rustic, Colorado

CountryUnited States

Elevation

7,165 ft (2,184 m)

Rustic, Colorado
Unincorporated community
Rustic and Poudre Canyon Road, looking west
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Coordinates: 40°41′57″N 105°34′53″W / 40.69917°N 105.58139°W / 40.69917; -105.58139
Country	United States
State	Colorado
County	Larimer
Elevation	7,165 ft (2,184 m)
Time zone	UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
Area code	970
GNIS feature ID	177128^[1]

Rustic is an unincorporated community in Larimer County, Colorado, United States. Rustic is located on State Highway 14 and the Cache La Poudre River 27.3 miles (43.9 km) west-northwest of Fort Collins. The community borders Glen Echo to the west.

In 1881, S.B. Stewart built the Rustic Hotel at this location. It soon became a popular summer tourist resort.^[2]

The town of Rustic was established in 1882.^[3]

Rustic Hotel, c. 1910

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Rustic has a continental climate, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Rustic was 92 °F (33 °C) on July 22, 2005 and June 17, 2021, while the coldest temperature recorded was −27 °F (−33 °C) on March 4, 2019.^[4]

Climate data for Rustic, Colorado, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1993–present
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °F (°C)	60 (16)	60 (16)	70 (21)	74 (23)	84 (29)	92 (33)	92 (33)	90 (32)	90 (32)	78 (26)	69 (21)	64 (18)	92 (33)
Mean maximum °F (°C)	52.4 (11.3)	51.7 (10.9)	61.8 (16.6)	68.2 (20.1)	75.5 (24.2)	84.9 (29.4)	86.7 (30.4)	85.4 (29.7)	81.7 (27.6)	72.5 (22.5)	62.5 (16.9)	53.1 (11.7)	87.6 (30.9)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C)	35.7 (2.1)	36.4 (2.4)	43.7 (6.5)	49.3 (9.6)	59.3 (15.2)	71.7 (22.1)	77.9 (25.5)	76.2 (24.6)	68.9 (20.5)	55.8 (13.2)	43.8 (6.6)	35.7 (2.1)	54.5 (12.5)
Daily mean °F (°C)	25.6 (−3.6)	25.4 (−3.7)	32.1 (0.1)	37.0 (2.8)	45.9 (7.7)	56.0 (13.3)	62.7 (17.1)	61.1 (16.2)	53.7 (12.1)	42.5 (5.8)	32.6 (0.3)	25.3 (−3.7)	41.7 (5.4)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C)	15.4 (−9.2)	14.5 (−9.7)	20.4 (−6.4)	24.8 (−4.0)	32.4 (0.2)	40.3 (4.6)	47.5 (8.6)	46.1 (7.8)	38.4 (3.6)	29.2 (−1.6)	21.4 (−5.9)	14.8 (−9.6)	28.8 (−1.8)
Mean minimum °F (°C)	−6.7 (−21.5)	−8.3 (−22.4)	1.8 (−16.8)	10.3 (−12.1)	19.7 (−6.8)	32.0 (0.0)	38.8 (3.8)	37.6 (3.1)	27.3 (−2.6)	13.5 (−10.3)	3.7 (−15.7)	−7.0 (−21.7)	−14.7 (−25.9)
Record low °F (°C)	−19 (−28)	−26 (−32)	−27 (−33)	−5 (−21)	7 (−14)	26 (−3)	33 (1)	34 (1)	19 (−7)	−10 (−23)	−18 (−28)	−25 (−32)	−27 (−33)
Average precipitation inches (mm)	0.47 (12)	0.50 (13)	0.91 (23)	1.52 (39)	1.72 (44)	1.39 (35)	1.63 (41)	1.43 (36)	1.36 (35)	1.05 (27)	0.69 (18)	0.50 (13)	13.17 (336)
Average snowfall inches (cm)	6.4 (16)	7.9 (20)	13.0 (33)	15.7 (40)	5.5 (14)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	1.7 (4.3)	6.7 (17)	8.2 (21)	8.1 (21)	73.2 (186.3)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in)	4.3	5.4	5.7	8.1	9.7	7.2	9.9	9.9	7.9	6.3	5.1	5.4	84.9
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in)	3.5	4.4	4.5	5.1	1.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	2.1	3.9	4.5	29.8
Source 1: NOAA^[5]
Source 2: National Weather Service (mean maxima and minima 2006–2020)^[4]

v t e Municipalities and communities of Larimer County, Colorado, United States
County seat: Fort Collins
Cities	Fort Collins Loveland	Map of Colorado highlighting Larimer County
Towns	Berthoud‡ Estes Park Johnstown‡ Timnath Wellington Windsor‡
CDPs	Laporte Red Feather Lakes
Unincorporated communities	Bellvue Buckeye Campion Drake Glen Echo Glen Haven Kelim Kinikinik Livermore Masonville Poudre Park Rustic Spencer Heights Waverly
Ghost towns	Buckhorn Manhattan Old Roach Poudre City Stout Virginia Dale
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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