Karval, Colorado
# Karval, Colorado

Karval is an unincorporated community and a U.S. Post Office in Lincoln County, Colorado, United States. The Karval Post Office has the ZIP Code 80823.

## Description

A post office called Karval has been in operation since 1911. The community derives its name from G. K. Kravig, a pioneer settler.

## Geography

Karval is located at 38°44′00″N 103°32′13″W﻿ / ﻿38.73333°N 103.53694°W﻿ / 38.73333; -103.53694 (38.733197,-103.537045).

## Climate

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Karval has a cold semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.

Climate data for Karval, Colorado, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1980–present :

| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Record high °F (°C) | 77 (25) | 80 (27) | 86 (30) | 91 (33) | 98 (37) | 104 (40) | 103 (39) | 103 (39) | 100 (38) | 93 (34) | 83 (28) | 78 (26) | 104 (40) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 68.1 (20.1) | 69.6 (20.9) | 77.0 (25.0) | 82.5 (28.1) | 89.7 (32.1) | 86.2 (30.1) | 98.5 (36.9) | 96.7 (35.9) | 93.3 (34.1) | 86.3 (30.2) | 74.3 (23.5) | 66.9 (19.4) | 99.7 (37.6) |
| Average high °F (°C) | 45.6 (7.6) | 47.6 (8.7) | 56.4 (13.6) | 63.7 (17.6) | 72.5 (22.5) | 83.7 (28.7) | 88.9 (31.6) | 86.4 (30.2) | 79.7 (26.5) | 66.8 (19.3) | 54.1 (12.3) | 44.9 (7.2) | 65.9 (18.8) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 30.4 (−0.9) | 32.2 (0.1) | 40.6 (4.8) | 47.6 (8.7) | 57.2 (14.0) | 67.9 (19.9) | 73.3 (22.9) | 71.1 (21.7) | 63.3 (17.4) | 50.3 (10.2) | 38.6 (3.7) | 30.2 (−1.0) | 50.2 (10.1) |
| Average low °F (°C) | 15.2 (−9.3) | 16.9 (−8.4) | 24.8 (−4.0) | 31.6 (−0.2) | 41.9 (5.5) | 52.1 (11.2) | 57.6 (14.2) | 55.8 (13.2) | 46.9 (8.3) | 33.8 (1.0) | 23.1 (−4.9) | 15.6 (−9.1) | 34.6 (1.5) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | −1.1 (−18.4) | 0.1 (−17.7) | 10.1 (−12.2) | 19.4 (−7.0) | 29.2 (−1.6) | 42.9 (6.1) | 50.9 (10.5) | 49.4 (9.7) | 35.7 (2.1) | 18.0 (−7.8) | 8.0 (−13.3) | −1.7 (−18.7) | −7.6 (−22.0) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −29 (−34) | −24 (−31) | −5 (−21) | 6 (−14) | 20 (−7) | 31 (−1) | 43 (6) | 41 (5) | 18 (−8) | −4 (−20) | −12 (−24) | −28 (−33) | −29 (−34) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 0.18 (4.6) | 0.24 (6.1) | 0.68 (17) | 1.26 (32) | 1.93 (49) | 1.85 (47) | 2.98 (76) | 2.34 (59) | 1.09 (28) | 0.99 (25) | 0.31 (7.9) | 0.23 (5.8) | 14.08 (357.4) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 3.1 (7.9) | 3.1 (7.9) | 4.0 (10) | 2.4 (6.1) | 0.2 (0.51) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 2.1 (5.3) | 2.7 (6.9) | 3.4 (8.6) | 21.0 (53) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 2.4 | 2.5 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 8.7 | 7.7 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 56.8 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 12.2 |
| Source 1: NOAA ||||||||||||||
| Source 2: National Weather Service ||||||||||||||
