Stratton, Colorado
# Stratton, Colorado

Stratton is a statutory town in Kit Carson County, Colorado, United States. The population was 656 at the 2020 census. Stratton was named in honor of the gold miner and philanthropist Winfield Scott Stratton.

## Geography

Stratton is located at 39°18′11″N 102°36′15″W﻿ / ﻿39.30306°N 102.60417°W﻿ / 39.30306; -102.60417 (39.302976, -102.604272).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.5 square miles (1.3 $km^2),$ all of it land.

### Climate

Climate data for Stratton, Colorado, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1934–2012 :

| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Record high °F (°C) | 77 (25) | 80 (27) | 85 (29) | 93 (34) | 99 (37) | 106 (41) | 108 (42) | 105 (41) | 101 (38) | 94 (34) | 83 (28) | 83 (28) | 108 (42) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 66.3 (19.1) | 67.4 (19.7) | 78.3 (25.7) | 84.8 (29.3) | 90.3 (32.4) | 98.0 (36.7) | 101.0 (38.3) | 98.3 (36.8) | 94.6 (34.8) | 86.2 (30.1) | 75.0 (23.9) | 66.4 (19.1) | 101.5 (38.6) |
| Average high °F (°C) | 43.0 (6.1) | 46.1 (7.8) | 56.0 (13.3) | 63.2 (17.3) | 73.2 (22.9) | 84.2 (29.0) | 89.6 (32.0) | 87.5 (30.8) | 79.7 (26.5) | 66.7 (19.3) | 52.6 (11.4) | 43.7 (6.5) | 65.5 (18.6) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 30.4 (−0.9) | 32.8 (0.4) | 41.3 (5.2) | 48.5 (9.2) | 58.8 (14.9) | 69.6 (20.9) | 75.1 (23.9) | 73.3 (22.9) | 64.7 (18.2) | 51.8 (11.0) | 39.5 (4.2) | 31.3 (−0.4) | 51.4 (10.8) |
| Average low °F (°C) | 17.7 (−7.9) | 19.6 (−6.9) | 26.5 (−3.1) | 33.7 (0.9) | 44.5 (6.9) | 54.9 (12.7) | 60.7 (15.9) | 59.1 (15.1) | 49.6 (9.8) | 36.9 (2.7) | 26.4 (−3.1) | 18.8 (−7.3) | 37.4 (3.0) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | −0.9 (−18.3) | −0.3 (−17.9) | 9.0 (−12.8) | 19.1 (−7.2) | 30.7 (−0.7) | 41.4 (5.2) | 51.5 (10.8) | 50.7 (10.4) | 35.9 (2.2) | 21.2 (−6.0) | 9.9 (−12.3) | −0.3 (−17.9) | −9.0 (−22.8) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −22 (−30) | −26 (−32) | −19 (−28) | 3 (−16) | 16 (−9) | 30 (−1) | 40 (4) | 40 (4) | 20 (−7) | 6 (−14) | −6 (−21) | −24 (−31) | −26 (−32) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 0.41 (10) | 0.58 (15) | 0.81 (21) | 2.24 (57) | 2.72 (69) | 2.68 (68) | 3.34 (85) | 2.87 (73) | 0.93 (24) | 1.18 (30) | 0.62 (16) | 0.43 (11) | 18.81 (479) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 4.1 (10) | 5.2 (13) | 6.0 (15) | 5.6 (14) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.4 (1.0) | 2.7 (6.9) | 6.1 (15) | 3.8 (9.7) | 33.9 (84.6) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 3.3 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 6.3 | 9.0 | 8.3 | 9.9 | 8.6 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 70.3 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 19.7 |
| Source 1: NOAA ||||||||||||||
| Source 2: National Weather Service (mean maxima/minima 1981–2010) ||||||||||||||

## Education

The community is served by Stratton Senior High School.

## Transportation

* Interstate 70
* U.S. Highway 24
