Blue Mesa Reservoir vs Dillon Reservoir

Blue Mesa Reservoir is the warmer swim right now at about 14.8°C. They are roughly 170 km apart in United States.

Blue Mesa Reservoir

Colorado

14.8°C

cool · modelled estimate

October average
14.8°C
Warmest month
August · 19.0°C
Coldest month
2.0°C
Swim season
August–August

Blue Mesa Reservoir in Colorado, United States is swimmable in high summer, brisk either side of it, and freezes or near-freezes in winter.

Dillon Reservoir

Colorado

11.8°C

cool · modelled estimate

October average
11.8°C
Warmest month
August · 15.0°C
Coldest month
2.0°C
Swim season
no month averages above 18°C — a wetsuit lake year-round

Dillon Reservoir in Colorado, United States stays cold all year; expect a wetsuit or a very quick dip, and freezes or near-freezes in winter.

Month by month

LakeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Blue Mesa Reservoir3.1°C2.0°C3.1°C6.3°C10.5°C14.8°C17.9°C19.0°C17.9°C14.8°C10.5°C6.3°C
Dillon Reservoir2.9°C2.0°C2.9°C5.3°C8.5°C11.8°C14.1°C15.0°C14.1°C11.8°C8.5°C5.3°C

Monthly values are modelled from each lake's long-term winter and summer envelope, then refined with today's forecast air temperature for the headline reading.

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