Blue Mesa Reservoir vs Horsetooth Reservoir

Horsetooth Reservoir is the warmer swim right now at about 16.5°C. They are roughly 298 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.

Horsetooth Reservoir

Colorado

16.5°C

mild · modelled estimate

October average
16.5°C
Warmest month
August · 21.0°C
Coldest month
3.0°C
Swim season
July–September

Horsetooth Reservoir in Colorado, United States is swimmable in high summer, brisk either side of it, and drops close to single digits 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
Horsetooth Reservoir4.2°C3.0°C4.2°C7.5°C12.0°C16.5°C19.8°C21.0°C19.8°C16.5°C12.0°C7.5°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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