Colorado · county areal climate 1951–2025
La Plata County, CO
A 45.7°F / 21.0" normal · 2025 ran +1.8°F vs normal.
2026 so far · through Jul 10: This area is running
+4°F (46.6°F) vs the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the
1st warmest start of 76 years. Precipitation
62% of normal.
U.S. year-to-date → Normal (1996–2025)
45.7°F
annual mean · 21.0" precipitation
2025 vs Normal
+1.8°F
47.5°F · 19.0" (90% of normal)
Warmest Year
47.6°F
2017 · coldest 41.4°F (1975)
Wettest Year
38.4in
1957 · driest 12.1" (2020)
Hottest Day
92.1°F
Jul 18 · 2023
Coldest Day
-26.8°F
Jan 13 · 1963
Biggest Rain Day
2.39in
Dec 6 · 1966
Record
1951–2025
75 complete years · NOAA nClimGrid
—— normal temperature (°F) · ▮ normal precipitation (in) · 1996–2025
Areal
nClimGrid averages (NOAA/NCEI) over the whole area — an average across the region, not a single station. Separate from the
station records.