Colorado · county areal climate 1951–2025

Rio Grande County, CO

A 40.5°F / 14.1" normal · 2025 ran +2.2°F vs normal.
2026 so far · through Jul 10: This area is running +4°F (41.5°F) vs the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the 1st warmest start of 76 years. Precipitation 53% of normal. U.S. year-to-date →

Normal (1996–2025)

40.5°F
annual mean · 14.1" precipitation

2025 vs Normal

+2.2°F
42.7°F · 14.1" (100% of normal)

Warmest Year

42.7°F
2017 · coldest 36.0°F (1975)

Wettest Year

23.1in
1957 · driest 7.8" (2002)

Hottest Day

86.3°F
Jun 17 · 2021

Coldest Day

-30.3°F
Jan 7 · 1971

Biggest Rain Day

1.38in
Apr 21 · 1952

Record

1951–2025
75 complete years · NOAA nClimGrid

Monthly Climate

20°
J
24°
F
32°
M
39°
A
47°
M
56°
J
61°
J
59°
A
53°
S
42°
O
31°
N
21°
D
—— 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.

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