Bayfield, CO
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from VALLECITO DAM, CO US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Bayfield has an annual average temperature of 43.7°F with about 25.8 inches of precipitation per year and 84.9 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 81.1°F), and the coldest is January (average low 7.2°F). September is typically the wettest month (3.36 in) and June the driest (0.88 in). Snow typically falls from October through May.
Best time to visit Bayfield
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →64 of 366 (17.5%) of Bayfield's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.
| 1910s | 7 | |
| 1940s | 50 | |
| 1950s | 74 | |
| 1960s | 32 | |
| 1970s | 33 | |
| 1980s | 48 | |
| 1990s | 12 | |
| 2000s | 39 | |
| 2010s | 26 | |
| 2020s | 45 |
Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.
Monthly averages
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Avg Temp | Precipitation | Snow | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38.0°F | 7.2°F | 22.6°F | 2.52 in | 19.6 in | 6 |
| February | 40.8°F | 11.1°F | 26.0°F | 2.14 in | 21.2 in | 7 |
| March | 49.1°F | 20.4°F | 34.8°F | 1.69 in | 10.4 in | 6 |
| April | 56.8°F | 27.2°F | 42.0°F | 1.36 in | 3.6 in | 6 |
| May | 65.7°F | 34.6°F | 50.2°F | 1.66 in | 0.6 in | 8 |
| June | 76.8°F | 42.1°F | 59.4°F | 0.88 in | — | 5 |
| July | 81.1°F | 48.8°F | 65.0°F | 2.57 in | — | 13 |
| August | 78.7°F | 47.8°F | 63.2°F | 3.24 in | — | 15 |
| September | 72.5°F | 40.3°F | 56.4°F | 3.36 in | — | 11 |
| October | 60.9°F | 30.3°F | 45.6°F | 2.34 in | 0.7 in | 7 |
| November | 48.3°F | 20.5°F | 34.4°F | 1.93 in | 7.4 in | 5 |
| December | 38.5°F | 12.1°F | 25.3°F | 2.07 in | 21.4 in | 8 |
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