Durango, CO

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from DURANGO, CO US.

Dsb Mediterranean continental (warm summer) climate 6b USDA hardiness Zone 6b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Durango has an annual average temperature of 47.4°F with about 19.6 inches of precipitation per year and 63.7 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 85.0°F), and the coldest is January (average low 13.0°F). August is typically the wettest month (2.28 in) and June the driest (0.53 in). Snow typically falls from October through May.

Annual swing
42.8°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
6,495
Cooling need
174

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

31 of 366 (8.5%) of Durango'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.

1990s
112
2000s
195
2010s
59

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 39.2°F 13.0°F 26.1°F 2.17 in 19.4 in 7
February 45.0°F 18.6°F 31.8°F 1.71 in 15.4 in 8
March 54.1°F 25.1°F 39.6°F 1.32 in 5.3 in 7
April 62.8°F 30.0°F 46.4°F 1.25 in 3.8 in 7
May 71.3°F 37.2°F 54.3°F 1.18 in 0.2 in 7
June 81.3°F 45.6°F 63.5°F 0.53 in 4
July 85.0°F 52.9°F 68.9°F 1.92 in 11
August 82.3°F 51.5°F 66.9°F 2.28 in 13
September 75.7°F 44.5°F 60.1°F 2.22 in 9
October 64.3°F 32.9°F 48.6°F 1.93 in 1.1 in 7
November 50.1°F 22.7°F 36.4°F 1.46 in 5.5 in 7
December 39.9°F 13.4°F 26.7°F 1.65 in 13.0 in 7

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