Grand Junction, CO

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from GRAND JUNCTION WFO, CO US.

BSk Semi-arid (cold) climate 7a USDA hardiness Zone 7a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Grand Junction has an annual average temperature of 54.6°F with about 11.4 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 94.5°F), and the coldest is January (average low 19.4°F). September is typically the wettest month (1.47 in) and June the driest (0.60 in).

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
51.1°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
4,938
Cooling need
1,209

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316 of 366 (86.3%) of Grand Junction'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.

2010s
169
2020s
197

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 39.0°F 19.4°F 29.2°F 0.77 in
February 46.7°F 26.0°F 36.4°F 0.65 in
March 58.6°F 34.5°F 46.6°F 0.87 in
April 66.9°F 41.0°F 54.0°F 1.06 in
May 76.7°F 50.0°F 63.4°F 1.27 in
June 89.2°F 59.1°F 74.1°F 0.60 in
July 94.5°F 66.0°F 80.3°F 0.89 in
August 90.8°F 63.9°F 77.4°F 1.03 in
September 82.0°F 55.0°F 68.5°F 1.47 in
October 67.1°F 41.8°F 54.5°F 1.27 in
November 52.1°F 30.2°F 41.2°F 0.81 in
December 39.1°F 21.0°F 30.1°F 0.68 in

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