Ignacio, CO

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from IGNACIO 6ESE, CO US.

BSk Semi-arid (cold) climate 6b USDA hardiness Zone 6b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Ignacio has an annual average temperature of 46.5°F with about 13.5 inches of precipitation per year and 33.8 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 86.1°F), and the coldest is January (average low 10.6°F). September is typically the wettest month (1.97 in) and June the driest (0.40 in). Snow typically falls from November through May.

Annual swing
44.4°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
6,837
Cooling need
177

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

164 of 366 (44.8%) of Ignacio'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.

2000s
172
2010s
99
2020s
95

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 38.4°F 10.6°F 24.5°F 1.06 in 8.9 in 7
February 44.2°F 16.1°F 30.1°F 1.08 in 9.8 in 6
March 54.5°F 21.4°F 37.9°F 0.75 in 3.0 in 6
April 62.2°F 27.2°F 44.7°F 0.96 in 0.8 in 5
May 71.2°F 36.2°F 53.7°F 0.87 in 0.2 in 5
June 81.7°F 44.0°F 62.8°F 0.40 in 3
July 86.1°F 51.8°F 68.9°F 1.38 in 10
August 84.1°F 49.9°F 67.0°F 1.74 in 10
September 76.4°F 42.6°F 59.5°F 1.97 in 8
October 64.4°F 30.3°F 47.3°F 1.47 in 7
November 50.9°F 20.8°F 35.8°F 1.02 in 2.0 in 5
December 39.4°F 12.2°F 25.8°F 0.81 in 9.1 in 7

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