La Junta, CO
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from LA JUNTA, CO US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
La Junta has an annual average temperature of 53.7°F with about 13.6 inches of precipitation per year and 33.8 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 92.7°F), and the coldest is January (average low 16.5°F). July is typically the wettest month (2.21 in) and February the driest (0.44 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.
Best time to visit La Junta
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →94 of 366 (25.7%) of La Junta'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 | 80 | |
| 2000s | 157 | |
| 2010s | 67 | |
| 2020s | 62 |
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 | 46.4°F | 16.5°F | 31.4°F | 0.45 in | 7.2 in | 4 |
| February | 50.3°F | 19.9°F | 35.1°F | 0.44 in | 6.3 in | 4 |
| March | 60.8°F | 27.9°F | 44.4°F | 0.98 in | 6.0 in | 5 |
| April | 67.7°F | 36.2°F | 51.9°F | 1.36 in | 2.1 in | 6 |
| May | 77.3°F | 46.4°F | 61.9°F | 1.68 in | — | 6 |
| June | 88.4°F | 57.1°F | 72.8°F | 1.46 in | — | 6 |
| July | 92.7°F | 62.5°F | 77.6°F | 2.21 in | — | 7 |
| August | 90.4°F | 60.7°F | 75.6°F | 1.71 in | — | 6 |
| September | 83.4°F | 51.6°F | 67.5°F | 0.99 in | 0.1 in | 4 |
| October | 70.4°F | 37.2°F | 53.8°F | 1.32 in | 2.8 in | 4 |
| November | 56.6°F | 25.4°F | 41.0°F | 0.50 in | 2.8 in | 3 |
| December | 46.0°F | 17.1°F | 31.5°F | 0.52 in | 6.5 in | 4 |
Climate twins of La Junta
Why these? →The most climatically similar US cities at least 140 miles away (by monthly temperature + precipitation pattern).