Monte Vista, CO
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from MONTE VISTA 2W, CO US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Monte Vista has an annual average temperature of 40.4°F with about 9.2 inches of precipitation per year and 35.4 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 80.1°F), and the coldest is January (average low -2.2°F). August is typically the wettest month (1.64 in) and February the driest (0.32 in). Snow typically falls from October through May.
Best time to visit Monte Vista
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →93 of 366 (25.4%) of Monte Vista'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.
| 1890s | 1 | |
| 1930s | 5 | |
| 1940s | 57 | |
| 1950s | 42 | |
| 1960s | 29 | |
| 1970s | 26 | |
| 1980s | 21 | |
| 1990s | 37 | |
| 2000s | 46 | |
| 2010s | 38 | |
| 2020s | 64 |
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 | 33.1°F | -2.2°F | 15.4°F | 0.40 in | 6.0 in | 4 |
| February | 39.6°F | 5.0°F | 22.3°F | 0.32 in | 4.5 in | 4 |
| March | 51.5°F | 15.8°F | 33.7°F | 0.66 in | 6.5 in | 4 |
| April | 58.8°F | 22.2°F | 40.5°F | 0.66 in | 4.8 in | 4 |
| May | 67.1°F | 31.4°F | 49.2°F | 0.81 in | 1.2 in | 5 |
| June | 77.2°F | 38.3°F | 57.7°F | 0.50 in | — | 4 |
| July | 80.1°F | 44.9°F | 62.5°F | 1.48 in | — | 10 |
| August | 77.8°F | 43.3°F | 60.6°F | 1.64 in | — | 11 |
| September | 72.5°F | 34.8°F | 53.7°F | 1.11 in | — | 7 |
| October | 61.6°F | 23.2°F | 42.4°F | 0.83 in | 2.8 in | 5 |
| November | 48.1°F | 11.7°F | 29.9°F | 0.41 in | 3.9 in | 3 |
| December | 34.5°F | -0.1°F | 17.2°F | 0.41 in | 5.7 in | 4 |
Climate twins of Monte Vista
Why these? →The most climatically similar US cities at least 140 miles away (by monthly temperature + precipitation pattern).