Monument, CO

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from MONUMENT 3S, CO US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Monument has an annual average temperature of 46.7°F with about 18.1 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 84.1°F), and the coldest is February (average low 14.2°F). August is typically the wettest month (3.11 in) and December the driest (0.47 in).

Annual swing
39.6°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
6,720
Cooling need
138

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

225 of 366 (61.5%) of Monument'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
5
2010s
274
2020s
87

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 43.3°F 14.4°F 28.9°F 0.52 in
February 43.4°F 14.2°F 28.8°F 0.58 in
March 51.7°F 22.6°F 37.2°F 1.33 in
April 57.3°F 28.5°F 42.9°F 2.10 in
May 67.0°F 37.8°F 52.4°F 2.26 in
June 78.9°F 46.8°F 62.9°F 1.76 in
July 84.1°F 52.7°F 68.4°F 2.69 in
August 81.2°F 51.2°F 66.2°F 3.11 in
September 75.1°F 44.1°F 59.6°F 1.70 in
October 63.2°F 31.6°F 47.4°F 0.87 in
November 51.8°F 22.1°F 37.0°F 0.69 in
December 43.2°F 14.6°F 28.9°F 0.47 in

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