Ouray, CO
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from OURAY #2, CO US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Ouray has an annual average temperature of 45.1°F with about 24.1 inches of precipitation per year and 173.4 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 79.9°F), and the coldest is January (average low 15.7°F). August is typically the wettest month (2.70 in) and June the driest (0.97 in). Snow typically falls from September through May.
Best time to visit Ouray
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →249 of 366 (68%) of Ouray'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 | 49 | |
| 2010s | 177 | |
| 2020s | 140 |
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 | 36.4°F | 15.7°F | 26.0°F | 1.77 in | 27.7 in | 11 |
| February | 40.7°F | 18.2°F | 29.5°F | 1.74 in | 30.4 in | 12 |
| March | 47.2°F | 24.6°F | 35.9°F | 2.47 in | 27.4 in | 12 |
| April | 54.4°F | 29.8°F | 42.1°F | 2.49 in | 22.6 in | 12 |
| May | 64.3°F | 37.5°F | 50.9°F | 1.84 in | 6.7 in | 11 |
| June | 76.0°F | 46.9°F | 61.4°F | 0.97 in | 0.1 in | 7 |
| July | 79.9°F | 52.3°F | 66.1°F | 2.66 in | — | 16 |
| August | 76.9°F | 51.2°F | 64.1°F | 2.70 in | — | 15 |
| September | 70.5°F | 44.9°F | 57.7°F | 2.04 in | 0.6 in | 11 |
| October | 58.3°F | 34.0°F | 46.1°F | 2.20 in | 6.1 in | 10 |
| November | 46.0°F | 24.4°F | 35.2°F | 1.72 in | 18.7 in | 8 |
| December | 36.3°F | 16.9°F | 26.6°F | 1.47 in | 33.1 in | 12 |
Climate twins of Ouray
Why these? →The most climatically similar US cities at least 140 miles away (by monthly temperature + precipitation pattern).