Poncha Springs, CO
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from SALIDA, CO US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Poncha Springs has an annual average temperature of 46.3°F with about 8.8 inches of precipitation per year and 36.7 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 85.8°F), and the coldest is January (average low 11.5°F). August is typically the wettest month (1.46 in) and November the driest (0.25 in). Snow typically falls from October through May.
Best time to visit Poncha Springs
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →6 of 366 (1.6%) of Poncha Springs'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 | 24 | |
| 1900s | 50 | |
| 1910s | 25 | |
| 1920s | 1 | |
| 1930s | 48 | |
| 1940s | 28 | |
| 1950s | 21 | |
| 1960s | 19 | |
| 1970s | 2 | |
| 1980s | 11 | |
| 1990s | 31 | |
| 2000s | 92 | |
| 2010s | 14 |
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 | 43.4°F | 11.5°F | 27.4°F | 0.31 in | 4.0 in | 2 |
| February | 45.5°F | 14.8°F | 30.1°F | 0.27 in | 4.1 in | 2 |
| March | 54.0°F | 21.0°F | 37.5°F | 0.69 in | 6.5 in | 4 |
| April | 60.3°F | 27.7°F | 44.0°F | 1.05 in | 8.0 in | 5 |
| May | 70.2°F | 34.6°F | 52.4°F | 0.96 in | 2.7 in | 5 |
| June | 82.0°F | 43.4°F | 62.7°F | 0.50 in | — | 4 |
| July | 85.8°F | 49.1°F | 67.4°F | 1.36 in | — | 8 |
| August | 83.1°F | 47.2°F | 65.1°F | 1.46 in | — | 10 |
| September | 77.0°F | 38.9°F | 58.0°F | 0.67 in | — | 5 |
| October | 65.4°F | 28.9°F | 47.1°F | 0.87 in | 2.6 in | 5 |
| November | 52.7°F | 19.5°F | 36.1°F | 0.25 in | 4.1 in | 3 |
| December | 43.2°F | 12.6°F | 27.9°F | 0.38 in | 4.7 in | 3 |
Climate twins of Poncha Springs
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