Ridgway, CO
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from RIDGWAY, CO US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Ridgway has an annual average temperature of 44.1°F with about 16.1 inches of precipitation per year and 81 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 85.4°F), and the coldest is January (average low 6.5°F). August is typically the wettest month (2.04 in) and June the driest (0.81 in). Snow typically falls from September through May.
Best time to visit Ridgway
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →208 of 366 (56.8%) of Ridgway'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.
| 1980s | 16 | |
| 1990s | 26 | |
| 2000s | 88 | |
| 2010s | 101 | |
| 2020s | 135 |
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 | 40.3°F | 6.5°F | 23.4°F | 1.02 in | 13.6 in | 6 |
| February | 44.0°F | 11.9°F | 27.9°F | 0.92 in | 12.6 in | 6 |
| March | 52.5°F | 20.2°F | 36.3°F | 1.27 in | 13.6 in | 6 |
| April | 58.8°F | 26.2°F | 42.5°F | 1.43 in | 7.3 in | 8 |
| May | 69.7°F | 33.6°F | 51.6°F | 1.50 in | 1.4 in | 8 |
| June | 81.3°F | 39.4°F | 60.3°F | 0.81 in | — | 4 |
| July | 85.4°F | 46.3°F | 65.8°F | 1.87 in | — | 10 |
| August | 82.3°F | 44.6°F | 63.4°F | 2.04 in | — | 11 |
| September | 75.8°F | 36.2°F | 56.0°F | 1.59 in | 0.3 in | 8 |
| October | 63.9°F | 25.7°F | 44.8°F | 1.36 in | 4.4 in | 6 |
| November | 50.7°F | 16.4°F | 33.6°F | 1.21 in | 11.4 in | 6 |
| December | 39.9°F | 7.6°F | 23.8°F | 1.10 in | 16.4 in | 7 |
Climate twins of Ridgway
Why these? →The most climatically similar US cities at least 140 miles away (by monthly temperature + precipitation pattern).