Ridgway, CO

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from RIDGWAY, CO US.

Dfb Warm-summer humid continental climate 6a USDA hardiness Zone 6a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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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.

Annual swing
42.4°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
7,542
Cooling need
24

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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

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