What is the hottest month in Trinidad?

July is the warmest month in Trinidad, with an average high of 87.8°F.

What is the coldest month in Trinidad?

January is the coldest month in Trinidad, with an average low of 22.0°F.

What month does Trinidad get the most rain?

July is typically the wettest month in Trinidad, with about 2.63 inches of precipitation.

What plant hardiness zone is Trinidad in?

Trinidad is approximately in USDA plant hardiness Zone 7b, based on the average annual extreme minimum temperature.

Has the climate in Trinidad changed recently?

20.8% of Trinidad's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (since 2015), compared to roughly 5% if records were evenly distributed over time.

Trinidad, CO

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

BSk Semi-arid (cold) climate 7b USDA hardiness Zone 7b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

Avg high Avg low

Climate summary

Trinidad has an annual average temperature of 54°F with about 14.9 inches of precipitation per year and 55.1 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 87.8°F), and the coldest is January (average low 22.0°F). July is typically the wettest month (2.63 in) and February the driest (0.47 in). Snow typically falls from October through May.

Pleasant months

1 / 12

avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F

Annual swing

38.9°F

warmest to coldest month

Heating need

4,656

HDD/yr

Cooling need

684

CDD/yr

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

76 of 366 (20.8%) of Trinidad'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		0
1900s		29
1910s		9
1920s		36
1930s		28
1940s		26
1950s		4
1960s		11
1970s		13
1980s		26
1990s		28
2000s		66
2010s		43
2020s		47

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	49.5°F	22.0°F	35.7°F	0.54 in	7.7 in	4
February	51.5°F	24.3°F	37.9°F	0.47 in	7.3 in	4
March	59.1°F	31.5°F	45.3°F	1.07 in	9.5 in	6
April	65.6°F	37.8°F	51.7°F	1.40 in	7.8 in	6
May	74.5°F	47.1°F	60.8°F	1.52 in	0.5 in	7
June	84.8°F	55.9°F	70.3°F	1.27 in	—	7
July	87.8°F	60.7°F	74.3°F	2.63 in	—	10
August	85.5°F	58.9°F	72.2°F	2.29 in	—	11
September	79.6°F	52.3°F	66.0°F	1.27 in	0.1 in	6
October	69.0°F	40.1°F	54.6°F	1.23 in	4.8 in	5
November	57.0°F	29.8°F	43.4°F	0.64 in	8.3 in	4
December	48.5°F	22.3°F	35.4°F	0.54 in	9.1 in	4