Walsenburg, CO
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from WALSENBURG 1 NW, CO US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Walsenburg has an annual average temperature of 51.6°F with about 17.3 inches of precipitation per year and 91.6 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 87.4°F), and the coldest is December (average low 20.4°F). April is typically the wettest month (2.26 in) and February the driest (0.82 in). Snow typically falls from September through May.
Best time to visit Walsenburg
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →119 of 366 (32.5%) of Walsenburg'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.
| 1930s | 30 | |
| 1940s | 28 | |
| 1950s | 16 | |
| 1960s | 15 | |
| 1970s | 14 | |
| 1980s | 57 | |
| 1990s | 30 | |
| 2000s | 43 | |
| 2010s | 50 | |
| 2020s | 83 |
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 | 47.3°F | 20.7°F | 34.0°F | 0.83 in | 10.5 in | 4 |
| February | 49.3°F | 21.5°F | 35.4°F | 0.82 in | 12.8 in | 5 |
| March | 57.1°F | 27.2°F | 42.1°F | 1.72 in | 17.4 in | 7 |
| April | 63.4°F | 33.6°F | 48.5°F | 2.26 in | 15.1 in | 7 |
| May | 72.5°F | 42.7°F | 57.6°F | 1.82 in | 2.0 in | 8 |
| June | 83.5°F | 51.8°F | 67.7°F | 1.28 in | — | 6 |
| July | 87.4°F | 57.5°F | 72.5°F | 2.24 in | — | 10 |
| August | 85.1°F | 56.2°F | 70.6°F | 2.15 in | — | 11 |
| September | 79.2°F | 48.0°F | 63.6°F | 0.85 in | 0.5 in | 6 |
| October | 68.4°F | 36.6°F | 52.5°F | 1.31 in | 7.2 in | 5 |
| November | 55.9°F | 27.7°F | 41.8°F | 1.00 in | 12.7 in | 5 |
| December | 46.5°F | 20.4°F | 33.4°F | 1.01 in | 13.4 in | 5 |
Climate twins of Walsenburg
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