Colorado · county areal climate 1951–2025

Rio Grande County, CO

A 14.1" / 40.5°F normal · 2025 ran 100% of normal precipitation.
2026 so far · through Jul 25: This area is at 53% (3.79") of the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the 4th driest start of 76 years. Temperature +3.9°F vs normal. U.S. year-to-date →

Normal (1996–2025)

14.1in
annual precipitation · 40.5°F

2025 vs Normal

100%
14.1" · 42.7°F (+2.2 vs normal)

Wettest Year

23.1in
1957

Driest Year

7.8in
2002

Biggest Rain Day

1.38in
Apr 21 · 1952

Warmest Year

42.7°F
2017

Record

1951–2025
75 complete years · NOAA nClimGrid

Monthly Climate

20°
J
24°
F
32°
M
39°
A
47°
M
56°
J
61°
J
59°
A
53°
S
42°
O
31°
N
21°
D
—— normal temperature (°F) · ▮ normal precipitation (in) · 1996–2025
Areal nClimGrid averages (NOAA/NCEI) over the whole area — an average across the region, not a single station. Separate from the station records.

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