Colorado · county areal climate 1951–2025
Rio Grande County, CO
A 40.5°F / 14.1" normal · 2025 ran +2.2°F vs normal.
2026 so far · through Jul 9: This area is running
+4°F (41.4°F) vs the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the
1st warmest start of 76 years. Precipitation
54% of normal.
U.S. year-to-date → Normal (1996–2025)
40.5°F
annual mean · 14.1" precipitation
2025 vs Normal
+2.2°F
42.7°F · 14.1" (100% of normal)
Warmest Year
42.7°F
2017 · coldest 36.0°F (1975)
Wettest Year
23.1in
1957 · driest 7.8" (2002)
Hottest Day
86.3°F
Jun 17 · 2021
Coldest Day
-30.3°F
Jan 7 · 1971
Biggest Rain Day
1.38in
Apr 21 · 1952
Record
1951–2025
75 complete years · NOAA nClimGrid
—— 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.