Statewide areal climate 1951–2025

Colorado

A 17.7" / 46.6°F normal · 2025 ran 90% of normal precipitation. 64 counties.
2026 so far · through Jul 25: This area is at 63% (6.36") of the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the 2nd driest start of 76 years. Temperature +4°F vs normal. U.S. year-to-date →

Normal (1996–2025)

17.7in
annual precipitation · 46.6°F

2025 vs Normal

90%
16.0" · 48.0°F (+1.4 vs normal)

Wettest Year

25.4in
1957

Driest Year

11.8in
2002

Biggest Rain Day

1.06in
May 16 · 1957

Warmest Year

48.4°F
2012

Record

1951–2025
75 complete years · NOAA nClimGrid

Where 2025 Ran Wet & Dry

Every county in Colorado by its 2025 precipitation vs the 1996–2025 normal.
Where 2025 Ran Wet & Dry

Monthly Climate

26°
J
29°
F
37°
M
44°
A
53°
M
63°
J
69°
J
67°
A
60°
S
47°
O
36°
N
27°
D
—— normal temperature (°F) · ▮ normal precipitation (in) · 1996–2025

Counties (64)

Adams CountyAlamosa CountyArapahoe CountyArchuleta CountyBaca CountyBent CountyBoulder CountyBroomfield CountyChaffee CountyCheyenne CountyClear Creek CountyConejos CountyCostilla CountyCrowley CountyCuster CountyDelta CountyDenver CountyDolores CountyDouglas CountyEagle CountyEl Paso CountyElbert CountyFremont CountyGarfield CountyGilpin CountyGrand CountyGunnison CountyHinsdale CountyHuerfano CountyJackson CountyJefferson CountyKiowa CountyKit Carson CountyLa Plata CountyLake CountyLarimer CountyLas Animas CountyLincoln CountyLogan CountyMesa CountyMineral CountyMoffat CountyMontezuma CountyMontrose CountyMorgan CountyOtero CountyOuray CountyPark CountyPhillips CountyPitkin CountyProwers CountyPueblo CountyRio Blanco CountyRio Grande CountyRoutt CountySaguache CountySan Juan CountySan Miguel CountySedgwick CountySummit CountyTeller CountyWashington CountyWeld CountyYuma County
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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