Colorado · county areal climate 1951–2025

La Plata County, CO

A 21.0" / 45.7°F normal · 2025 ran 90% of normal precipitation.
2026 so far · through Jul 25: This area is at 69% (6.94") of the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the 6th driest start of 76 years. Temperature +3.9°F vs normal. U.S. year-to-date →

Normal (1996–2025)

21.0in
annual precipitation · 45.7°F

2025 vs Normal

90%
19.0" · 47.5°F (+1.8 vs normal)

Wettest Year

38.4in
1957

Driest Year

12.1in
2020

Biggest Rain Day

2.39in
Dec 6 · 1966

Warmest Year

47.6°F
2017

Record

1951–2025
75 complete years · NOAA nClimGrid

Monthly Climate

26°
J
29°
F
36°
M
43°
A
51°
M
62°
J
67°
J
64°
A
58°
S
47°
O
36°
N
28°
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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