Colorado · county areal climate 1951–2025

Otero County, CO

A 13.1" / 54.3°F normal · 2025 ran 80% of normal precipitation.
2026 so far · through Jul 25: This area is at 52% (3.97") of the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the 3rd driest start of 76 years. Temperature +4°F vs normal. U.S. year-to-date →

Normal (1996–2025)

13.1in
annual precipitation · 54.3°F

2025 vs Normal

80%
10.5" · 54.9°F (+0.6 vs normal)

Wettest Year

22.3in
2017

Driest Year

5.8in
2002

Biggest Rain Day

2.52in
May 19 · 1955

Warmest Year

56.3°F
2012

Record

1951–2025
75 complete years · NOAA nClimGrid

Monthly Climate

32°
J
35°
F
45°
M
52°
A
62°
M
73°
J
78°
J
75°
A
68°
S
54°
O
43°
N
33°
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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