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30-year climate normals

Archuleta County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

88.2°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 10.2°F.

Archuleta County gets 17.37" of precipitation a year and 55.7" of snow, and 36% of it falls in Jul, Aug, Sep.

Temperature through the year

Each bar spans the average daily low to the average daily high for that month.

20° 40° 60° 80° JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
MonthAvg highAvg low PrecipSnow
January 43.6° 10.2° 1.46" 13.4"
February 47.8° 15.8° 1.36" 12.8"
March 56.6° 22.3° 1.14" 6.3"
April 64.1° 27.5° 1.16" 2.7"
May 73.6° 33.9° 1.09" 0.4"
June 84.2° 40.7° 0.66" 0.0"
July 88.2° 49.6° 2.08" 0.0"
August 85.4° 49.1° 2.41" 0.0"
September 78.9° 40.6° 1.72" 0.0"
October 67.6° 29.0° 1.48" 1.0"
November 54.1° 19.7° 1.32" 5.7"
December 43.7° 11.9° 1.49" 13.4"

Rainfall by month

Precipitation is spread fairly evenly through the year here, with 36% falling in the wettest three months (Jul, Aug, Sep).

January 1.46"
February 1.36"
March 1.14"
April 1.16"
May 1.09"
June 0.66"
July 2.08"
August 2.41"
September 1.72"
October 1.48"
November 1.32"
December 1.49"
Annual total 17.37"

What this climate costs you

Degree days measure how hard a building has to work to stay comfortable. They are the reason two identical houses have very different power bills, and they are the link between the weather here and what you pay every month.

Cooling degree days How much air conditioning the climate demands 263
Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 6,647
Approximate annual cooling cost At 16.16¢/kWh, Colorado average $43
Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $376

These are rough planning figures from degree days and the state electricity price, not a bill estimate. House size, insulation and fuel type move them a lot. See the full cost of owning a home in Archuleta County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Archuleta County?

Archuleta County averages a high of 88.2°F in July and a low of 10.2°F in January. Annual precipitation is 17.37 inches, including 55.7 inches of snow.

When is the rainy season in Archuleta County?

The wettest stretch is Jul, Aug, Sep, which accounts for 36% of the year's precipitation. Precipitation is relatively evenly distributed across the year.

How hot does it get in Archuleta County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 88.2°F. That drives 263 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Archuleta County?

Yes. Archuleta County averages 55.7 inches of snow a year.

Sources

  • Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station DULCE, NM US (USC00292608), 18.6 miles from the county centroid.
  • Heating and cooling degree days — NOAA, same station and period.
  • Electricity price — US Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly Table 5.6.A, Colorado residential average.
  • Wet-season share is the wettest three consecutive months as a percentage of annual precipitation, calculated from the monthly normals.