30-year climate normals

Bent County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

95.4°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 13.9°F.

Bent County gets 13.35" of precipitation a year, and 54% of it falls in Jun, Jul, Aug.

Temperature through the year

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

Month	Avg high	Avg low	Precip
January	47.4°	13.9°	0.19"
February	51.5°	17.5°	0.22"
March	62.3°	26.5°	0.59"
April	70.1°	35.4°	1.06"
May	80.1°	45.6°	1.70"
June	90.9°	56.8°	2.09"
July	95.4°	62.3°	2.92"
August	92.6°	60.4°	2.22"
September	85.7°	50.8°	1.03"
October	71.9°	35.3°	0.82"
November	58.7°	23.6°	0.38"
December	47.4°	14.4°	0.13"

Rainfall by month

Bent County has a distinct wet season. 54% of the year's precipitation arrives in Jun, Jul, Aug.

January 0.19"

February 0.22"

March 0.59"

April 1.06"

May 1.70"

June 2.09"

July 2.92"

August 2.22"

September 1.03"

October 0.82"

November 0.38"

December 0.13"

Annual total 13.35"

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 1,315

Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 5,284

Approximate annual cooling cost At 16.16¢/kWh, Colorado average $213

Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $299

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 Bent County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Bent County?

Bent County averages a high of 95.4°F in July and a low of 13.9°F in January. Annual precipitation is 13.35 inches, with essentially no snow.

When is the rainy season in Bent County?

The wettest stretch is Jun, Jul, Aug, which accounts for 54% of the year's precipitation. That is a pronounced wet season rather than rain spread evenly through the year.

How hot does it get in Bent County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 95.4°F. That drives 1,315 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Bent County?

Effectively no. Measurable snowfall is rare in Bent County.

Sources

Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station LAMAR MUNI AP, CO US (USW00003013), 23.3 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.