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30-year climate normals

San Miguel County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

85.2°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 13.3°F.

San Miguel County gets 15.75" of precipitation a year and 59.8" of snow, and 39% 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 38.9° 13.3° 0.90" 12.0"
February 42.6° 17.9° 0.74" 10.4"
March 52.3° 24.8° 0.97" 8.0"
April 59.2° 30.5° 1.13" 4.2"
May 68.8° 38.1° 1.18" 0.6"
June 80.5° 45.9° 0.66" 0.0"
July 85.2° 52.6° 2.00" 0.0"
August 82.2° 51.1° 2.17" 0.0"
September 75.1° 44.2° 2.04" 0.2"
October 62.4° 33.5° 1.48" 2.1"
November 49.7° 22.5° 1.31" 11.9"
December 39.4° 13.5° 1.17" 10.4"

Rainfall by month

Precipitation is spread fairly evenly through the year here, with 39% falling in the wettest three months (Jul, Aug, Sep).

January 0.90"
February 0.74"
March 0.97"
April 1.13"
May 1.18"
June 0.66"
July 2.00"
August 2.17"
September 2.04"
October 1.48"
November 1.31"
December 1.17"
Annual total 15.75"

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 268
Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 6,862
Approximate annual cooling cost At 16.16¢/kWh, Colorado average $43
Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $388

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 San Miguel County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in San Miguel County?

San Miguel County averages a high of 85.2°F in July and a low of 13.3°F in January. Annual precipitation is 15.75 inches, including 59.8 inches of snow.

When is the rainy season in San Miguel County?

The wettest stretch is Jul, Aug, Sep, which accounts for 39% of the year's precipitation. Precipitation is relatively evenly distributed across the year.

How hot does it get in San Miguel County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 85.2°F. That drives 268 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in San Miguel County?

Yes. San Miguel County averages 59.8 inches of snow a year.

Sources

  • Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station NORWOOD, CO US (USC00056012), 11.4 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.