Cathedral weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Cathedral, Colorado: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Lake City 1nne, 24 km from Cathedral; records cover 2012–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 17.1 in435 mm
- Snow a year
- Rare
- Last spring freeze
- Jun 5
- First fall freeze
- Sep 20
- Heating degree days
- 9,709
- Cooling degree days
- 4
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are −14°−26° (heating, 99%) and 85°29° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Cathedral in January
Highs average 31°0° and lows −1°−18°, with 1.2 in31 mm of precipitation in a typical January.
- Record high
- 53°12° (2018)
- Record low
- −20°−29° (2025)
- Heating degree days
- 1544
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Cathedral in February
Highs average 36°2° and lows 4°−16°, with 1.1 in27 mm of precipitation in a typical February.
- Record high
- 58°14° (2025)
- Record low
- −20°−29° (2016)
- Heating degree days
- 1268
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Cathedral in March
Highs average 43°6° and lows 15°−9°, with 1 in25 mm of precipitation in a typical March.
- Record high
- 75°24° (2026)
- Record low
- −10°−23° (2022)
- Heating degree days
- 1110
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Cathedral in April
Highs average 51°11° and lows 23°−5°, with 1.6 in41 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 74°23° (2020)
- Record low
- 2°−17° (2023)
- Heating degree days
- 836
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Cathedral in May
Highs average 62°17° and lows 30°−1°, with 1.3 in32 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 81°27° (2020)
- Record low
- 15°−9° (2013)
- Heating degree days
- 589
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Cathedral in June
Highs average 74°23° and lows 38°3°, with 0.85 in22 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 92°33° (2016)
- Record low
- 26°−3° (2013)
- Heating degree days
- 278
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Cathedral in July
Highs average 77°25° and lows 44°7°, with 2 in52 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 90°32° (2023)
- Record low
- 36°2° (2020)
- Heating degree days
- 135
- Cooling degree days
- 3
Cathedral in August
Highs average 75°24° and lows 43°6°, with 2.6 in65 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 90°32° (2025)
- Record low
- 36°2° (2015)
- Heating degree days
- 190
- Cooling degree days
- 1
Cathedral in September
Highs average 68°20° and lows 36°2°, with 1.6 in41 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 85°29° (2020)
- Record low
- 22°−6° (2013)
- Heating degree days
- 381
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Cathedral in OctoberThis month
Highs average 58°14° and lows 25°−4°, with 1.8 in46 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 78°26° (2024)
- Record low
- −5°−21° (2019)
- Heating degree days
- 739
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Cathedral in November
Highs average 43°6° and lows 13°−11°, with 1.1 in27 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 66°19° (2016)
- Record low
- −9°−23° (2024)
- Heating degree days
- 1120
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Cathedral in December
Highs average 31°0° and lows 1°−17°, with 1.1 in27 mm of precipitation in a typical December.
- Record high
- 55°13° (2017)
- Record low
- −18°−28° (2013)
- Heating degree days
- 1519
- Cooling degree days
- 0
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