Cotopaxi weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Cotopaxi, Colorado: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. No nearby active station has official 1991–2020 normals, so these are forecast.blue’s own averages computed from daily observations at Hayden Pass, 17 km from Cotopaxi, over its available record (2007–2026) — not an NCEI normal; records cover 2007–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 26.2 in665 mm
- Snow a year
- Rare
- Last spring freeze
- Jun 1
- First fall freeze
- Sep 20
- Heating degree days
- —
- Cooling degree days
- —
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are −7°−22° (heating, 99%) and 76°24° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Cotopaxi in January
Highs average 25°−4° and lows 10°−12°, with 1.9 in48 mm of precipitation in a typical January.
- Record high
- 48°9° (2015)
- Record low
- −16°−27° (2011)
- Heating degree days
- —
- Cooling degree days
- —
Cotopaxi in February
Highs average 27°−3° and lows 10°−12°, with 2.2 in56 mm of precipitation in a typical February.
- Record high
- 48°9° (2015)
- Record low
- −28°−33° (2011)
- Heating degree days
- —
- Cooling degree days
- —
Cotopaxi in March
Highs average 37°3° and lows 17°−8°, with 2.4 in61 mm of precipitation in a typical March.
- Record high
- 64°18° (2026)
- Record low
- −31°−35° (2013)
- Heating degree days
- —
- Cooling degree days
- —
Cotopaxi in April
Highs average 44°6° and lows 22°−6°, with 2.6 in66 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 61°16° (2012)
- Record low
- −5°−21° (2013)
- Heating degree days
- —
- Cooling degree days
- —
Cotopaxi in May
Highs average 51°11° and lows 31°−1°, with 3.1 in79 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 70°21° (2018)
- Record low
- 0°−18° (2013)
- Heating degree days
- —
- Cooling degree days
- —
Cotopaxi in June
Highs average 65°18° and lows 42°6°, with 1.4 in36 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 83°28° (2012)
- Record low
- 24°−4° (2020)
- Heating degree days
- —
- Cooling degree days
- —
Cotopaxi in July
Highs average 70°21° and lows 47°8°, with 2.4 in61 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 81°27° (2020)
- Record low
- 27°−3° (2013)
- Heating degree days
- —
- Cooling degree days
- —
Cotopaxi in August
Highs average 67°19° and lows 45°7°, with 2.1 in53 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 82°28° (2026)
- Record low
- 27°−3° (2013)
- Heating degree days
- —
- Cooling degree days
- —
Cotopaxi in September
Highs average 60°16° and lows 40°4°, with 2.3 in58 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 78°26° (2019)
- Record low
- 14°−10° (2020)
- Heating degree days
- —
- Cooling degree days
- —
Cotopaxi in OctoberThis month
Highs average 47°9° and lows 29°−2°, with 1.7 in43 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 67°19° (2010)
- Record low
- −10°−23° (2019)
- Heating degree days
- —
- Cooling degree days
- —
Cotopaxi in November
Highs average 35°2° and lows 19°−7°, with 1.6 in41 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 66°19° (2009)
- Record low
- −6°−21° (2010)
- Heating degree days
- —
- Cooling degree days
- —
Cotopaxi in December
Highs average 25°−4° and lows 11°−12°, with 2.5 in64 mm of precipitation in a typical December.
- Record high
- 50°10° (2021)
- Record low
- −31°−35° (2013)
- Heating degree days
- —
- Cooling degree days
- —
Salida station, 1897–2017: records and averages
This station is no longer reporting, but its 1897–2017 record is the longest and most local history available. These are its own averages over its own period of record — not NCEI normals, and not the same station as the computed averages above.
January
Average high 43°6°, low 13°−11°, 0.3 in7.6 mm precipitation.
Record high 65°18° (1902); record low −35°−37° (1919).
February
Average high 46°8°, low 15°−9°, 0.6 in15 mm precipitation.
Record high 71°22° (1932); record low −33°−36° (1951).
March
Average high 52°11°, low 21°−6°, 0.7 in18 mm precipitation.
Record high 77°25° (1900); record low −21°−29° (2002).
April
Average high 61°16°, low 28°−2°, 1.2 in30 mm precipitation.
Record high 82°28° (2012); record low −7°−22° (1957).
May
Average high 70°21°, low 35°2°, 1.1 in28 mm precipitation.
Record high 93°34° (2005); record low 13°−11° (1944).
June
Average high 80°27°, low 42°6°, 0.8 in20 mm precipitation.
Record high 98°37° (1900); record low 23°−5° (1919).
July
Average high 84°29°, low 48°9°, 1.6 in41 mm precipitation.
Record high 103°39° (2005); record low 30°−1° (1902).
August
Average high 82°28°, low 46°8°, 1.6 in41 mm precipitation.
Record high 100°38° (1902); record low 31°−1° (1900).
September
Average high 76°24°, low 38°3°, 0.9 in23 mm precipitation.
Record high 94°34° (2002); record low 14°−10° (1908).
October
Average high 66°19°, low 29°−2°, 1 in25 mm precipitation.
Record high 85°29° (2003); record low −4°−20° (1932).
November
Average high 53°12°, low 20°−7°, 0.5 in13 mm precipitation.
Record high 80°27° (1937); record low −20°−29° (1931).
December
Average high 44°6°, low 13°−11°, 0.5 in13 mm precipitation.
Record high 70°21° (1900); record low −28°−33° (1990).
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