Craig weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Craig, Colorado: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Craig 4sw, 8 km from Craig; records cover 1977–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 17.3 in441 mm
- Snow a year
- Rare
- Last spring freeze
- May 26
- First fall freeze
- Sep 21
- Heating degree days
- 8,247
- Cooling degree days
- 195
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are −11°−24° (heating, 99%) and 93°34° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Craig in January
Highs average 30°−1° and lows 7°−14°, with 1.2 in30 mm of precipitation in a typical January.
- Record high
- 57°14° (1981)
- Record low
- −36°−38° (1984)
- Heating degree days
- 1437
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Craig in February
Highs average 35°2° and lows 11°−12°, with 1.1 in28 mm of precipitation in a typical February.
- Record high
- 63°17° (2015)
- Record low
- −41° (1989)
- Heating degree days
- 1175
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Craig in March
Highs average 47°8° and lows 20°−7°, with 1.3 in33 mm of precipitation in a typical March.
- Record high
- 81°27° (2026)
- Record low
- −15°−26° (2022)
- Heating degree days
- 980
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Craig in April
Highs average 56°13° and lows 27°−3°, with 1.9 in47 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 80°27° (1989)
- Record low
- −1°−18° (2008)
- Heating degree days
- 705
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Craig in May
Highs average 66°19° and lows 36°2°, with 1.9 in48 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 88°31° (2002)
- Record low
- 18°−8° (2011)
- Heating degree days
- 447
- Cooling degree days
- 1
Craig in June
Highs average 78°25° and lows 43°6°, with 1.1 in27 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 98°37° (2012)
- Record low
- 23°−5° (1978)
- Heating degree days
- 161
- Cooling degree days
- 20
Craig in July
Highs average 85°30° and lows 50°10°, with 1.2 in30 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 99°37° (1989)
- Record low
- 34°1° (1983)
- Heating degree days
- 26
- Cooling degree days
- 101
Craig in August
Highs average 83°28° and lows 48°9°, with 1.3 in33 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 96°36° (1979)
- Record low
- 31°−1° (1978)
- Heating degree days
- 45
- Cooling degree days
- 67
Craig in September
Highs average 75°24° and lows 39°4°, with 1.8 in45 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 97°36° (1978)
- Record low
- 16°−9° (1985)
- Heating degree days
- 248
- Cooling degree days
- 6
Craig in OctoberThis month
Highs average 61°16° and lows 28°−2°, with 1.8 in46 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 85°29° (2001)
- Record low
- −10°−23° (2019)
- Heating degree days
- 637
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Craig in November
Highs average 45°7° and lows 18°−8°, with 1.4 in36 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 73°23° (1999)
- Record low
- −16°−27° (2006)
- Heating degree days
- 1002
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Craig in December
Highs average 32°0° and lows 9°−13°, with 1.5 in37 mm of precipitation in a typical December.
- Record high
- 62°17° (2025)
- Record low
- −31°−35° (1978)
- Heating degree days
- 1384
- Cooling degree days
- 0
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