Las Animas weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Las Animas, Colorado: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at LAS ANIMAS, 1 km from Las Animas; records cover 1893–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 13.6 in345 mm
- Snow a year
- 16 in41 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 27
- First fall freeze
- Oct 10
- Heating degree days
- 5,124
- Cooling degree days
- 1,317
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are −2°−19° (heating, 99%) and 105°41° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Las Animas in January
Highs average 48°9° and lows 16°−9°, with 0.38 in9.7 mm of precipitation and 4 in10 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 84°29° (1916)
- Record low
- −32°−36° (1948)
- Heating degree days
- 1034
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Las Animas in February
Highs average 52°11° and lows 19°−7°, with 0.32 in8.1 mm of precipitation and 2.3 in5.8 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 85°29° (2015)
- Record low
- −31°−35° (1899)
- Heating degree days
- 827
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Las Animas in March
Highs average 62°17° and lows 28°−2°, with 0.78 in20 mm of precipitation and 3 in8 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 94°34° (1907)
- Record low
- −26°−32° (1948)
- Heating degree days
- 622
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Las Animas in April
Highs average 70°21° and lows 37°3°, with 1.4 in35 mm of precipitation and 0.4 in1 cm of snow in a typical April.
- Record high
- 100°38° (1989)
- Record low
- 5°−15° (1957)
- Heating degree days
- 361
- Cooling degree days
- 7
Las Animas in May
Highs average 79°26° and lows 48°9°, with 1.7 in43 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 106°41° (2002)
- Record low
- 17°−8° (1909)
- Heating degree days
- 132
- Cooling degree days
- 81
Las Animas in June
Highs average 90°32° and lows 58°14°, with 1.8 in46 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 114°46° (2012)
- Record low
- 32°0° (1915)
- Heating degree days
- 11
- Cooling degree days
- 278
Las Animas in July
Highs average 95°35° and lows 63°17°, with 2.6 in67 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 114°46° (1933)
- Record low
- 32°0° (1912)
- Heating degree days
- 1
- Cooling degree days
- 427
Las Animas in August
Highs average 92°33° and lows 61°16°, with 1.8 in46 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 110°43° (1937)
- Record low
- 34°1° (1912)
- Heating degree days
- 2
- Cooling degree days
- 356
Las Animas in September
Highs average 85°29° and lows 52°11°, with 0.93 in24 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 106°41° (2020)
- Record low
- 22°−6° (1985)
- Heating degree days
- 58
- Cooling degree days
- 155
Las Animas in OctoberThis month
Highs average 71°22° and lows 37°3°, with 1.1 in28 mm of precipitation and 1.5 in3.8 cm of snow in a typical October.
- Record high
- 99°37° (2015)
- Record low
- −1°−18° (2019)
- Heating degree days
- 343
- Cooling degree days
- 13
Las Animas in November
Highs average 58°15° and lows 25°−4°, with 0.4 in10 mm of precipitation and 1.9 in4.8 cm of snow in a typical November.
- Record high
- 90°32° (1932)
- Record low
- −14°−26° (1903)
- Heating degree days
- 704
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Las Animas in December
Highs average 48°9° and lows 16°−9°, with 0.36 in9.1 mm of precipitation and 2.9 in7.4 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 88°31° (1915)
- Record low
- −32°−36° (1924)
- Heating degree days
- 1029
- Cooling degree days
- 0
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