Parachute weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Parachute, 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 Collbran, 24 km from Parachute, over its available record (1900–2026) — not an NCEI normal; records cover 1900–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 14.8 in376 mm
- Snow a year
- Rare
- Last spring freeze
- May 29
- First fall freeze
- Sep 22
- 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 −9°−23° (heating, 99%) and 94°34° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Parachute in January
Highs average 36°2° and lows 9°−13°, with 1.1 in28 mm of precipitation in a typical January.
- Record high
- 59°15° (1956)
- Record low
- −28°−33° (1948)
- Heating degree days
- —
- Cooling degree days
- —
Parachute in February
Highs average 42°6° and lows 15°−9°, with 1.1 in28 mm of precipitation in a typical February.
- Record high
- 66°19° (1962)
- Record low
- −36°−38° (1933)
- Heating degree days
- —
- Cooling degree days
- —
Parachute in March
Highs average 51°10° and lows 23°−5°, with 1.5 in38 mm of precipitation in a typical March.
- Record high
- 83°28° (2026)
- Record low
- −17°−27° (1948)
- Heating degree days
- —
- Cooling degree days
- —
Parachute in April
Highs average 61°16° and lows 31°−1°, with 1.5 in38 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 84°29° (1943)
- Record low
- −7°−22° (1945)
- Heating degree days
- —
- Cooling degree days
- —
Parachute in May
Highs average 71°22° and lows 38°3°, with 1.4 in36 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 91°33° (1956)
- Record low
- 14°−10° (1909)
- Heating degree days
- —
- Cooling degree days
- —
Parachute in June
Highs average 81°27° and lows 45°7°, with 0.8 in20 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 98°37° (1994)
- Record low
- 24°−4° (1973)
- Heating degree days
- —
- Cooling degree days
- —
Parachute in July
Highs average 87°31° and lows 52°11°, with 1.1 in28 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 100°38° (2026)
- Record low
- 31°−1° (1921)
- Heating degree days
- —
- Cooling degree days
- —
Parachute in August
Highs average 85°29° and lows 50°10°, with 1.4 in36 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 100°38° (1902)
- Record low
- 28°−2° (1975)
- Heating degree days
- —
- Cooling degree days
- —
Parachute in September
Highs average 77°25° and lows 42°5°, with 1.4 in36 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 96°36° (1902)
- Record low
- 18°−8° (1988)
- Heating degree days
- —
- Cooling degree days
- —
Parachute in OctoberThis month
Highs average 65°18° and lows 32°0°, with 1.4 in36 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 88°31° (1905)
- Record low
- 1°−17° (1975)
- Heating degree days
- —
- Cooling degree days
- —
Parachute in November
Highs average 49°10° and lows 21°−6°, with 1.1 in28 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 73°23° (1978)
- Record low
- −11°−24° (1931)
- Heating degree days
- —
- Cooling degree days
- —
Parachute in December
Highs average 38°3° and lows 12°−11°, with 1 in25 mm of precipitation in a typical December.
- Record high
- 64°18° (2025)
- Record low
- −30°−34° (1924)
- Heating degree days
- —
- Cooling degree days
- —
Rifle station, 1910–2009: records and averages
This station is no longer reporting, but its 1910–2009 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 37°3°, low 9°−13°, 0.9 in23 mm precipitation.
Record high 62°17° (1986); record low −38°−39° (1963).
February
Average high 44°7°, low 17°−9°, 0.8 in20 mm precipitation.
Record high 69°21° (1986); record low −34°−37° (1933).
March
Average high 54°12°, low 24°−4°, 0.9 in23 mm precipitation.
Record high 81°27° (2004); record low −16°−27° (1948).
April
Average high 64°18°, low 31°0°, 1 in25 mm precipitation.
Record high 92°33° (1936); record low 7°−14° (1945).
May
Average high 74°23°, low 39°4°, 1 in25 mm precipitation.
Record high 96°36° (2000); record low 17°−8° (1972).
June
Average high 84°29°, low 45°7°, 0.7 in18 mm precipitation.
Record high 102°39° (1929); record low 22°−6° (1937).
July
Average high 90°32°, low 52°11°, 1 in25 mm precipitation.
Record high 104°40° (1929); record low 33°1° (1968).
August
Average high 88°31°, low 51°10°, 1.1 in28 mm precipitation.
Record high 102°39° (2004); record low 31°−1° (1960).
September
Average high 80°26°, low 42°5°, 1.1 in28 mm precipitation.
Record high 99°37° (1990); record low 21°−6° (1937).
October
Average high 67°20°, low 31°0°, 1.2 in30 mm precipitation.
Record high 88°31° (1910); record low 7°−14° (1991).
November
Average high 51°11°, low 21°−6°, 0.9 in23 mm precipitation.
Record high 79°26° (1934); record low −16°−27° (1955).
December
Average high 39°4°, low 13°−11°, 0.9 in23 mm precipitation.
Record high 65°18° (1933); record low −27°−33° (1962).
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