Piedra weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Piedra, 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 Weminuche Creek, 16 km from Piedra, over its available record (2010–2026) — not an NCEI normal; records cover 2010–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 38.5 in978 mm
- Snow a year
- Rare
- Last spring freeze
- May 31
- 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 −5°−21° (heating, 99%) and 77°25° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Piedra in January
Highs average 32°0° and lows 11°−11°, with 3.2 in81 mm of precipitation in a typical January.
- Record high
- 51°11° (2015)
- Record low
- −20°−29° (2011)
- Heating degree days
- —
- Cooling degree days
- —
Piedra in February
Highs average 33°1° and lows 11°−12°, with 3.9 in99 mm of precipitation in a typical February.
- Record high
- 52°11° (2015)
- Record low
- −19°−28° (2011)
- Heating degree days
- —
- Cooling degree days
- —
Piedra in March
Highs average 40°5° and lows 17°−8°, with 3.4 in86 mm of precipitation in a typical March.
- Record high
- 65°18° (2026)
- Record low
- −6°−21° (2023)
- Heating degree days
- —
- Cooling degree days
- —
Piedra in April
Highs average 46°8° and lows 22°−5°, with 2 in51 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 64°18° (2020)
- Record low
- −2°−19° (2023)
- Heating degree days
- —
- Cooling degree days
- —
Piedra in May
Highs average 54°12° and lows 30°−1°, with 2.3 in58 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 69°21° (2022)
- Record low
- 10°−12° (2011)
- Heating degree days
- —
- Cooling degree days
- —
Piedra in June
Highs average 67°19° and lows 42°6°, with 1.4 in36 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 82°28° (2013)
- Record low
- 24°−4° (2020)
- Heating degree days
- —
- Cooling degree days
- —
Piedra in July
Highs average 70°21° and lows 46°8°, with 3.9 in99 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 82°28° (2020)
- Record low
- 37°3° (2015)
- Heating degree days
- —
- Cooling degree days
- —
Piedra in August
Highs average 67°20° and lows 45°7°, with 3.9 in99 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 79°26° (2020)
- Record low
- 35°2° (2014)
- Heating degree days
- —
- Cooling degree days
- —
Piedra in September
Highs average 61°16° and lows 40°4°, with 4 in102 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 76°24° (2020)
- Record low
- 17°−8° (2013)
- Heating degree days
- —
- Cooling degree days
- —
Piedra in OctoberThis month
Highs average 50°10° and lows 29°−2°, with 3.1 in79 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 67°19° (2020)
- Record low
- −2°−19° (2019)
- Heating degree days
- —
- Cooling degree days
- —
Piedra in November
Highs average 39°4° and lows 19°−7°, with 3.1 in79 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 57°14° (2020)
- Record low
- −6°−21° (2010)
- Heating degree days
- —
- Cooling degree days
- —
Piedra in December
Highs average 32°0° and lows 13°−11°, with 4.3 in109 mm of precipitation in a typical December.
- Record high
- 56°13° (2021)
- Record low
- −19°−28° (2010)
- Heating degree days
- —
- Cooling degree days
- —
Pagosa Springs 1se station, 1906–1998: records and averages
This station is no longer reporting, but its 1906–1998 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 2°−17°, 2.2 in56 mm precipitation.
Record high 63°17° (1944); record low −42°−41° (1963).
February
Average high 42°6°, low 7°−14°, 1.8 in46 mm precipitation.
Record high 70°21° (1986); record low −46°−43° (1951).
March
Average high 49°9°, low 15°−9°, 1.9 in48 mm precipitation.
Record high 73°23° (1907); record low −25°−32° (1913).
April
Average high 59°15°, low 24°−5°, 1.4 in36 mm precipitation.
Record high 81°27° (1981); record low −8°−22° (1945).
May
Average high 68°20°, low 30°−1°, 1.3 in33 mm precipitation.
Record high 89°32° (1910); record low 8°−13° (1967).
June
Average high 78°26°, low 36°2°, 0.9 in23 mm precipitation.
Record high 101°38° (1934); record low 17°−8° (1950).
July
Average high 83°28°, low 45°7°, 2 in51 mm precipitation.
Record high 99°37° (1989); record low 24°−4° (1912).
August
Average high 80°27°, low 44°7°, 2.7 in69 mm precipitation.
Record high 97°36° (1940); record low 24°−4° (1956).
September
Average high 74°23°, low 36°2°, 2 in51 mm precipitation.
Record high 98°37° (1955); record low 9°−13° (1993).
October
Average high 63°17°, low 26°−3°, 2.2 in56 mm precipitation.
Record high 85°29° (1910); record low −5°−21° (1910).
November
Average high 49°9°, low 15°−9°, 1.5 in38 mm precipitation.
Record high 75°24° (1945); record low −25°−32° (1952).
December
Average high 40°4°, low 5°−15°, 1.9 in48 mm precipitation.
Record high 70°21° (1906); record low −35°−37° (1909).
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