Rico weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Rico, 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 Scotch Creek, 5 km from Rico, over its available record (1986–2026) — not an NCEI normal; records cover 1986–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 28.2 in716 mm
- Snow a year
- Rare
- Last spring freeze
- Jun 22
- First fall freeze
- Aug 25
- 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 −10°−23° (heating, 99%) and 82°28° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Rico in January
Highs average 38°3° and lows 6°−14°, with 2.9 in74 mm of precipitation in a typical January.
- Record high
- 59°15° (2015)
- Record low
- −21°−29° (1989)
- Heating degree days
- —
- Cooling degree days
- —
Rico in February
Highs average 40°4° and lows 8°−13°, with 3 in76 mm of precipitation in a typical February.
- Record high
- 68°20° (1995)
- Record low
- −18°−28° (2011)
- Heating degree days
- —
- Cooling degree days
- —
Rico in March
Highs average 47°8° and lows 13°−10°, with 3 in76 mm of precipitation in a typical March.
- Record high
- 73°23° (2004)
- Record low
- −15°−26° (2002)
- Heating degree days
- —
- Cooling degree days
- —
Rico in April
Highs average 51°11° and lows 20°−7°, with 2.3 in58 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 71°22° (2000)
- Record low
- −7°−22° (2023)
- Heating degree days
- —
- Cooling degree days
- —
Rico in May
Highs average 59°15° and lows 26°−3°, with 1.8 in46 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 86°30° (2002)
- Record low
- 0°−18° (1993)
- Heating degree days
- —
- Cooling degree days
- —
Rico in June
Highs average 70°21° and lows 32°0°, with 0.9 in23 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 87°31° (2002)
- Record low
- 4°−16° (1993)
- Heating degree days
- —
- Cooling degree days
- —
Rico in July
Highs average 74°23° and lows 40°5°, with 2.3 in58 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 91°33° (2002)
- Record low
- 8°−13° (1993)
- Heating degree days
- —
- Cooling degree days
- —
Rico in August
Highs average 72°22° and lows 40°4°, with 2.3 in58 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 87°31° (2002)
- Record low
- 13°−11° (1991)
- Heating degree days
- —
- Cooling degree days
- —
Rico in September
Highs average 66°19° and lows 33°0°, with 2.2 in56 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 83°28° (2020)
- Record low
- 10°−12° (1992)
- Heating degree days
- —
- Cooling degree days
- —
Rico in OctoberThis month
Highs average 56°13° and lows 25°−4°, with 2.3 in58 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 75°24° (2003)
- Record low
- −3°−19° (2009)
- Heating degree days
- —
- Cooling degree days
- —
Rico in November
Highs average 45°7° and lows 15°−10°, with 2.5 in64 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 70°21° (1999)
- Record low
- −16°−27° (2010)
- Heating degree days
- —
- Cooling degree days
- —
Rico in December
Highs average 37°3° and lows 7°−14°, with 2.7 in69 mm of precipitation in a typical December.
- Record high
- 64°18° (2021)
- Record low
- −27°−33° (1990)
- Heating degree days
- —
- Cooling degree days
- —
Rico station, 1895–2001: records and averages
This station is no longer reporting, but its 1895–2001 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 38°3°, low 5°−15°, 2.5 in64 mm precipitation.
Record high 64°18° (1992); record low −36°−38° (1963).
February
Average high 40°4°, low 8°−14°, 2.4 in61 mm precipitation.
Record high 62°17° (1986); record low −29°−34° (1985).
March
Average high 43°6°, low 13°−10°, 2.6 in66 mm precipitation.
Record high 66°19° (1966); record low −20°−29° (1962).
April
Average high 51°10°, low 21°−6°, 1.8 in46 mm precipitation.
Record high 75°24° (1981); record low −11°−24° (1980).
May
Average high 61°16°, low 28°−2°, 1.6 in41 mm precipitation.
Record high 82°28° (1896); record low 4°−16° (1975).
June
Average high 71°22°, low 34°1°, 1.3 in33 mm precipitation.
Record high 87°31° (1961); record low 9°−13° (1984).
July
Average high 75°24°, low 40°5°, 2.8 in71 mm precipitation.
Record high 88°31° (1973); record low 21°−6° (1984).
August
Average high 73°23°, low 40°4°, 2.9 in74 mm precipitation.
Record high 89°32° (1978); record low 19°−7° (1990).
September
Average high 67°19°, low 33°0°, 2.5 in64 mm precipitation.
Record high 84°29° (1960); record low 10°−12° (1984).
October
Average high 58°14°, low 25°−4°, 2 in51 mm precipitation.
Record high 80°27° (1979); record low −2°−19° (1971).
November
Average high 46°8°, low 15°−10°, 1.7 in43 mm precipitation.
Record high 72°22° (1999); record low −19°−28° (1896).
December
Average high 39°4°, low 7°−14°, 2.1 in53 mm precipitation.
Record high 61°16° (1958); record low −27°−33° (1978).
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