Vernon weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Vernon, 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 Idalia, 23 km from Vernon, over its available record (1992–2026) — not an NCEI normal; records cover 1992–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 11.7 in297 mm
- Snow a year
- Rare
- Last spring freeze
- May 6
- First fall freeze
- Oct 8
- 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 −4°−20° (heating, 99%) and 101°38° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Vernon in January
Highs average 43°6° and lows 17°−9°, with — of precipitation in a typical January.
- Record high
- 78°26° (2015)
- Record low
- −20°−29° (2024)
- Heating degree days
- —
- Cooling degree days
- —
Vernon in February
Highs average 45°7° and lows 18°−8°, with — of precipitation in a typical February.
- Record high
- 82°28° (2017)
- Record low
- −27°−33° (2021)
- Heating degree days
- —
- Cooling degree days
- —
Vernon in March
Highs average 56°13° and lows 26°−3°, with — of precipitation in a typical March.
- Record high
- 93°34° (2026)
- Record low
- −12°−24° (2019)
- Heating degree days
- —
- Cooling degree days
- —
Vernon in April
Highs average 63°17° and lows 34°1°, with — of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 94°34° (1992)
- Record low
- 6°−14° (1997)
- Heating degree days
- —
- Cooling degree days
- —
Vernon in May
Highs average 73°23° and lows 44°7°, with 2.8 in71 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 100°38° (2000)
- Record low
- 24°−4° (2013)
- Heating degree days
- —
- Cooling degree days
- —
Vernon in June
Highs average 85°29° and lows 55°13°, with 2.4 in61 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 110°43° (2012)
- Record low
- 32°0° (2006)
- Heating degree days
- —
- Cooling degree days
- —
Vernon in July
Highs average 90°32° and lows 61°16°, with 2.9 in74 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 108°42° (2005)
- Record low
- 32°0° (2006)
- Heating degree days
- —
- Cooling degree days
- —
Vernon in August
Highs average 88°31° and lows 59°15°, with 2.5 in64 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 107°42° (2008)
- Record low
- 32°0° (2006)
- Heating degree days
- —
- Cooling degree days
- —
Vernon in September
Highs average 81°27° and lows 50°10°, with 1.1 in28 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 101°38° (2013)
- Record low
- 25°−4° (1995)
- Heating degree days
- —
- Cooling degree days
- —
Vernon in OctoberThis month
Highs average 67°19° and lows 37°3°, with — of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 93°34° (1993)
- Record low
- 0°−18° (2020)
- Heating degree days
- —
- Cooling degree days
- —
Vernon in November
Highs average 54°12° and lows 25°−4°, with — of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 84°29° (2017)
- Record low
- −9°−23° (2014)
- Heating degree days
- —
- Cooling degree days
- —
Vernon in December
Highs average 45°7° and lows 18°−8°, with — of precipitation in a typical December.
- Record high
- 77°25° (2025)
- Record low
- −19°−28° (1998)
- Heating degree days
- —
- Cooling degree days
- —
Wray station, 1893–2021: records and averages
This station is no longer reporting, but its 1893–2021 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 43°6°, low 14°−10°, 0.4 in10 mm precipitation.
Record high 80°27° (1928); record low −28°−33° (1912).
February
Average high 47°8°, low 17°−8°, 0.5 in13 mm precipitation.
Record high 80°27° (1963); record low −32°−36° (1899).
March
Average high 56°13°, low 24°−4°, 1 in25 mm precipitation.
Record high 88°31° (1910); record low −24°−31° (1960).
April
Average high 66°19°, low 34°1°, 1.9 in48 mm precipitation.
Record high 94°34° (1910); record low −5°−21° (1936).
May
Average high 75°24°, low 44°7°, 2.9 in74 mm precipitation.
Record high 103°39° (1928); record low 10°−12° (1907).
June
Average high 85°30°, low 54°12°, 2.7 in69 mm precipitation.
Record high 110°43° (1954); record low 25°−4° (1954).
July
Average high 91°33°, low 60°16°, 2.9 in74 mm precipitation.
Record high 112°44° (1954); record low 39°4° (1915).
August
Average high 90°32°, low 58°14°, 2.3 in58 mm precipitation.
Record high 110°43° (1983); record low 34°1° (1910).
September
Average high 82°28°, low 48°9°, 1.3 in33 mm precipitation.
Record high 105°41° (1983); record low 18°−8° (1926).
October
Average high 70°21°, low 35°2°, 1 in25 mm precipitation.
Record high 96°36° (1967); record low 0°−18° (1917).
November
Average high 55°13°, low 23°−5°, 0.5 in13 mm precipitation.
Record high 90°32° (1927); record low −15°−26° (1929).
December
Average high 45°7°, low 15°−9°, 0.4 in10 mm precipitation.
Record high 78°26° (1939); record low −33°−36° (1989).
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