Durango Temperatures: Averages by Month
The numbers here tell you how hot and cold the weather usually is in Durango, Colorado during each month of the year.
The average high and low temperatures are listed below monthly and annually for the ski resort, in both degrees Fahrenheit and Celsius.
Maximums and minimums are only part of the temperature picture. To fill in the rest, there's information on how many days a month get above or below a given temperature.
To find out how often it rises over 70, 80 or 90 °F each month in Durango, scroll down farther. There are also monthly and yearly counts of days with cold weather.
The first set of high and low temperatures are averages for 2010 to 2019. Everything else here is based on 1991 to 2020 weather.
| High °F | Low °F | High °C | Low °C | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | 9 | January | 3 | -13 |
| 42 | 16 | February | 6 | -9 |
| 54 | 23 | March | 12 | -5 |
| 62 | 29 | April | 17 | -2 |
| 69 | 34 | May | 21 | 1 |
| 85 | 44 | June | 29 | 6 |
| 87 | 54 | July | 31 | 12 |
| 84 | 51 | August | 29 | 11 |
| 78 | 44 | September | 25 | 7 |
| 64 | 32 | October | 18 | 0 |
| 51 | 21 | November | 11 | -6 |
| 40 | 14 | December | 4 | -10 |
| 63 | 31 | Year | 17 | -1 |
| High °F | Low °F | High °C | Low °C | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | 13 | January | 4 | -11 |
| 45 | 19 | February | 7 | -7 |
| 54 | 25 | March | 12 | -4 |
| 63 | 30 | April | 17 | -1 |
| 71 | 37 | May | 22 | 3 |
| 81 | 46 | June | 27 | 8 |
| 85 | 53 | July | 29 | 12 |
| 82 | 52 | August | 28 | 11 |
| 76 | 45 | September | 24 | 7 |
| 64 | 33 | October | 18 | 0 |
| 50 | 23 | November | 10 | -5 |
| 40 | 13 | December | 4 | -10 |
| 63 | 32 | Year | 17 | 0 |
Days of Hot Weather in Durango
Durango's hottest days have temperatures peaking in the 90s Fahrenheit. The mountain resort on average has 14 days that hot in a year. Temperatures in the 100s F (over 38 °C) are not expected here.
| 70 °F 21 °C |
80 °F 27 °C |
90 °F 32 °C | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| February | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| March | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| April | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| May | 21 | 5 | 0 |
| June | 29 | 21 | 3 |
| July | 31 | 27 | 7 |
| August | 30 | 25 | 3 |
| September | 26 | 11 | 0 |
| October | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| November | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| December | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Year | 159 | 89 | 14 |
How Often Durango Has Cold Temperatures
About half the nights at Durango have freezing temperatures. In a typical winter, five of those nights drop down to 0 °F (-8 °C) or lower.
The ski resort averages ten days a year that never warm up to above freezing. A frosty day can appear any time from November to March.
| 10 °F -12 °C |
20 °F -8 °C |
32 °F 0 °C | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 11 | 24 | 31 |
| February | 4 | 14 | 27 |
| March | 1 | 8 | 27 |
| April | 0 | 1 | 19 |
| May | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| June | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| July | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| August | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| September | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| October | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| November | 2 | 10 | 26 |
| December | 9 | 22 | 31 |
| Year | 27 | 80 | 180 |
References
Jay Lawrimore, Ron Ray, Scott Applequist, Bryant Korzeniewski, Matthew Menne. 2016. Global Summary of the Month and Year, Version 1.0. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI). Climate Normals.