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Climate of Durango: monthly averages
Based on 25 years of satellite and reanalysis data (2001-2025), July is usually the hottest month in Durango, with average daytime highs around 25°C. January is the coolest, when nights typically fall to about -13°C and frost is possible on the coldest nights. That is a wide yearly range of roughly 38°C, so the seasons feel very different from each other.
The area receives about 510 mm of rain in a typical year. Rainfall is modest in every month; September is the wettest at about 55 mm.
For outdoor plans and travel, June to September usually offer the most comfortable weather in Durango, with mild days and relatively little rain.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rainfall | Humidity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -1° | -13° | 47 mm | 75% |
| Feb | 0° | -12° | 47 mm | 74% |
| Mar | 5° | -7° | 37 mm | 64% |
| Apr | 10° | -3° | 37 mm | 54% |
| May | 16° | 2° | 36 mm | 48% |
| Jun | 23° | 8° | 17 mm | 37% |
| Jul | 25° | 11° | 52 mm | 49% |
| Aug | 23° | 10° | 51 mm | 51% |
| Sep | 19° | 6° | 55 mm | 49% |
| Oct | 12° | -1° | 42 mm | 53% |
| Nov | 5° | -6° | 40 mm | 59% |
| Dec | -1° | -12° | 52 mm | 73% |
Source: NASA POWER (MERRA-2 reanalysis), averaged over the roughly 50 km grid area around Durango. Values describe typical conditions, not a forecast.
About Durango weather
Durango is a place in Colorado's high-altitude climate, ranging from semi-arid plains to alpine mountains, located about 319 km south-west of Colorado Springs. Durango gets warm days and cool nights (June–August), especially at altitude each year. Durango closes out the year with cold, snowy winters in the mountains, milder on the eastern plains. This page shows live, auto-refreshing weather for Durango: current conditions, an hourly breakdown, a 16-day outlook, a date-lookup tool for any past or future date, and real-time air quality, sourced from Open-Meteo. Local timezone: America/Denver.
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Durango is about 319 km south-west of Colorado Springs, in Colorado.
Durango sees cold, snowy winters in the mountains, milder on the eastern plains.
The live current conditions, hourly forecast and 16-day outlook above are pulled in real time for Durango's exact coordinates. No fixed schedule, the page updates whenever you load it.
July is usually the hottest month in Durango, with average daytime highs of about 25°C and nights around 11°C.
The coldest nights come in January, when the average low is about -13°C and daytime highs reach around -1°C. Frost is possible on clear, calm nights.
Durango receives about 510 mm of rain in a typical year. September is the wettest month at roughly 55 mm; no month averages more than 100 mm.
June to September usually offer the most comfortable weather in Durango, with mild daytime temperatures and little rain.
In November Durango typically sees daytime highs near 5°C and lows near -6°C, with about 40 mm of rain over the month and average humidity around 59%. Check the live forecast above for this week's actual conditions.
Up to 16 days ahead using the extended forecast and date picker above; further-out or historical dates use the same date lookup tool.
The current temperature for Durango updates automatically at the top of this page — scroll to the hourly strip below to see how it's expected to change over the day.
Durango's day-to-day weather follows the broader pattern of Colorado described above. See the hourly weather forecast or the air quality index for more detail.