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.

10-year temperature averages for Durango, 2010 to 2019
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
30-year temperature averages for Durango, 1991 to 2020
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.

Days per month in Durango of at least 70, 80 or 90 °F
  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.

Days per month on average in Durango when the minimum temperature drops to 32, 20, or 10 °F or below
  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.

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