Is this weather normal in Costilla County?

Colorado · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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Costilla County is in extreme drought: NOAA's Palmer reading for September was -5.8. 11 of the last 12 months ran warmer than usual there.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 52°, lows near 24°

That is the 1991 to 2020 average for these dates in Costilla County. The Weather Service forecast fills in below.

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The last 12 months

Oct: +1.8°OctNov: +4.1°NovDec: +7.3°DecJan 2026: +0.7°JanFeb: +4.8°FebMar: +9.1°MarApr: +1.2°AprMay: -0.3°MayJun: +2.8°JunJul: +2.7°JulAug: +4.8°AugSep: +2.7°Sepwarmercooler

Each bar is a month's average temperature against the usual for that month (1991 to 2020). Ranks compare the same month in every year since 1895.

Every year since 1895

18952025

Rain and drought

Oct: -0.2 inOctNov: -0.2 inNovDec: -0.5 inDecJan 2026: -0.3 inJanFeb: -0.3 inFebMar: -1.4 inMarApr: -1.0 inAprMay: -0.1 inMayJun: -0.3 inJunJul: -0.8 inJulAug: -1.4 inAugSep: +1.3 inSepwetterdrier

Rain and melted snow against the usual for each month. The drought reading is NOAA's Palmer index for the county.

Month by month in Costilla County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January37° / 10°1.0 in30.0° 200311.1° 1984
February40° / 14°1.1 in33.9° 195714.0° 1939
March48° / 21°1.5 in43.4° 202623.8° 1948
April55° / 26°1.7 in45.5° 200233.6° 1973
May64° / 34°1.5 in54.2° 199641.0° 1917
June75° / 42°0.9 in62.9° 201252.5° 1903
July78° / 47°2.3 in66.7° 200357.7° 1906
August75° / 46°2.3 in65.4° 202656.8° 1974
September69° / 39°1.6 in58.2° 202148.0° 1912
October59° / 29°1.4 in49.2° 195038.2° 1970
November46° / 19°1.1 in39.8° 201721.7° 1972
December37° / 11°1.1 in32.2° 198012.5° 1909

Warmest and coldest are the month's whole-month average temperature, with the year it happened.

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