Is this weather normal in El Paso County?

Colorado · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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El Paso County just had its 2nd-warmest September in 132 years, +5° against the usual. El Paso County is in extreme drought: NOAA's Palmer reading for September was -5.4.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 58°, lows near 28°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: +3.6°OctNov: +6.1°NovDec: +9.6°DecJan 2026: +1.4°JanFeb: +8.7°FebMar: +10.0°MarApr: +3.2°AprMay: -0.1°MayJun: +2.7°JunJul: +2.8°JulAug: +4.0°AugSep: +5.1°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: -0.6 inOctNov: 0.0 inNovDec: +0.0 inDecJan 2026: +0.2 inJanFeb: -0.3 inFebMar: -0.1 inMarApr: -0.8 inAprMay: -0.5 inMayJun: -1.1 inJunJul: -1.2 inJulAug: -0.6 inAugSep: +0.2 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 El Paso County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January44° / 16°0.4 in37.4° 198615.4° 1930
February46° / 18°0.5 in40.3° 202618.5° 1899
March53° / 25°0.9 in48.9° 202625.6° 1924
April60° / 31°1.7 in51.4° 193037.5° 1920
May69° / 40°2.1 in60.7° 193446.9° 1917
June80° / 50°1.9 in70.4° 201258.0° 1945
July85° / 55°3.0 in74.0° 200364.4° 1895
August82° / 53°2.7 in72.2° 202062.2° 1915
September76° / 45°1.3 in66.3° 201952.3° 1965
October64° / 34°0.9 in56.2° 195039.4° 1969
November52° / 23°0.6 in45.2° 194927.5° 1972
December44° / 16°0.4 in39.5° 202518.8° 1983

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

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