Is this weather normal in Garfield County?

Colorado · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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Garfield County is in extreme drought: NOAA's Palmer reading for September was -5.0. Every one of the last 12 months ran warmer than usual there.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 50°, lows near 28°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: +1.6°OctNov: +6.6°NovDec: +8.7°DecJan 2026: +2.4°JanFeb: +5.8°FebMar: +9.6°MarApr: +1.3°AprMay: +0.5°MayJun: +3.5°JunJul: +4.4°JulAug: +4.8°AugSep: +3.0°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: +0.9 inOctNov: -1.1 inNovDec: -0.5 inDecJan 2026: -0.8 inJanFeb: -0.5 inFebMar: -1.6 inMarApr: +0.5 inAprMay: -0.6 inMayJun: -0.7 inJunJul: -0.1 inJulAug: +0.1 inAugSep: +0.7 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 Garfield County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January35° / 15°2.0 in31.3° 200510.3° 1937
February38° / 17°2.1 in34.8° 190710.6° 1933
March47° / 23°2.1 in44.5° 202623.5° 1917
April53° / 29°2.4 in46.7° 199232.6° 1920
May63° / 38°2.0 in55.8° 193442.8° 1917
June74° / 46°1.0 in64.7° 201253.0° 1907
July80° / 53°1.4 in71.4° 200360.8° 1902
August78° / 51°1.5 in69.2° 202658.4° 1899
September69° / 44°2.0 in60.8° 201848.4° 1912
October56° / 33°2.1 in50.9° 202437.5° 1969
November43° / 23°1.8 in39.4° 201724.8° 1938
December34° / 15°1.9 in33.7° 198012.4° 1909

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

Towns in Garfield County

Crime Radar: Rifle, Glenwood Springs, New Castle, Silt

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