Is this weather normal in Gilpin County?

Colorado · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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Gilpin County is in extreme drought: NOAA's Palmer reading for September was -6.7. 11 of the last 12 months ran warmer than usual there.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 46°, lows near 25°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: +1.8°OctNov: +5.7°NovDec: +8.4°DecJan 2026: +0.8°JanFeb: +6.8°FebMar: +9.3°MarApr: +2.0°AprMay: -0.6°MayJun: +2.4°JunJul: +3.5°JulAug: +4.0°AugSep: +3.4°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: -0.9 inNovDec: -0.0 inDecJan 2026: -0.5 inJanFeb: -0.6 inFebMar: -0.9 inMarApr: -1.7 inAprMay: +0.3 inMayJun: -1.1 inJunJul: -0.6 inJulAug: -0.5 inAugSep: -0.5 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 Gilpin County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January33° / 15°1.2 in29.8° 200310.3° 1930
February35° / 14°1.4 in32.9° 195411.4° 1903
March42° / 20°2.3 in39.9° 202618.2° 1924
April48° / 24°3.2 in41.6° 194626.8° 1920
May56° / 33°2.8 in50.5° 193437.4° 1907
June68° / 41°1.8 in59.3° 201248.2° 1969
July73° / 47°2.5 in64.1° 200353.2° 1895
August71° / 45°2.3 in62.0° 202052.5° 1927
September64° / 39°1.8 in55.3° 201544.0° 1912
October52° / 29°1.6 in46.7° 195032.1° 1969
November41° / 21°1.3 in37.9° 199921.7° 1929
December33° / 14°1.2 in32.7° 198013.6° 1909

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

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