Is this weather normal in Gunnison County?

Colorado · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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Gunnison County is in extreme drought: NOAA's Palmer reading for September was -4.4. Every one of the last 12 months ran warmer than usual there.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 47°, lows near 22°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: +1.8°OctNov: +5.7°NovDec: +7.3°DecJan 2026: +2.8°JanFeb: +6.2°FebMar: +9.5°MarApr: +1.6°AprMay: +0.9°MayJun: +3.0°JunJul: +3.6°JulAug: +4.4°AugSep: +2.5°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: +0.4 inOctNov: -1.0 inNovDec: -0.4 inDecJan 2026: -0.8 inJanFeb: -0.3 inFebMar: -1.6 inMarApr: +0.5 inAprMay: -0.7 inMayJun: -0.5 inJunJul: -0.6 inJulAug: -0.9 inAugSep: +1.4 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 Gunnison County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January30° / 7°2.1 in24.0° 19547.8° 1919
February34° / 9°2.1 in29.7° 19079.6° 1939
March42° / 17°2.1 in38.9° 202618.9° 1952
April49° / 24°2.2 in41.3° 199228.5° 1920
May59° / 32°1.8 in49.4° 193437.8° 1917
June70° / 40°0.9 in59.0° 201249.3° 1907
July75° / 46°1.8 in64.0° 200355.6° 1902
August72° / 45°2.0 in62.7° 202653.6° 1917
September65° / 38°1.9 in55.3° 199843.9° 1912
October54° / 28°1.8 in45.6° 196332.9° 1969
November41° / 17°1.9 in35.4° 201720.1° 1948
December30° / 8°2.0 in28.8° 19807.8° 1898

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

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