Is this weather normal in La Plata County?

Colorado · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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6.6 inches fell in September, the 2nd-most for a September in La Plata County in 132 years. Every one of the last 12 months ran warmer than usual there.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 54°, lows near 28°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: +2.3°OctNov: +5.4°NovDec: +8.4°DecJan 2026: +4.2°JanFeb: +6.2°FebMar: +10.2°MarApr: +1.3°AprMay: +1.4°MayJun: +3.2°JunJul: +2.8°JulAug: +4.9°AugSep: +1.4°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: +3.6 inOctNov: -0.2 inNovDec: -1.0 inDecJan 2026: -1.0 inJanFeb: -0.3 inFebMar: -1.6 inMarApr: +0.7 inAprMay: -1.1 inMayJun: -0.4 inJunJul: +0.5 inJulAug: -1.0 inAugSep: +4.3 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 La Plata County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January38° / 14°2.1 in32.8° 200311.8° 1937
February42° / 17°2.0 in35.8° 199515.4° 1933
March50° / 24°1.7 in46.7° 202626.3° 1917
April56° / 29°1.4 in47.1° 198934.5° 1920
May66° / 37°1.4 in55.2° 193443.7° 1917
June77° / 45°0.7 in65.5° 200254.2° 1907
July81° / 52°2.0 in70.4° 200361.4° 1904
August78° / 50°2.5 in69.1° 202658.8° 1968
September71° / 44°2.3 in61.4° 202249.8° 1912
October60° / 33°1.9 in51.6° 195039.4° 1984
November48° / 23°1.7 in42.2° 201727.7° 1938
December38° / 15°1.9 in35.1° 202515.2° 1909

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

Towns in La Plata County

Crime Radar: Durango, Bayfield

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