Is this weather normal in Montezuma County?

Colorado · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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Montezuma County is in extreme drought: NOAA's Palmer reading for September was -5.2. 4.7 inches fell in September, the 3rd-most for a September there in 132 years.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 57°, lows near 31°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: +2.6°OctNov: +5.8°NovDec: +8.3°DecJan 2026: +3.5°JanFeb: +5.8°FebMar: +10.1°MarApr: +2.4°AprMay: +1.5°MayJun: +3.8°JunJul: +2.7°JulAug: +5.0°AugSep: +1.9°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: +1.0 inOctNov: +0.3 inNovDec: -0.7 inDecJan 2026: -0.7 inJanFeb: -0.1 inFebMar: -1.2 inMarApr: +0.5 inAprMay: -0.9 inMayJun: -0.3 inJunJul: +0.2 inJulAug: -0.7 inAugSep: +2.9 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 Montezuma County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January40° / 18°1.6 in35.7° 200314.0° 1937
February45° / 21°1.5 in39.8° 199519.2° 1933
March53° / 27°1.3 in50.4° 202629.5° 1917
April61° / 33°1.1 in51.3° 198938.2° 1920
May70° / 41°1.1 in59.7° 193447.8° 1917
June82° / 49°0.5 in70.2° 201658.8° 1907
July87° / 56°1.4 in75.3° 200365.9° 1912
August84° / 55°1.7 in74.3° 202663.3° 1968
September76° / 47°1.7 in66.2° 202253.6° 1912
October64° / 36°1.4 in56.1° 195043.2° 1908
November51° / 26°1.2 in45.1° 201730.2° 1938
December41° / 18°1.4 in37.5° 202517.2° 1909

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

Towns in Montezuma County

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