Is this weather normal in Otero County?

Colorado · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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Otero County just had its 2nd-warmest September in 132 years, +5° against the usual. 4.1 inches fell in September, the most for a September there in 132 years.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 64°, lows near 32°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: +3.9°OctNov: +5.2°NovDec: +8.6°DecJan 2026: +1.9°JanFeb: +8.6°FebMar: +9.2°MarApr: +3.5°AprMay: -0.1°MayJun: +2.5°JunJul: +3.1°JulAug: +3.6°AugSep: +5.0°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: -0.8 inOctNov: -0.2 inNovDec: -0.0 inDecJan 2026: 0.0 inJanFeb: +0.2 inFebMar: -0.8 inMarApr: -1.2 inAprMay: -0.3 inMayJun: -0.2 inJunJul: -0.3 inJulAug: -0.5 inAugSep: +3.2 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 Otero County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January48° / 18°0.4 in40.2° 198617.9° 1979
February51° / 21°0.4 in44.6° 202619.7° 1899
March61° / 29°0.8 in53.9° 202631.5° 1965
April68° / 36°1.4 in57.4° 194643.9° 1920
May78° / 46°1.6 in67.3° 201853.8° 1917
June89° / 56°1.5 in77.8° 201264.3° 1903
July93° / 61°2.3 in81.9° 200371.1° 1895
August91° / 60°2.0 in79.3° 201168.6° 1915
September83° / 51°0.9 in73.3° 201959.2° 1912
October71° / 37°1.0 in61.0° 196346.3° 1969
November57° / 26°0.6 in48.0° 199930.5° 1972
December47° / 18°0.5 in41.3° 202519.3° 1924

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

Towns in Otero County

Crime Radar: La Junta, Rocky Ford

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