Is this weather normal in Ouray County?

Colorado · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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Ouray County is in extreme drought: NOAA's Palmer reading for September was -4.7. Every one of the last 12 months ran warmer than usual there.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 50°, lows near 25°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: +2.3°OctNov: +5.7°NovDec: +8.5°DecJan 2026: +1.2°JanFeb: +5.8°FebMar: +9.5°MarApr: +2.3°AprMay: +1.2°MayJun: +3.6°JunJul: +3.8°JulAug: +4.8°AugSep: +2.2°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: +1.3 inOctNov: -0.4 inNovDec: -0.6 inDecJan 2026: +0.1 inJanFeb: -0.4 inFebMar: -1.5 inMarApr: -0.2 inAprMay: -0.7 inMayJun: -0.4 inJunJul: -0.1 inJulAug: -0.9 inAugSep: +1.8 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 Ouray County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January36° / 12°1.8 in29.7° 20059.5° 1937
February38° / 14°1.7 in32.9° 199513.4° 1903
March46° / 20°2.0 in42.6° 202621.3° 1917
April52° / 27°2.0 in44.8° 199229.4° 1920
May62° / 35°1.7 in52.4° 199638.8° 1917
June73° / 43°0.8 in62.1° 202449.8° 1907
July78° / 49°2.0 in66.9° 202656.5° 1904
August75° / 47°2.2 in65.7° 202654.4° 1916
September68° / 40°2.0 in58.5° 202245.4° 1912
October57° / 31°1.8 in48.9° 195035.6° 1969
November44° / 20°1.7 in39.2° 201723.9° 1938
December35° / 12°1.8 in32.4° 198012.2° 1909

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

Towns in Ouray County

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