Is this weather normal in Pitkin County?

Colorado · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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Pitkin County is in extreme drought: NOAA's Palmer reading for September was -5.5. Every one of the last 12 months ran warmer than usual there.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 45°, lows near 23°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: +1.2°OctNov: +5.9°NovDec: +7.0°DecJan 2026: +0.2°JanFeb: +4.9°FebMar: +8.9°MarApr: +0.9°AprMay: +0.1°MayJun: +3.2°JunJul: +4.0°JulAug: +4.7°AugSep: +2.7°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: -0.1 inOctNov: -1.6 inNovDec: -0.8 inDecJan 2026: -1.2 inJanFeb: -0.4 inFebMar: -1.8 inMarApr: -0.2 inAprMay: -1.4 inMayJun: -0.8 inJunJul: -0.6 inJulAug: -0.9 inAugSep: +0.6 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 Pitkin County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January31° / 10°2.9 in25.6° 200310.2° 1937
February34° / 11°2.9 in30.4° 190710.9° 1903
March41° / 17°3.0 in37.9° 202618.6° 1917
April47° / 23°3.3 in40.5° 199227.6° 1920
May57° / 32°2.4 in48.9° 193436.6° 1917
June67° / 40°1.1 in58.1° 201248.1° 1945
July73° / 46°1.9 in63.6° 200354.1° 1912
August70° / 45°2.0 in62.0° 202652.4° 1916
September63° / 38°2.1 in54.5° 199843.6° 1912
October51° / 28°2.4 in44.9° 200332.0° 1969
November39° / 18°2.5 in35.6° 201720.0° 2000
December31° / 10°2.6 in29.8° 19809.8° 1898

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

Towns in Pitkin County

Crime Radar: Snowmass Village, Aspen, Carbondale, Basalt

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