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Cortez city, Colorado

Official LSAD Designation: Cortez city • Census GEOID: 0817375 • Montezuma County

Climate Normals & Weather Observations

30-year climate normals (1991–2020) and weather observations for Cortez city.

Reference Weather Station: CORTEZ, CO US (ID: USC00051886) • Located 1.1 miles from community center • Elevation: 1,879.7 m
Month Average High (°F) Average Low (°F) Mean Temp (°F) Precipitation (in)
January 42.9° 16.6° 29.7° 1.06"
February 47.2° 21.5° 34.4° 0.96"
March 56.0° 27.6° 41.8° 0.86"
April 63.5° 32.9° 48.2° 0.72"
May 73.4° 41.3° 57.3° 0.93"
June 85.3° 49.4° 67.3° 0.37"
July 90.5° 57.2° 73.8° 1.25"
August 87.7° 55.8° 71.7° 1.34"
September 80.1° 47.5° 63.8° 1.48"
October 67.4° 35.5° 51.5° 1.08"
November 54.1° 25.8° 39.9° 0.85"
December 43.2° 17.7° 30.4° 0.89"

Annual Temperature History

2010–2025, completed calendar years only.

NOAA station CORTEZ, CO US (ID: USC00051886) • 1.1 miles from community center .

This is the same reference station used for monthly normals.

Annual mean Annual mean of daily highs Annual mean of daily lows
Annual temperature history at CORTEZ, CO US Year is the horizontal axis. Annual mean temperature in degrees Fahrenheit is the vertical axis. Dots show recorded years; lines connect consecutive available years only. Missing years are gaps, with no interpolation. Optional dashed lines show annual mean of daily highs and lows. Exact values appear in the data table below. 31.0 41.5 52.0 62.5 73.0 2010 2014 2018 2021 2025 Year Annual mean temperature (°F) 2020: Annual mean 52.1°F 2021: Annual mean 52.0°F 2022: Annual mean 51.8°F 2023: Annual mean 50.9°F 2024: Annual mean 53.2°F 2020: Annual mean of daily highs 68.5°F 2021: Annual mean of daily highs 67.5°F 2022: Annual mean of daily highs 67.2°F 2023: Annual mean of daily highs 66.1°F 2024: Annual mean of daily highs 68.6°F 2011: Annual mean of daily lows 34.8°F 2012: Annual mean of daily lows 36.5°F 2014: Annual mean of daily lows 36.5°F 2015: Annual mean of daily lows 37.0°F 2016: Annual mean of daily lows 36.0°F 2020: Annual mean of daily lows 35.7°F 2021: Annual mean of daily lows 36.5°F 2022: Annual mean of daily lows 36.3°F 2023: Annual mean of daily lows 35.7°F 2024: Annual mean of daily lows 37.7°F

Source: NOAA NCEI Global Summary of the Year.

Annual temperature data table (°F)
Annual station temperatures, 2010–2025. Unavailable means no reported value.
Year Annual mean (°F) Annual mean of daily highs (°F) Annual mean of daily lows (°F)
2010 Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable
2011 Unavailable Unavailable 34.8
2012 Unavailable Unavailable 36.5
2013 Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable
2014 Unavailable Unavailable 36.5
2015 Unavailable Unavailable 37.0
2016 Unavailable Unavailable 36.0
2017 Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable
2018 Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable
2019 Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable
2020 52.1 68.5 35.7
2021 52.0 67.5 36.5
2022 51.8 67.2 36.3
2023 50.9 66.1 35.7
2024 53.2 68.6 37.7
2025 Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, National Weather Service.