La Junta Muni, CO Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Temperature and precipitation from NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 normals →, plus PlainClimate's derived comfort score
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from La Junta Muni's primary NOAA station, LA JUNTA MUNI AP.
The climate verdict for La Junta Muni
Dryness leads the climate profile for La Junta Muni, Colorado, with 11.3 inches of precipitation a year. NOAA records an annual average of 55°F. At 52/100 (moderate) the climate comfort score falls in the bottom third of the station-mapped U.S. score corpus, exceeding only 24% of scores.
- 55°F
- yearly average temperature, NOAA normal
- 52/100
- comfort score, above 24% of station-mapped location scores
- 11.3"
- precipitation, annual total
- 174 days
- growing season, frost-free days
La Junta Muni: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USW00023067 · La Junta Muni, CO 55°F mean · 11.3" precip
TEMP-COOL · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-ARID · SWING-WIDE · COMF-LOW · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-COOL 55°F
- RANK-MID #4,048
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Hillsdale Lake
- PRCP-ARID 11.3"
- SWING-WIDE 47°F
- COMF-LOW 52/100
- LOAD-HEAT 5,036 HDD
- STN-1 USW00023067
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Hillsdale Lake, KS (+ 0 °F mean)
Instrument codes from this station's NOAA 1991–2020 normals, mean temperature, corpus warmth rank, photo-finish peer station, precipitation band, seasonal swing, comfort composite, degree-day load, and field book, not a livability rating.
Mean-temperature neighbourhood
Nationwide NOAA normal poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every CO station list.
- La Junta (this station) 55°F
- Cold Kansas City, MO 55°F
- Hot Warrensburg, MO 55°F
- Near Hillsdale Lake, KS 55°F
- Near Topeka -, KS 55°F
Climate Living Index · La Junta Muni
La Junta Muni: 42/100 · grade D
La Junta Muni publishes 5 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals · NOAA hourly normals); 1 missing weight rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for La Junta Muni, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 52/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Summer moisture balance | 51.8°F mean dew point | 96/100 · A |
| Annual temperature balance | 54.8°F · 12.7° from 67.5°F | 59/100 · C |
| Frost-free season | 174 days/year | 45/100 · D |
| Precipitation balance | 11.3 in · 23.7 from 35 in | 16/100 · F |
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 218 calendar days | 6/100 · F |
La Junta Muni · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
La Junta Muni's normals sit in a dry climate class: BSk
Precipitation is low relative to temperature but above true desert thresholds: cold semi-arid steppe (BSk). Class BSk is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: dry (arid or semi-arid), specifically cold semi-arid steppe.
- Köppen code
- BSk
- Group
- Dry (arid or semi-arid)
- Warmest month
- 79.1°F
- Coldest month
- 32.3°F
Source: official public datasets monthly normals (1991–2020) at the city’s primary station. This is a station classification, not a mapped regional consensus.
National standing · heating-led station
Where La Junta Muni sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for La Junta Muni's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- 59th percentile warmth
- Mid-pack annual mean versus 6,861 station normals.
- Annual precipitation
- Drier than 91%
- La Junta Muni's annual total ranks in the drier third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- 67th percentile swing
- Typical seasonal amplitude versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How La Junta Muni compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
La Junta Muni's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
52 24th percentile score exceeds 24% of 6,189 station-mapped location scores
- 0–10: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 10–20: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 20–30: 96 station-mapped locations (2%). Below this entry.
- 30–40: 280 station-mapped locations (5%). Below this entry.
- 40–50: 1,113 station-mapped locations (18%). Below this entry.
- 50–60: 1,329 station-mapped locations (21%). This entry sits in this band.
- 60–70: 1,236 station-mapped locations (20%). Above this entry.
- 70–80: 650 station-mapped locations (11%). Above this entry.
- 80–90: 921 station-mapped locations (15%). Above this entry.
- 90–100: 564 station-mapped locations (9%). Above this entry.
Source NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, PlainClimate comfort index · 1991–2020
La Junta Muni's measured station temperature trend
MethodologyAcross 67 complete annual observations from 1946 to 2025, LA JUNTA MUNI AP warmed at a fitted rate of 0.20°C per decade. The line shows the fitted change relative to its first year, not raw year-to-year temperatures or a forecast.
- La Junta Muni primary station fitted change +0.20 °C/decade
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47°F (8°C) | 18°F (-8°C) | 32°F (0°C) | 0.2" | 29.9 | 0.0 |
| February | 51°F (10°C) | 21°F (-6°C) | 36°F (2°C) | 0.3" | 26.2 | 0.0 |
| March | 61°F (16°C) | 30°F (-1°C) | 46°F (8°C) | 0.7" | 19.9 | 0.0 |
| April | 69°F (20°C) | 38°F (3°C) | 53°F (12°C) | 1.2" | 6.9 | 0.4 |
| May | 79°F (26°C) | 48°F (9°C) | 63°F (17°C) | 1.6" | 0.5 | 5.1 |
| June | 90°F (32°C) | 58°F (15°C) | 74°F (23°C) | 1.3" | 0.0 | 17.6 |
| July | 95°F (35°C) | 64°F (18°C) | 79°F (26°C) | 2.2" | 0.0 | 24.1 |
| August | 92°F (33°C) | 62°F (17°C) | 77°F (25°C) | 1.4" | 0.0 | 20.7 |
| September | 84°F (29°C) | 53°F (12°C) | 69°F (20°C) | 0.8" | 0.2 | 10.8 |
| October | 71°F (21°C) | 39°F (4°C) | 55°F (13°C) | 0.9" | 6.6 | 1.5 |
| November | 57°F (14°C) | 27°F (-3°C) | 42°F (5°C) | 0.4" | 23.2 | 0.0 |
| December | 46°F (8°C) | 18°F (-8°C) | 32°F (0°C) | 0.3" | 30.1 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
La Junta Muni works both ends of the calendar. Normal highs climb to 95°F by July 14 and hold at or above 90°F on 75 dates, then normal lows drop to freezing or below on 143 dates, bottoming at 17°F around January 1.
When the heat sits
Normal highs reach 90°F from June 15 through August 28, covering 75 dates. The broader mild season, normal highs of 70°F or more, runs April 23 to October 16.
This counts calendar dates whose 1991–2020 normal high reaches 90°F. It is a smaller number than the 90°F+ day counts in the monthly table above, which measure how often the threshold was actually crossed in a typical year. A date can average 88°F and still exceed 90°F in half of all years.
The freezing stretch
The normal low stays at or below 32°F into March 23, then returns to freezing around November 2, covering 143 dates in all.
Derived from the normal daily minimum. This is a different measure from the 50%-probability frost dates shown elsewhere on this page, which come from NOAA’s frost product.
Where the wet dates fall
The likeliest wet date is July 29, when 28% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is December 20 at 9%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 62 wet dates a year.
The widest day
March 23 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 32°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for La Junta Muni.
Where La Junta Muni Stands Nationally
Aridity defines the water calendar: about 11 inches in a normal year lands this among the driest tenth of ranked stations.
Heat is a defining feature of the normals calendar — the normal daily high reaches 90°F on roughly 75 days a year, more than four out of five ranked stations record.
La Junta Muni earns 2 nationally notable standings (outer quintiles) against 6,860 NOAA 1991–2020 normals stations; only those extremes render.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall
3.1 days with precipitation
3.1 days with precipitation
5.3 days with precipitation
6.2 days with precipitation
7.4 days with precipitation
6.6 days with precipitation
8.0 days with precipitation
7.5 days with precipitation
4.8 days with precipitation
4.3 days with precipitation
3.4 days with precipitation
2.6 days with precipitation
La Junta Muni runs a summer-peaked wet season
44% of La Junta Muni's yearly precipitation falls in June, July and August alone, against the 25% an evenly spread year would give those three months. The wettest month is July at 2.2", on a wide 46.8°F gap between its warmest and coldest month. Warm-season convection and, across the Southwest, the North American monsoon produce this shape: rain arrives in short heavy bursts during the hottest part of the year rather than as long cool-season soaking.
- Wettest three months: July, May, August, taking 46% of the annual total between them.
- Driest month: January at 0.2".
- Winter share: 6% falls in December, January and February.
Shares are computed from this station's own 1991-2020 monthly precipitation normals. A summer-peaked label means the June-August share reaches 35%; it describes timing across an average year, not any single season, and says nothing about how heavy an individual storm can be.
La Junta Muni is dry, and what does fall arrives gently
Only about 62 days a year record measurable precipitation here, 17% of the calendar, and they carry 11.3" between them. At roughly 0.18 inches on an average wet day, this is not the damp drizzle of a marine climate; it is an arid record in which precipitation is both uncommon and light when it appears.
The wettest month by count is July at about 8 wet days; the driest is December at about 3.
A low per-event average in a dry record is a statement about typical days only. Arid regions can still take a large share of a year's total from a single convective storm, which a normal cannot show.
A wet day is one recording at least 0.01 inches. These are 1991-2020 normals: they describe an average year, not the extremes within it.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
October 15
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
April 24
50% probability date
Growing Season
174 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
5,036
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
1,356
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
January
Humidity & Wind
Monthly averages from hourly observations
| Month | Humidity | Wind (mph) | Clear Sky % | Overcast % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 58% | 9.0 | 69% | 17% |
| February | 47% | 10.4 | 70% | 17% |
| March | 45% | 11.5 | 67% | 18% |
| April | 45% | 11.5 | 62% | 18% |
| May | 46% | 10.9 | 69% | 13% |
| June | 41% | 10.5 | 77% | 5% |
| July | 49% | 9.1 | 72% | 8% |
| August | 46% | 9.1 | 75% | 7% |
| September | 46% | 9.4 | 79% | 8% |
| October | 51% | 9.3 | 74% | 15% |
| November | 53% | 9.1 | 75% | 14% |
| December | 60% | 8.8 | 75% | 14% |
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside CO closest to La Junta Muni on two NOAA annual-normal axes (mean temperature and annual precipitation). Chip rows use distinct link sets.
Closest by average temperature
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual mean temperature (55°F here).
- Courtland, KS 55°F · 0.0°F off
- Cynthiana, KY 55°F · 0.0°F off
- Free Union, VA 55°F · 0.0°F off
- Greensburg, KS 55°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (11.3" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Window Rock, AZ 11.3" · 0.0" off
- Jackpot, NV 11.4" · 0.0" off
- Lordsburg, NM 11.3" · 0.0" off
- Quemado, NM 11.4" · 0.0" off
Scarce-water calendar
Where La Junta Muni's limited precipitation lands
heating led · dry · mid swing
La Junta Muni's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 5,036 annual heating degree days against 1,356 for cooling. Its 46.8°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
La Junta Muni's frost-free season lasts about 174 days, a middle-length window whose endpoints matter more than the annual average. It describes freeze probability, not year-specific planting conditions.
July and January mark the typical warm and cold ends of the calendar in La Junta Muni's middle-range seasonal profile. The measured spread is 46.8°F. The annual average is 55°F. Neither the annual mean nor one extreme month represents the full calendar on its own.
La Junta Muni's cold-season load does not imply a wet climate. Annual precipitation is 11.3 inches, which places the station in PlainClimate's dry range. Snowfall is not added to the interpretation because its annual value is missing. The snowfall and rainfall fields should be read separately rather than inferred from temperature.
La Junta Muni wettest normal
July
July concentrates the scarce annual total (11.3 inches).
La Junta Muni driest normal
January
January is typically driest; arid stations are defined by when water is absent, not by a four-season grid.
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Data Sources
Data source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 (1991-2020). All figures on this page are from La Junta Muni's primary station: LA JUNTA MUNI AP (USW00023067). For informational purposes only.
Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The conservative exact name-and-state crosswalk finds no Census place match, so PlainClimate treats this as a station-mapped location and does not claim it is a municipality. No exact Gazetteer row for La Junta Muni; facility counts that depend on place identity are therefore an upper bound, not a municipal census.
On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for La Junta Muni comes from its primary NOAA station record. No figure on this page is typed in by an editor - each value is rendered from NOAA 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 1991–2020 normals.