Walsenburg, CO Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Average temperature and precipitation from NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 normals →, with a derived climate comfort score
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Walsenburg's primary NOAA station, WALSENBURG 1 NW.
The climate verdict for Walsenburg
Dryness leads the climate profile for Walsenburg, Colorado, with 17.3 inches of precipitation a year. NOAA records an annual average of 52°F. At 44/100 (moderate) the climate comfort score falls in the bottom third of the station-mapped U.S. score corpus, exceeding only 10% of scores.
- 52°F
- average temperature, NOAA 1991-2020 normal
- 44/100
- comfort score, above 10% of station-mapped location scores
- 17.3"
- annual precipitation · 92" snow
- 151 days
- growing season, frost-free days
Walsenburg: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USC00058781 · Walsenburg, CO 52°F mean · 17.3" precip
TEMP-COOL · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-DRY · SWING-MID · COMF-LOW · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-COOL 52°F
- RANK-MID #3,225
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Dworshak Fish H…
- PRCP-DRY 17.3"
- SWING-MID 39°F
- COMF-LOW 44/100
- LOAD-HEAT 5,463 HDD
- STN-1 USC00058781
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Dworshak Fish Hatchery, ID (+ 0.1 °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.
- Walsenburg (this station) 52°F
- Cold White Sulphur S…, WV 52°F
- Hot Elkins Randolph…, WV 52°F
- Near Dworshak Fish H…, ID 52°F
- Near Connell, WA 52°F
Climate Living Index · Walsenburg
Walsenburg: 35/100 · grade F
Walsenburg publishes 5 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 1 missing weight rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Walsenburg, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 44/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Annual temperature balance | 51.6°F · 15.9° from 67.5°F | 47/100 · D |
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 160 calendar days | 39/100 · F |
| Precipitation balance | 17.3 in · 17.7 from 35 in | 37/100 · F |
| Frost-free season | 151 days/year | 26/100 · F |
| Snowfall burden | 91.6 inches/year | 2/100 · F |
Walsenburg · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Walsenburg is a temperate Köppen climate: Cfa
Coldest-month mean 33.4°F and warmest-month mean 72.5°F place this station in temperate, no dry season, hot summer climates (Cfa). Class Cfa is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: temperate, specifically temperate, no dry season, hot summer.
- Köppen code
- Cfa
- Group
- Temperate
- Warmest month
- 72.5°F
- Coldest month
- 33.4°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 Walsenburg sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Walsenburg's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- 47th percentile warmth
- Mid-pack annual mean versus 6,861 station normals.
- Annual precipitation
- Drier than 77%
- Walsenburg's annual total ranks in the drier third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- 32nd percentile swing
- Typical seasonal amplitude versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Walsenburg compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Walsenburg's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
44 10th percentile score exceeds 10% 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%). This entry sits in this band.
- 50–60: 1,329 station-mapped locations (21%). Above this entry.
- 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
Walsenburg's measured station temperature trend
MethodologyAcross 69 complete annual observations from 1944 to 2025, WALSENBURG 1 NW warmed at a fitted rate of 0.11°C per decade. The line shows the fitted change relative to its first year, not raw year-to-year temperatures or a forecast.
- Walsenburg primary station fitted change +0.11 °C/decade
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Snow | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47°F (8°C) | 21°F (-6°C) | 34°F (1°C) | 0.8" | 10.5" | 25.1 | 0.0 |
| February | 49°F (10°C) | 22°F (-6°C) | 35°F (2°C) | 0.8" | 12.8" | 22.2 | 0.0 |
| March | 57°F (14°C) | 27°F (-3°C) | 42°F (6°C) | 1.7" | 17.4" | 20.7 | 0.0 |
| April | 63°F (17°C) | 34°F (1°C) | 49°F (9°C) | 2.3" | 15.1" | 12.8 | 0.0 |
| May | 73°F (23°C) | 43°F (6°C) | 58°F (14°C) | 1.8" | 2.0" | 2.2 | 0.8 |
| June | 84°F (29°C) | 52°F (11°C) | 68°F (20°C) | 1.3" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 8.3 |
| July | 87°F (31°C) | 58°F (14°C) | 73°F (23°C) | 2.2" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 14.5 |
| August | 85°F (30°C) | 56°F (13°C) | 71°F (21°C) | 2.1" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 8.2 |
| September | 79°F (26°C) | 48°F (9°C) | 64°F (18°C) | 0.8" | 0.5" | 0.5 | 2.2 |
| October | 68°F (20°C) | 37°F (3°C) | 53°F (11°C) | 1.3" | 7.2" | 8.9 | 0.0 |
| November | 56°F (13°C) | 28°F (-2°C) | 42°F (5°C) | 1.0" | 12.7" | 18.9 | 0.0 |
| December | 47°F (8°C) | 20°F (-6°C) | 33°F (1°C) | 1.0" | 13.4" | 25.3 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Summer here tops out rather than builds: the warmest normal high is 88°F around July 11, short of 90°F on every date, while 160 dates carry a normal low at or below freezing, the coldest 20°F near December 21.
The freezing stretch
The normal low stays at or below 32°F into April 8, then returns to freezing around November 1, covering 160 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 August 2, when 37% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is January 8 at 13%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 78 wet dates a year.
The widest day
October 3 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 Walsenburg.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall and snowfall
Snow: 10.5"
4.2 days with precipitation
Snow: 12.8"
5.1 days with precipitation
Snow: 17.4"
6.7 days with precipitation
Snow: 15.1"
6.7 days with precipitation
Snow: 2.0"
7.7 days with precipitation
6.3 days with precipitation
9.9 days with precipitation
10.5 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.5"
5.7 days with precipitation
Snow: 7.2"
4.7 days with precipitation
Snow: 12.7"
5.1 days with precipitation
Snow: 13.4"
4.9 days with precipitation
Walsenburg spreads its precipitation across the year
Neither half of the year dominates here: June through August take 33% of the annual total and December through February 15%, with neither reaching the 35% that would mark a distinct wet season. Walsenburg has no dry season to plan around, though it does carry a 39.1°F seasonal spread.
The gap between the wettest and driest month still matters: April averages 2.3" and February 0.8". The three wettest months together take 38% of the year, against the 25% a perfectly flat distribution would give them.
Shares are computed from this station's own 1991-2020 monthly precipitation normals. "Spread across the year" means neither the June-August nor the December-February share reaches 35%; it describes an average year, not the variability of any single one.
How Walsenburg's precipitation splits across the calendar
About 78 days a year record measurable precipitation here, carrying 17.3" between them, or roughly 0.22 inches on a typical wet day. That sits in the middle band: neither the many-light-days pattern of the Pacific Northwest and the Great Lakes, nor the few-heavy-events pattern of the Gulf and the desert Southwest.
A wet day is one recording at least 0.01 inches. These are 1991-2020 normals: they describe an average year and say nothing about the heaviest single storm on record.
Winter brings real snow to Walsenburg
Walsenburg averages 91.6 inches of snowfall a year, with March the snowiest month on the normals, spread across roughly 29 days that record measurable snow. That is depth accumulating on the ground, which is why it can exceed the annual precipitation figure: precipitation counts the liquid the snow melts down to, and fresh snow is mostly air.
- Annual snowfall: 91.6 inches of depth.
- Days recording measurable snow: about 29 a year.
- At a rough ten-to-one melt ratio, snow accounts for on the order of 53% of the year's precipitation.
NOAA 1991-2020 normals. The ten-to-one ratio is a convention, not a measurement: real ratios vary with temperature, so treat the share as an order of magnitude rather than an exact split.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
October 4
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
May 6
50% probability date
Growing Season
151 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
5,463
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
623
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
December
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside CO closest to Walsenburg 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 (52°F here).
- Amity, MO 52°F · 0.0°F off
- Carmel, IN 52°F · 0.0°F off
- Eau Claire, MI 52°F · 0.0°F off
- Fairbury, NE 52°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (17.3" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Alton, UT 17.3" · 0.0" off
- McIntosh, SD 17.3" · 0.0" off
- Preston, ID 17.3" · 0.0" off
- Fessenden, ND 17.3" · 0.0" off
Snow and freeze rhythm
When cold and snow define Walsenburg
heating led · dry · mid swing
Walsenburg's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 5,463 annual heating degree days against 623 for cooling. Its 39.1°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
Walsenburg's frost-free season lasts about 151 days, a middle-length window whose endpoints matter more than the annual average. It describes freeze probability, not year-specific planting conditions.
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1. Walsenburg coldest normal
December
The monthly mean of 33°F (1°C) sits near freezing, so cold nights and above-freezing afternoons share the same month.
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2. Walsenburg typical freeze period
January through December
The station reports average freezing days from January through December.
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3. Walsenburg snow peak
March
Walsenburg averages 91.6 inches of snow a year, with March the snowiest month on the normals.
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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 Walsenburg's primary station: WALSENBURG 1 NW (USC00058781). For informational purposes only.
Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The 2024 Census Gazetteer identifies the exact name-and-state match as an incorporated place (GEOID 0882350). Match rule for Walsenburg: exact normalized name + state only, no fuzzy expansion, so nearby differently spelled facilities stay unmatched.
On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for Walsenburg 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.