Colorado · county areal climate 1951–2025

Bent County, CO

A 13.8" / 54.5°F normal · 2025 ran 89% of normal precipitation.
2026 so far · through Jul 25: This area is at 57% (4.66") of the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the 5th driest start of 76 years. Temperature +3.8°F vs normal. U.S. year-to-date →

Normal (1996–2025)

13.8in
annual precipitation · 54.5°F

2025 vs Normal

89%
12.3" · 55.2°F (+0.7 vs normal)

Wettest Year

21.4in
2017

Driest Year

7.0in
2012

Biggest Rain Day

3.27in
May 30 · 1964

Warmest Year

56.6°F
2012

Record

1951–2025
75 complete years · NOAA nClimGrid

Monthly Climate

32°
J
35°
F
45°
M
53°
A
63°
M
73°
J
78°
J
76°
A
68°
S
55°
O
43°
N
33°
D
—— normal temperature (°F) · ▮ normal precipitation (in) · 1996–2025
Areal nClimGrid averages (NOAA/NCEI) over the whole area — an average across the region, not a single station. Separate from the station records.

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