Colorado · county areal climate 1951–2025

Chaffee County, CO

A 17.1" / 38.8°F normal · 2025 ran 87% of normal precipitation.
2026 so far · through Jul 25: This area is at 60% (5.71") of the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the 2nd driest start of 76 years. Temperature +4°F vs normal. U.S. year-to-date →

Normal (1996–2025)

17.1in
annual precipitation · 38.8°F

2025 vs Normal

87%
15.0" · 39.9°F (+1.1 vs normal)

Wettest Year

26.6in
1957

Driest Year

11.3in
2002

Biggest Rain Day

1.95in
Apr 2 · 1957

Warmest Year

40.5°F
2017

Record

1951–2025
75 complete years · NOAA nClimGrid

Monthly Climate

20°
J
22°
F
29°
M
36°
A
44°
M
54°
J
59°
J
57°
A
51°
S
40°
O
30°
N
21°
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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