Cañon City, CO Weather & Climate Normals
What a normal year in Cañon City actually looks like
On the 30-year record NOAA keeps for Cañon City, CO, the comfort score comes out to 46/100, strongly seasonal: Comfortable weather is limited to a shorter window; summers, winters, or precipitation swing wide. Only 5 months a year land in the 55–75°F range this site treats as mild.
How much Cañon City's weather actually swings
Average temperatures in Cañon City run from 34°F in Jan up to 74°F in Jul, a 40.1°F seasonal swing, a middling gap by national standards.
Cañon City, month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 49°F | 18°F | 0.55in | 6.7in |
| Feb | 50°F | 20°F | 0.57in | 6.2in |
| Mar | 59°F | 26°F | 1.04in | 6in |
| Apr | 64°F | 33°F | 1.76in | 4.1in |
| May | 73°F | 43°F | 1.56in | 0.5in |
| Jun | 85°F | 52°F | 0.85in | 0in |
| Jul | 89°F | 59°F | 2.25in | 0in |
| Aug | 87°F | 57°F | 2.06in | 0in |
| Sep | 80°F | 48°F | 1.2in | 0.2in |
| Oct | 69°F | 36°F | 0.87in | 3.3in |
| Nov | 57°F | 26°F | 0.55in | 5.1in |
| Dec | 49°F | 19°F | 0.46in | 6.2in |
If you're timing a visit, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, and Sep are Cañon City's mildest stretch; if you're moving there, you should plan around Jan's cold instead.
How wet Cañon City actually gets
Over a typical year, Cañon City sees about 13.72in of precipitation a year across roughly 81 days with measurable rain or snow, with 38.3in of snow a year.
Cañon City against the rest of the country
Out of 4876 cities scored here, Cañon City comes in at 3019; within CO alone it ranks 21 of 79. Population is about 17,193.
Checking the actual forecast
These figures come from Canon City, CO US, the NOAA station 1.3 miles from Cañon City, averaged over 30 years, not tomorrow's forecast.
More on how this is worked out
Why some cities show no snow or rain figure · What a 30-year climate normal actually is