Cortez, CO Weather & Climate Normals
What a normal year in Cortez actually looks like
On the 30-year record NOAA keeps for Cortez, CO, the comfort score comes out to 44/100, 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 Cortez's weather actually swings
Average temperatures in Cortez run from 30°F in Jan up to 74°F in Jul, a 44.1°F seasonal swing, a middling gap by national standards.
How wet Cortez actually gets
Over a typical year, Cortez sees about 11.79in of precipitation a year across roughly 74 days with measurable rain or snow, with 33.4in of snow a year.
Cortez against the rest of the country
Out of 4876 cities scored here, Cortez comes in at 3847; within CO alone it ranks 46 of 79. Population is about 9,151.
Checking the actual forecast
These figures come from CORTEZ, CO US, the NOAA station 1.1 miles from Cortez, averaged over 30 years, not tomorrow's forecast.
More on how this is worked out
Why this uses the nearest NOAA station · How the comfort score is calculated