Montrose, CO Weather & Climate Normals
What a normal year in Montrose actually looks like
On the 30-year record NOAA keeps for Montrose, CO, the comfort score comes out to 45/100, 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 Montrose's weather actually swings
Average temperatures in Montrose run from 29°F in Jan up to 75°F in Jul, a 45.8°F seasonal swing, one of the widest gaps in this dataset.
Montrose, month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 40°F | 18°F | 0.51in | 4.7in |
| Feb | 46°F | 23°F | 0.47in | 3.9in |
| Mar | 57°F | 30°F | 0.68in | 2.2in |
| Apr | 64°F | 37°F | 0.77in | 0.6in |
| May | 74°F | 45°F | 0.82in | 0in |
| Jun | 86°F | 53°F | 0.5in | 0in |
| Jul | 90°F | 59°F | 0.9in | 0in |
| Aug | 87°F | 58°F | 1.12in | 0in |
| Sep | 79°F | 49°F | 1.24in | 0in |
| Oct | 67°F | 37°F | 1.03in | 0.5in |
| Nov | 52°F | 27°F | 0.65in | 2.7in |
| Dec | 41°F | 18°F | 0.64in | 6.9in |
If you're timing a visit, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, and Sep are Montrose's mildest stretch; if you're moving there, you should plan around Jan's cold instead.
How wet Montrose actually gets
Over a typical year, Montrose sees about 9.33in of precipitation a year across roughly 65 days with measurable rain or snow, with 21.5in of snow a year.
Montrose against the rest of the country
Out of 4876 cities scored here, Montrose comes in at 3337; within CO alone it ranks 25 of 79. Population is about 21,646.
Checking the actual forecast
These figures come from Montrose #2, CO US, the NOAA station 1.6 miles from Montrose, 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