Salida, CO Weather & Climate Normals
Salida's real weather, in one number
Salida, CO scores 40/100 on this site's reading of NOAA's own 30-year normals: strongly seasonal. Comfortable weather is limited to a shorter window; summers, winters, or precipitation swing wide. 4 of the year's 12 months average between 55 and 75°F, the range this site counts as mild.
Salida's hottest and coldest months
Salida's hottest month is Jul, averaging 68°F; its coldest is Jan, averaging 28°F, a 40°F swing across the year, a middling gap by national standards.
Salida's weather across the year
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 43°F | 12°F | 0.31in | 4in |
| Feb | 46°F | 15°F | 0.27in | 4.1in |
| Mar | 54°F | 21°F | 0.69in | 6.5in |
| Apr | 60°F | 28°F | 1.05in | 8in |
| May | 70°F | 35°F | 0.96in | 2.7in |
| Jun | 82°F | 43°F | 0.5in | 0in |
| Jul | 86°F | 49°F | 1.36in | 0in |
| Aug | 83°F | 47°F | 1.46in | 0in |
| Sep | 77°F | 39°F | 0.67in | 0in |
| Oct | 65°F | 29°F | 0.87in | 2.6in |
| Nov | 53°F | 20°F | 0.25in | 4.1in |
| Dec | 43°F | 13°F | 0.38in | 4.7in |
Jun, Jul, Aug, and Sep are the best time to see Salida at its mildest; the rest of the year, plan around Jan's cold.
Rain and snow in Salida
Salida averages 8.77in of precipitation a year across roughly 57 days with measurable rain or snow, and 36.7in of snow a year.
Where Salida ranks
Salida ranks 4570 of 4876 US cities in this dataset for comfort score, and 64 of 79 within CO. About 6,007 people live there.
If you need tomorrow's forecast, not the 30-year average
Everything above is a 30-year average from Salida, CO US, 1.0 miles from Salida, not a prediction for any specific day.
More on how this is worked out
How the comfort score is calculated · Why some cities show no snow or rain figure