Durango climate — normals and trends
Durango (United States) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 5.9 °C and it receives 632 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (18.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-6.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Durango averages 192 frost days, 6 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 95 rainy days per year.
Durango has warmed by +2.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.35 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 204 to 180 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.3 °C (on 10 July 2021) and the coldest -32.7 °C (on 13 January 1963).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
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- coords
- 37.28°, -107.88°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
5.9°C
Average daily high
13.2°C
Average daily low
-1.0°C
Annual rainfall
632mm
Sunshine / day
11.1h
Mean relative humidity
59%
Average peak wind
13.6km/h
Seasonal range
25.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
192 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
6 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
95 d/yr
Annual snowfall
198.2 cm
Average feels-like high
10.4 °C
Average feels-like low
-4.7 °C
Average peak gust
35.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.9 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.63 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
35.3 °C
10 July 2021
Coldest day
-32.7 °C
13 January 1963
Wettest day
63 mm
5 September 1970
Windiest day
42.4 km/h
14 April 1970
Strongest gust
101.2 km/h
14 April 1970
Hottest feels-like
33.2 °C
9 July 2021
Coldest feels-like
-37.3 °C
13 January 1963
Snowiest day
28.8 cm
14 February 1980
Sunniest day
14.4 h
24 June 1942
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3.1 °C | +2.5 °C | 11 mm | -47 mm |
| Feb | 8.5 °C | +5.9 °C | 30 mm | -27 mm |
| Mar | 9.9 °C | +3.8 °C | 44 mm | -18 mm |
| Apr | 14.7 °C | +3.4 °C | 37 mm | -13 mm |
| May | 19.6 °C | +2.1 °C | 40 mm | +1 mm |
| Jun | 26.6 °C | +2.6 °C | 42 mm | +18 mm |
| Jul | 28.9 °C | +2.3 °C | 11 mm | -35 mm |
| Aug | 28.5 °C | +3.6 °C | 36 mm | -22 mm |
| Sep | 22.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 56 mm | -7 mm |
| Oct | 16.4 °C | +1.5 °C | 204 mm | +138 mm |
| Nov | 11.5 °C | +4.5 °C | 42 mm | -11 mm |
| Dec | 8.3 °C | +6.6 °C | 15 mm | -42 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Durango?
Durango has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 5.9 °C and it receives 632 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Durango?
The hottest day measured in Durango between 1940 and 2025 was 10 July 2021, reaching 35.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Durango?
The coldest day measured in Durango between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 1963, at -32.7 °C.
Does it snow in Durango?
Yes. Durango gets on average 198.2 cm of snow per year and has around 192 frost days.
Has the climate of Durango warmed?
Yes: Durango warmed by +2.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Durango?
The wettest day measured in Durango between 1940 and 2025 was 5 September 1970, with 63 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Durango?
The windiest day measured in Durango between 1940 and 2025 was 14 April 1970, with winds reaching 42.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Durango?
The warmest month in Durango is July (18.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (-6.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Durango?
Durango receives on average 632 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 95 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Durango?
Durango gets on average 11.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,052 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Durango?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Durango between 1940 and 2025 was 14 February 1980, with 28.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Durango?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Durango.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Durango?
In Durango, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 33.2 °C on 9 July 2021, and the lowest was -37.3 °C on 13 January 1963.
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