Pueblo West climate — normals and trends
Pueblo West (United States) has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.4 °C and it receives 407 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 (24.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-2.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Pueblo West averages 144 frost days, 62 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 78 rainy days per year.
Pueblo West has warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.29 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 158 to 130 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.2 °C (on 26 June 1994) and the coldest -36.7 °C (on 12 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
Pueblo WestColorado
- coords
- 38.35°, -104.72°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.4°C
Average daily high
18.0°C
Average daily low
3.4°C
Annual rainfall
407mm
Sunshine / day
10.8h
Mean relative humidity
53%
Average peak wind
17.7km/h
Seasonal range
26.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
144 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
62 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
78 d/yr
Annual snowfall
75.3 cm
Average feels-like high
15.1 °C
Average feels-like low
-0.2 °C
Average peak gust
31.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
2 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.5 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.46 · 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
40.2 °C
26 June 1994
Coldest day
-36.7 °C
12 January 1963
Wettest day
104 mm
9 September 1980
Windiest day
57.2 km/h
15 December 2021
Strongest gust
95.8 km/h
24 March 2017
Hottest feels-like
38.6 °C
25 July 2023
Coldest feels-like
-42.4 °C
12 January 1963
Snowiest day
42.6 cm
2 April 1957
Sunniest day
14.0 h
2 July 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2.2 °C | -3.2 °C | 26 mm | +11 mm |
| Feb | 8.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 12 mm | -6 mm |
| Mar | 17.4 °C | +5.5 °C | 8 mm | -27 mm |
| Apr | 19.0 °C | +2.1 °C | 28 mm | -20 mm |
| May | 21.5 °C | -0.6 °C | 96 mm | +38 mm |
| Jun | 29.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 43 mm | +8 mm |
| Jul | 33.1 °C | +1.8 °C | 28 mm | -23 mm |
| Aug | 31.5 °C | +1.6 °C | 63 mm | +10 mm |
| Sep | 27.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 20 mm | -10 mm |
| Oct | 21.5 °C | +2.4 °C | 11 mm | -17 mm |
| Nov | 15.4 °C | +4.2 °C | 23 mm | +3 mm |
| Dec | 11.8 °C | +5.5 °C | 16 mm | +1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Pueblo West?
Pueblo West has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.4 °C and it receives 407 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Pueblo West?
The hottest day measured in Pueblo West between 1940 and 2025 was 26 June 1994, reaching 40.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Pueblo West?
The coldest day measured in Pueblo West between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 1963, at -36.7 °C.
Does it snow in Pueblo West?
Yes. Pueblo West gets on average 75.3 cm of snow per year and has around 144 frost days.
Has the climate of Pueblo West warmed?
Yes: Pueblo West warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Pueblo West?
The wettest day measured in Pueblo West between 1940 and 2025 was 9 September 1980, with 104 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Pueblo West?
The windiest day measured in Pueblo West between 1940 and 2025 was 15 December 2021, with winds reaching 57.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Pueblo West?
The warmest month in Pueblo West is July (24.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (-2.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Pueblo West?
Pueblo West receives on average 407 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 78 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Pueblo West?
Pueblo West gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Pueblo West?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Pueblo West between 1940 and 2025 was 2 April 1957, with 42.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Pueblo West?
Yes: Pueblo West has on average 2 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Pueblo West?
In Pueblo West, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.6 °C on 25 July 2023, and the lowest was -42.4 °C on 12 January 1963.
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