Cortez Weather Records

Cortez, Colorado weather averages and records from 1911–2024 based on data made available by the NOAA.
All-Time Recorded High
The highest temperature ever recorded in Cortez, Colorado was 102 °F which occurred on July 23, 2022.
Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year
All-Time Recorded Low
The lowest temperature ever recorded in Cortez, Colorado was -31 °F which occurred on February 8, 1933.
Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year
Cortez Weather by Month
Averages based on the years 1991–2020
Month Average (°F) Record (°F) Average (inches)
High ☀️ Low 🌙 High ☀️ Low 🌙 Precipitation 💧 Snow ❄️
January 43.0 16.0 63 -27 1.1 8.2
February 47.2 21.0 79 -31 1.0 6.8
March 55.8 27.2 80 -7 0.8 4.2
April 63.6 32.2 88 6 0.7 2.1
May 73.3 40.5 95 15 0.9 0.3
June 85.4 48.7 102 27 0.4 0.0
July 90.3 56.5 102 31 1.2 0.0
August 87.7 55.2 99 30 1.4 0.0
September 80.1 46.9 99 23 1.5 0.0
October 67.5 35.0 88 7 1.1 0.6
November 53.7 25.2 75 -14 0.8 2.2
December 43.2 17.1 65 -22 0.9 6.8
Entire year 66.0 35.1 102 -31 11.7 29.9
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1911–2024
Highest daily low 78 °F June 30, 1943
Lowest daily high 9 °F January 12, 1963
Greatest daily range
(Difference of high and low)
64 °F May 25, 1990
Greatest difference in daily high
over two conscutive days
34 °F Oct 26–27, 2020
Most daily precipitation 2.6 inches September 10, 2003
Most monthly precipitation 6.6 inches October 1972
Most yearly precipitation 26.3 inches 1957
Most yearly days with precipitation 113 1957
Earliest snow in season October 9 1949
Latest snow in season May 23 2008
Most daily snow 14.0 inches December 19, 1951
Most monthly snow 41.0 inches February 1915
Most yearly snow 77.4 inches 2010
Most snow in a winter 75.4 inches 1931–1932
Greatest snow accumulation 21.0 inches December 25, 1967
Earliest freeze August 24 1915
Earliest day ≥ 80 °F March 21 2004
Earliest day ≥ 90 °F May 16 1932
Earliest day ≥ 100 °F June 16 2021
Latest freeze July 5 1915
Latest day ≥ 80 °F October 23 2003
Latest day ≥ 90 °F September 21 2014
Most days in a year < 0 °F 31 1933
Most days in a year < 32 °F 200 1937
Most days in a year ≥ 80 °F 136 2018
Most days in a year ≥ 90 °F 73 2020
Most days in a year ≥ 100 °F 7 2021
Cortez Weather Streaks
Most consecutive days...
With precipitation 10 days Jan 3–12, 2005
Without precipitation 106 days Mar 26 – Jul 9, 1913
With snow 9 days Feb 15–23, 2019
High temperature at or
below freezing
10 days Jan 28 – Feb 6, 1979
High temperature ≥ 80 °F 101 days Jun 6 – Sep 14, 1944
High temperature ≥ 90 °F 33 days Jul 12 – Aug 13, 2000
High temperature ≥ 100 °F 5 days Jul 12–16, 2003
Plant Hardiness Zone
6B
Cortez is in plant hardiness zone 6B
based on average yearly minimum temperature from 1991–2020
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