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Monthly climate in Saguache, Colorado, United States

Last updated: March 2, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Saguache features a subarctic climate (Dfc). Temperatures typically range between -7 °C (19 °F) and 18 °C (65 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -31 °C (-23 °F) or can rise to as high as 32 °C (90 °F). The average annual precipitation amounts to about 343 mm (13.5 inches) and receives 78 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually. Saguache enjoys an average of 3617 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 32 minutes to 14 hours 45 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Saguache, Colorado, United States §

The warmest months in Saguache are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 16 to 18 °C (61 - 65 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -7 to -6 °C (19 - 22 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Saguache experiences 59 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 192 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Saguache, Colorado, United States. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 12°C
(55°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 14°C
(57°F)
Mean maximum 6°C
(44°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 23°C
(75°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 10°C
(50°F)
Average high 1°C
(34°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 7°C
(46°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 3°C
(37°F)
Daily mean -7°C
(19°F)		 -6°C
(22°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 -6°C
(22°F)
Average low -14°C
(7°F)		 -13°C
(9°F)		 -7°C
(19°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 1°C
(35°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 -6°C
(21°F)		 -12°C
(11°F)
Mean minimum -23°C
(-10°F)		 -24°C
(-12°F)		 -16°C
(3°F)		 -11°C
(13°F)		 -3°C
(26°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 -12°C
(10°F)		 -14°C
(7°F)		 -20°C
(-4°F)
Minimum -31°C
(-23°F)		 -29°C
(-20°F)		 -20°C
(-4°F)		 -15°C
(5°F)		 -6°C
(21°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 -5°C
(24°F)		 -22°C
(-7°F)		 -21°C
(-5°F)		 -23°C
(-10°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Saguache, Colorado, United States §

Saguache usually has the most precipitation in May, July and September, with an average of 9 rainy days and 42 mm (1.7 inches) of precipitation per month. The driest months in Saguache are January, November and December. On average, 19 mm (0.8 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Saguache, Colorado, United States. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 18 (0.7) 22 (0.9) 26 (1.0) 28 (1.1) 47 (1.9) 29 (1.1) 50 (2.0) 27 (1.1) 31 (1.2) 26 (1.0) 19 (0.7) 21 (0.8)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 4 6 6 6 8 8 13 7 6 5 4 5

Monthly sunshine hours in Saguache, Colorado, United States §

The sunniest months in Saguache are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 1 minutes a day. Least sunny months in Saguache: January, February and December receive an average of 7 hours 23 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Saguache, Colorado, United States. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 191 240 302 325 365 373 367 350 314 288 257 241
Mean daily daylight hours 9h 50m 10h 47m 11h 59m 13h 12m 14h 14m 14h 45m 14h 28m 13h 33m 12h 22m 11h 9m 10h 5m 9h 32m

Solar UV radiation in Saguache, Colorado, United States §

Saguache experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, June and July, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 12 - 13, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure. January, November and December are in the Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 5. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Saguache UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Saguache, Colorado, United States. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 4 7 10 12 12 13 13 12 11 8 5 4

Detailed Monthly Weather Insights for Saguache, Colorado, United States

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