Durango Travel Guide

City Historic Colorado town and gateway to Durango & Silverton

Fringed by the San Juan Mountains, Durango draws hikers, skiers and river rafters; the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad, mineral-era buildings and craft breweries keep visitors lingering after trails and white-water runs.

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Hesperus Mountain (Colorado)

Prominent La Plata Range peak, sacred in Navajo tradition

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Best Time to Visit Durango #

Climate

Durango's climate is classified as Cold Semi-Arid - Cold Semi-Arid climate with warm summers (peaking in July) and freezing winters (coldest in January). Temperatures range from -11°C to 30°C. Semi-arid with limited rainfall.

Air Quality: AQI 19 Good

Best Time to Visit

JuneJulySeptember

Temperature & Rainfall

Temperature Range

32°

Warmest Month

-30°

Coldest Month

Monthly Conditions

January

January is the coldest month with highs of 4°C and lows of -11°C. Moderate rainfall (43 mm).

56 Acceptable

Comfort

-3°

Feels Like Freezing

-3°C

Temperature

-11° – 4°

75%

Humidity

Very Humid

Weather

43 mm

Rainfall

2.0 m/s

Wind

Calm

0.5

UV Index

Moderate

9.8h daylight

February

February is freezing with highs of 7°C and lows of -8°C. Moderate rainfall (36 mm) and partly cloudy skies.

55 Acceptable

Comfort

0°

Feels Like Freezing

0°C

Temperature

-8° – 7°

74%

Humidity

Very Humid

Weather

36 mm

Rainfall

2.4 m/s

Wind

Calm

0.8

UV Index

Moderate

10.7h daylight

March

March is cold with highs of 11°C and lows of -4°C. Moderate rainfall (41 mm) and partly cloudy skies.

66 Good

Comfort

4°

Feels Like Cold

4°C

Temperature

-4° – 11°

64%

Humidity

Humid

Weather

41 mm

Rainfall

3.1 m/s

Wind

Light Breeze

1.4

UV Index

High

11.8h daylight

April

April is cold with highs of 16°C and lows of -1°C. Moderate rainfall (30 mm) and partly cloudy skies.

74 Very Good

Comfort

8°

Feels Like Cold

8°C

Temperature

-1° – 16°

54%

Humidity

Humid

Weather

30 mm

Rainfall

3.5 m/s

Wind

Light Breeze

1.9

UV Index

Very High

13.0h daylight

May

May is cool with highs of 21°C and lows of 3°C. Light rainfall and partly cloudy skies.

78 Very Good

Comfort

12°

Feels Like Cool

12°C

Temperature

3° – 21°

49%

Humidity

Comfortable

Weather

29 mm

Rainfall

3.4 m/s

Wind

Light Breeze

2.3

UV Index

Extreme

14.0h daylight

June

June is cool with highs of 27°C and lows of 8°C. The driest month with just 16 mm and mostly sunny skies.

92 Ideal

Comfort

18°

Feels Like Cool

18°C

Temperature

8° – 27°

37%

Humidity

Comfortable

Weather

16 mm

Rainfall

3.1 m/s

Wind

Light Breeze

2.8

UV Index

Extreme

14.5h daylight

July

July is the warmest month with highs of 30°C and lows of 11°C. Moderate rainfall (41 mm) and partly cloudy skies.

85 Excellent

Comfort

21°

Feels Like Mild

21°C

Temperature

11° – 30°

49%

Humidity

Comfortable

Weather

41 mm

Rainfall

2.7 m/s

Wind

Calm

2.5

UV Index

Extreme

14.3h daylight

August

August is mild with highs of 28°C and lows of 11°C. The wettest month with 59 mm of rain and partly cloudy skies.

83 Excellent

Comfort

20°

Feels Like Mild

20°C

Temperature

11° – 28°

51%

Humidity

Humid

Weather

59 mm

Rainfall

2.5 m/s

Wind

Calm

2.2

UV Index

Extreme

13.4h daylight

September

September is cool with highs of 24°C and lows of 7°C. Moderate rainfall (47 mm).

85 Excellent

Comfort

16°

Feels Like Cool

16°C

Temperature

7° – 24°

49%

Humidity

Comfortable

Weather

47 mm

Rainfall

2.6 m/s

Wind

Calm

1.7

UV Index

Very High

12.3h daylight

October

October is cold with highs of 18°C and lows of 1°C. Moderate rainfall (49 mm).

75 Very Good

Comfort

9°

Feels Like Cold

9°C

Temperature

1° – 18°

53%

Humidity

Humid

Weather

49 mm

Rainfall

2.5 m/s

Wind

Calm

1.1

UV Index

High

11.1h daylight

November

November is cold with highs of 10°C and lows of -5°C. Moderate rainfall (48 mm).

65 Good

Comfort

2°

Feels Like Cold

2°C

Temperature

-5° – 10°

59%

Humidity

Humid

Weather

48 mm

Rainfall

2.3 m/s

Wind

Calm

0.6

UV Index

Moderate

10.0h daylight

December

December is freezing with highs of 5°C and lows of -10°C. Moderate rainfall (38 mm) and partly cloudy skies.

55 Acceptable

Comfort

-2°

Feels Like Freezing

-2°C

Temperature

-10° – 5°

73%

Humidity

Very Humid

Weather

38 mm

Rainfall

2.0 m/s

Wind

Calm

0.4

UV Index

Low

9.5h daylight

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