North La Junta, CO Climate


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United States / Colorado / No Metro Area / Otero County / North La Junta / Zip Codes
North La Junta, CO experiences a warm-summer humid continental climate with hot, humid summers and cold, dry winters. Precipitation occurs throughout the year, but is more plentiful in late spring and early summer. Winters are generally mild and the area averages around sixteen inches of snow annually. The average temperature in January is 25°F and July's average temperature is 78°F. North La Junta also experiences frequent high winds with gusts up to 40 mph at times.

North La Junta, Colorado gets 13 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

North La Junta averages 29 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 258 sunny days per year in North La Junta. The US average is 205 sunny days.

North La Junta gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 59 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.


Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 93 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 15
Rain: averages 13 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 29 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for North La Junta is 7.5 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Colorado.

8.1 Summer - 5.9 Winter
September, May and June are the most pleasant months in North La Junta, while December and January are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateNorth La Junta, ColoradoUnited States
  13.1 in.38.1 in.
  29.1 in.27.8 in.
  58.9 days106.2 days
  258 days205 days
  92.9°85.8°
  14.8°21.7°
  7.57
  5.34.3
  4052 ft.2443 ft.
Climate
YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

July is the hottest month for North La Junta with an average high temperature of 92.9°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Colorado. In North La Junta, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for North La Junta are May, September and October.
In North La Junta, there are 66.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Colorado.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for North La Junta with an average of 14.8°. This is about average compared to other places in Colorado.
In North La Junta, there are 152.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Colorado.
In North La Junta, there are 5.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Colorado.
Humidity in North La Junta is generally quite low and comfortable. There are few days during the summer when the humidity becomes unpleasant. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are August, July and June.
July is the wettest month in North La Junta with 2.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 42% of yearly precipitation and 10% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 13.1 inches in North La Junta means that it is drier than most places in Colorado.
July is the rainiest month in North La Junta with 6.8 days of rain, and November is the driest month with only 2.8 rainy days. There are 58.9 rainy days annually in North La Junta, which is one of the least rainy places in Colorado. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 33% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 17% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 29.1 inches in North La Junta means that it is less snowy than most places in Colorado. March is the snowiest month in North La Junta with 6.2 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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