Durango Weather

Durango enjoys an ideal four-season climate with moderate temperatures year-round.

Summer: During summer, temperatures seldom reach more than the high 80s, and then it’s just for a week or two. Come as you are is the preferred fashion in Durango. Sweaters, fleece, or light jackets are recommended for summer evenings.

Fall: Fall days are cool and dry, perfect for a mountain hike or drive to see the golden aspen and red-orange scrub oak.

Winter: Winters are mostly mild and sunny. December’s average high temperature is 43 degrees F. (Cold-snaps are short-lived and rare). Winter snowfall in town is an average of 71” a year, but because of our relatively low elevation and 300 days of sunshine per year, it doesn’t stick to the streets very long. However, at higher elevations, like Durango Mountain Resort, snowfall averages 260” per year.

Spring: Springtime brings warmer weather with just enough rain to brighten up greening lawns and high country meadows.