Climate of Ouray
Ouray has a continental climate. It is warm in the summer and cold in the winter. The average annual temperature for Ouray is 14° degrees and there is about 239 inch of rain in a year. It is dry for 177 days a year with an average humidity of 72% and an UV-index of 2.
Climate averages for the whole year
- Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between -4°C and 18°C
- Night:the average nighttime temperature is between -17°C and 6°C
- Rain: it rains 95 days and there is a total of approximately 606 mm rainfall
- Snow: it snows an average of 97 days per year
- Sun hours: throughout the year there are 3202 sun hours
Maximum temperature: | between -4°C and 18°C |
Warmest month: | 18°C in July |
Coldest month: | -4°C in January |
Night temperature: | between -17°C and 6°C |
Dry days: | 173 days |
Days with rain: | 95 days |
Days with snow: | 97 days |
Total rain sum: | 606 mm |
Hours of sunshine: | 3202 hours |
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Temperature graph
This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for Ouray.
Precipitation graph
This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for Ouray.
Climate table of Ouray
In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Ouray. The data has been collected over a 30-year period, from which an average per month has been derived. From year to year the differences may be larger or smaller, but with this climate table you have a good idea of what the weather for Ouray might be like in a given month.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Day temp. (°F) | 25 | 26 | 31 | 36 | 47 | 63 | 65 | 63 | 58 | 46 | 34 | 25 |
Night temp. (°F) | 2 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 25 | 37 | 43 | 40 | 36 | 26 | 13 | 5 |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Precipitation (inch) | 10 | 12 | 18 | 17 | 22 | 15 | 50 | 40 | 21 | 13 | 9 | 11 |
Days with rain | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 24 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Days with snow | 10 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 2 | - | - | 2 | 9 | 9 | 12 |
Dry days | 20 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 18 |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Sun hours per day | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Wind force (Bft) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
UV-index | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Best time to visit Ouray
The best time to visit Ouray in the state of Colorado is June. In this period you have a pleasant temperature and almost no precipitation. The highest average temperature in Ouray is 65°F in July and the lowest is 25°F in January.
Climate of Ouray by month
What is the average climate in a given month for Ouray? Click on a month to see all monthly averages for sunshine, maximum and minimum temperatures, percent chance of rain per day, snowfall and number of rainy days.
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