Ouray (CO) monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Ouray

Ouray average temperature chart (Celsius) Ouray average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Ouray (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 0.2 2.2 4.5 9.5 15.7 21.8 24.3 22.8 19.1 14.2 6.3 1.1
°F 32.4 35.9 40.1 49 60.3 71.2 75.8 73.1 66.5 57.6 43.4 34

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Ouray monthly rainfall chart (mm) Ouray monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Ouray (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 39 38 48 44 42 29 62 66 54 48 41 43
inches 1.5 1.5 1.9 1.7 1.6 1.1 2.4 2.6 2.1 1.9 1.6 1.7
Rainy days 6 6 8 7 7 6 10 10 8 6 6 7

Average annual rainfall in Ouray: 483.733mm (190.4 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Ouray

Ouray average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Ouray
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 7.7 8.4 8.8 10.1 10.9 11.9 11.1 10.4 9.8 9 7.4 7.1

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

Ouray average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Ouray average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Ouray (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C -16.9 -14.8 -10.9 -6.3 -1.8 1.6 5 4.3 0.4 -4.7 -10.2 -15.3
Max °C 0.7 2.6 4.9 9.9 16.2 22.3 24.8 23.3 19.6 14.7 6.8 1.5
Min °F 1.7 5.4 12.4 20.8 28.9 34.8 41 39.7 32.7 23.5 13.7 4.5
Max °F 17.4 21 26.6 35.2 45 53.4 58.8 56.8 50 41 28.9 19.6

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Ouray average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Ouray average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Ouray in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 11.7 11.4 11.7 12.3 13.6 15.4 17.4 19 18.3 16.3 14.2 12.6
°F 53 52.6 53.1 54.2 56.5 59.7 63.4 66.1 65 61.4 57.6 54.6

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Ouray average winspeed by month (km/h) Ouray average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Ouray (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 13 15 17 19 18 17 16 15 16 14 14 13
mph 8 9 11 12 11 11 10 9 10 9 9 8

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

Ouray relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Ouray
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
62% 55% 47% 39% 38% 34% 42% 46% 46% 47% 56% 62%