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Cortez, CO vs Shiprock, NM weather comparison

Cortez

CO

Cortez picks up around 29 more inches of snow each winter.

Shiprock sees rain or snow on roughly 34 fewer days each year. Shiprock has around 47 fewer freezing nights a year.

The year at a glance

Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020

Annual weather statistics for Cortez, CO and Shiprock, NM
CortezMetricShiprock
281 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies293 days
19 inPrecipitationper year8 in
81 daysWet daysrain or snow per year47 days
35 inSnowfallper year7 in
42 daysHot daysabove 90 °F53 days
163 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F115 days
50%Humidityaverage relative43%
51 °FAverage temperatureyear round55 °F

Monthly temperatures

Average daily high and low for each month, in °F. The gap between the two lines is what an ordinary day feels like across the year.

CortezShiprock

Daily highs

406080JanMarMayJulSepNovCortez, Jan: 43 °FCortez, Feb: 47 °FCortez, Mar: 56 °FCortez, Apr: 64 °FCortez, May: 73 °FCortez, Jun: 85 °FCortez, Jul: 91 °FCortez, Aug: 88 °FCortez, Sep: 80 °FCortez, Oct: 67 °FCortez, Nov: 54 °FCortez, Dec: 43 °FShiprock, Jan: 41 °FShiprock, Feb: 48 °FShiprock, Mar: 58 °FShiprock, Apr: 67 °FShiprock, May: 77 °FShiprock, Jun: 89 °FShiprock, Jul: 92 °FShiprock, Aug: 89 °FShiprock, Sep: 81 °FShiprock, Oct: 68 °FShiprock, Nov: 53 °FShiprock, Dec: 42 °F

Daily lows

204060JanMarMayJulSepNovCortez, Jan: 17 °FCortez, Feb: 21 °FCortez, Mar: 27 °FCortez, Apr: 33 °FCortez, May: 41 °FCortez, Jun: 49 °FCortez, Jul: 57 °FCortez, Aug: 56 °FCortez, Sep: 47 °FCortez, Oct: 35 °FCortez, Nov: 26 °FCortez, Dec: 18 °FShiprock, Jan: 21 °FShiprock, Feb: 26 °FShiprock, Mar: 33 °FShiprock, Apr: 40 °FShiprock, May: 50 °FShiprock, Jun: 60 °FShiprock, Jul: 67 °FShiprock, Aug: 64 °FShiprock, Sep: 55 °FShiprock, Oct: 43 °FShiprock, Nov: 32 °FShiprock, Dec: 23 °F
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Monthly temperatures (°F)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Cortez high434756647385918880675443
Shiprock high414858677789928981685342
Cortez low172127334149575647352618
Shiprock low212633405060676455433223

Monthly precipitation

Total rain plus melted snow for each month, in inches. Taller bars mean wetter months.

CortezShiprock
0.01.02.0JanMarMayJulSepNovCortez, Jan: 2.0 inCortez, Feb: 1.9 inCortez, Mar: 1.8 inCortez, Apr: 1.4 inCortez, May: 1.3 inCortez, Jun: 0.5 inCortez, Jul: 1.1 inCortez, Aug: 1.4 inCortez, Sep: 2.1 inCortez, Oct: 1.8 inCortez, Nov: 1.6 inCortez, Dec: 1.7 inShiprock, Jan: 0.9 inShiprock, Feb: 0.8 inShiprock, Mar: 0.7 inShiprock, Apr: 0.5 inShiprock, May: 0.5 inShiprock, Jun: 0.2 inShiprock, Jul: 0.4 inShiprock, Aug: 0.7 inShiprock, Sep: 0.9 inShiprock, Oct: 0.8 inShiprock, Nov: 0.6 inShiprock, Dec: 0.8 in
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Monthly precipitation (inches)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Cortez2.01.91.81.41.30.51.11.42.11.81.61.7
Shiprock0.90.80.70.50.50.20.40.70.90.80.60.8

Monthly sunny days

Days each month with clear or partly cloudy skies, so compare the same month between cities.

CortezShiprock
01020JanMarMayJulSepNovCortez, Jan: 21 daysCortez, Feb: 18 daysCortez, Mar: 22 daysCortez, Apr: 22 daysCortez, May: 24 daysCortez, Jun: 27 daysCortez, Jul: 26 daysCortez, Aug: 25 daysCortez, Sep: 26 daysCortez, Oct: 26 daysCortez, Nov: 23 daysCortez, Dec: 21 daysShiprock, Jan: 22 daysShiprock, Feb: 20 daysShiprock, Mar: 23 daysShiprock, Apr: 24 daysShiprock, May: 25 daysShiprock, Jun: 27 daysShiprock, Jul: 26 daysShiprock, Aug: 25 daysShiprock, Sep: 27 daysShiprock, Oct: 26 daysShiprock, Nov: 25 daysShiprock, Dec: 22 days
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Monthly sunny days (days)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Cortez211822222427262526262321
Shiprock222023242527262527262522

Keep comparing

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About this data

Every figure on this page is a 30 year average computed from daily climate history for 1991-2020, using each city's own coordinates. Wet days count days with measurable precipitation, calibrated against the wet day counts in NOAA's published climate normals. Sunny days count clear plus partly cloudy days, defined as average cloud cover of 63 percent or less and calibrated against NOAA's published sky cover tables. Snowfall figures are model estimates anchored to NOAA station measurements near each city.

Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (ERA5, ERA5-Land).