Best time to visit Curecanti National Recreation Area
April, May and October have the mildest temperatures at Curecanti National Recreation Area, though they are among the wetter months. July is busiest, with about 181,000 visitors. March is the quietest, with highs near 51°F.
- Quiet
- Moderate
- Busy
- Very busy
- Few or no visits (may be closed)
- Best months
Month by month
- Station
- Cimarron, CO USC00051609
- Lat / lon
- 38.44, -107.56
- Elevation
- 6,890 ft
- From park center
- 10.2 mi
- Normals
- 1991–2020
- Visits
- 2023–2025
| Field | Jan | Feb | Mar | Aprbest | Maybest | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Octbest | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High, °F | 35° | 40° | 51° | 60° | 70° | 81° | 86° | 83° | 76° | 64° | 49° | 36° | 61° |
| Low, °F | 3° | 10° | 19° | 26° | 32° | 38° | 45° | 45° | 37° | 26° | 16° | 6° | 25° |
| Precipitation, in | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 14.3 |
| Snow, in | 14.5 | 11.6 | 8.2 | 5.7 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 | 9.7 | 14.5 | 66.7 |
| Daylight, h:mm | 9:45 | 10:42 | 11:50 | 13:09 | 14:14 | 14:50 | 14:36 | 13:39 | 12:23 | 11:08 | 10:02 | 9:30 | |
| Visitors, thousands | 14 | 16 | 21 | 27 | 70 | 141 | 181 | 134 | 181 | 64 | 47 | 19 | 915 |
| Crowds | Quiet | Quiet | Quiet | Quiet | Moderate | Busy | Very busy | Busy | Very busy | Moderate | Quiet | Quiet | |
| Weather | Cold | Cold | Cool | Mild, wet | Mild, wet | Hot | Hot | Hot | Mild, wet | Mild, wet | Cool | Cold |
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip., in | Snow, in | Daylight | Visitors | Crowds | Weather |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35° | 3° | 1.1 | 14.5 | 9:45 | 14,000 | Quiet | Cold |
| February | 40° | 10° | 0.9 | 11.6 | 10:42 | 16,000 | Quiet | Cold |
| March | 51° | 19° | 0.9 | 8.2 | 11:50 | 21,000 | Quiet | Cool |
| Aprilbest | 60° | 26° | 1.2 | 5.7 | 13:09 | 27,000 | Quiet | Mild, wet |
| Maybest | 70° | 32° | 1.3 | 1.1 | 14:14 | 70,000 | Moderate | Mild, wet |
| June | 81° | 38° | 0.7 | 0 | 14:50 | 141,000 | Busy | Hot |
| July | 86° | 45° | 1.4 | 0 | 14:36 | 181,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| August | 83° | 45° | 1.4 | 0 | 13:39 | 134,000 | Busy | Hot |
| September | 76° | 37° | 1.8 | 0 | 12:23 | 181,000 | Very busy | Mild, wet |
| Octoberbest | 64° | 26° | 1.4 | 1.4 | 11:08 | 64,000 | Moderate | Mild, wet |
| November | 49° | 16° | 1.0 | 9.7 | 10:02 | 47,000 | Quiet | Cool |
| December | 36° | 6° | 1.2 | 14.5 | 9:30 | 19,000 | Quiet | Cold |
| Year | 61° | 25° | 14.3 | 66.7 | 915,000 | |||
Year: average high and low, total precipitation and snowfall, total visitors. T = trace (under 0.05 in). – = not measured at this station. Updated .
- Hottest July, average high 86°F
- Coldest nights January, average low 3°F
- Source NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information; National Park Service
- Visitors a year about 915,000 (2023–2025 average)
- State Colorado
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