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Dolores

Warm and damp from June to September; cold and damp from December to March.

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years37.8°N2,652 m above the sea
  1. Jan35°2°10°-12°Rain on about two days a week.
  2. Feb36°2°12°-11°Rain on about three days a week.
  3. Mar41°5°16°-9°Rain on about three days a week.
  4. Apr47°8°22°-6°Rain on about three days a week.
  5. May56°13°29°-2°Rain on about three days a week.
  6. Jun69°21°38°3°Rain on about two days a week.
  7. Jul76°24°46°8°Rain on about four days a week.
  8. Aug74°23°46°8°Rain on about four days a week.
  9. Sep68°20°40°4°Rain on about three days a week.
  10. Oct58°14°31°-1°Rain on about two days a week.
  11. Nov46°8°18°-8°Rain on about two days a week.
  12. Dec36°2°9°-13°Rain on about two days a week.
Each month: its typical high and low, and dots for wet days a week. Tap a month to open it.The best months

The warm season runs from June to September, with highs near 72°F and nights near 43°F. From December to March, highs are nearer 37°F. The rain comes from July to August, on about four days a week. June is the driest month, with rain on about two days a week. Daylight runs from about 9½ hours in December to 14½ hours in June.The warm season runs from June to September, with highs near 22°C and nights near 6°C. From December to March, highs are nearer 3°C. The rain comes from July to August, on about four days a week. June is the driest month, with rain on about two days a week. Daylight runs from about 9½ hours in December to 14½ hours in June.

Where Dolores sits

America/Denver
this place
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Latitude
37.8°Nnorthern hemisphere
Above the sea
2,652 mhigh country
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Nearest of ours
Telluride31 km north-east

The land around Dolores, shaded by its typical high in January, the planning map's own layer.The land around Dolores, shaded by its typical high in February, the planning map's own layer.The land around Dolores, shaded by its typical high in March, the planning map's own layer.The land around Dolores, shaded by its typical high in April, the planning map's own layer.The land around Dolores, shaded by its typical high in May, the planning map's own layer.The land around Dolores, shaded by its typical high in June, the planning map's own layer.The land around Dolores, shaded by its typical high in July, the planning map's own layer.The land around Dolores, shaded by its typical high in August, the planning map's own layer.The land around Dolores, shaded by its typical high in September, the planning map's own layer.The land around Dolores, shaded by its typical high in October, the planning map's own layer.The land around Dolores, shaded by its typical high in November, the planning map's own layer.The land around Dolores, shaded by its typical high in December, the planning map's own layer. Hover the map for the figure at that spot; tap it on a phone. Clock times are local, for the 15th.

Through the year

week by week

Temperature

Highs from 35°F in January to 76°F in July.Highs from 2°C in January to 24°C in July.

Chance of a wet day

Wettest in August (58% of days), driest in June (23%).

Cloud cover

Clearest in June (28% cover), cloudiest in February (51%).

Daylight

From 9h 35m in December to 14h 44m in June.

Week by week, lightly smoothed. Shading marks the seasons; the olive line, the best months. Hover or tap a week for its figures.

Month by month

°F°C
Dolores, month by month: the typical high and low, wet days a week, cloud cover and daylight.
MonthTypical low to highWet days a weekCloudDaylight
JanuaryCool season
10°-12°35°2°
2 days48%9h 52m
FebruaryCool season
12°-11°36°2°
3 days51%10h 44m
MarchCool season
16°-9°41°5°
3 days49%11h 54m
April
22°-6°47°8°
3 days47%13h 08m
May
29°-2°56°13°
3 days43%14h 12m
JuneWarm seasonAt its best
38°3°69°21°
2 days28%14h 44m
JulyWarm seasonAt its best
46°8°76°24°
4 days39%14h 29m
AugustWarm seasonAt its best
46°8°74°23°
4 days41%13h 34m
SeptemberWarm season
40°4°68°20°
3 days28%12h 21m
October
31°-1°58°14°
2 days30%11h 07m
November
18°-8°46°8°
2 days40%10h 05m
DecemberCool season
9°-13°36°2°
2 days47%9h 35m

When is the best time to visit Dolores?

The best months are June to August: highs near 73°F, nights near 43°F, and rain on about three days a week.The best months are June to August: highs near 23°C, nights near 6°C, and rain on about three days a week.

How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 70°F to 80°F, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 21°C to 27°C, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.

Questions

What is the warmest month in Dolores?

July, with highs near 76°F and lows near 46°F. The coolest is January, with highs near 35°F.July, with highs near 24°C and lows near 8°C. The coolest is January, with highs near 2°C.

When does it rain most in Dolores?

August, with rain on about four days a week. June is the driest, with rain on about two days a week.

How long are the days in Dolores?

From about 9½ hours in December to 14½ hours in June.

When are the skies clearest in Dolores?

June, when cloud covers about 28% of the sky on average. February is the cloudiest, at about 51%.

Places with a year like Dolores's

by their highs, lows and wet days

Their highs, lows, wet days and cloud run closest to Dolores's through the year, one place a country. “Six months apart”: their winter is Dolores's summer.

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Typical weather, averaged over 30 years (1995–2024), from the 11 km grid square nearest Dolores. Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 3.1°F cold in the source data and are raised to match, and both highs and lows are adjusted for the town's height (2,652 m) against the climate model's (3,200 m).Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 1.7°C cold in the source data and are raised to match, and both highs and lows are adjusted for the town's height (2,652 m) against the climate model's (3,200 m). Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not. Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.

Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not.

Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.