Photo: Billy Hathorn · CC BY-SA 3.0Las Animas reaches 100° on about 22 days a year, more than 96% of U.S. towns
In January the night’s low is typically 16°. The wettest month is July; the driest is February. By precipitation alone, it ranks drier than 95% of U.S. towns. The heating season runs November to March: each of those months averages under 50°.
A year in Las Animas at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, and what it brings.
What stands out about Las Animas’ climate
Compared with towns across the U.S., with Las Animas’ place in Colorado beside it.
What a year in Las Animas feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from NOAA’s 30-year normals.
About 166 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 29 and the first by October 12. Frost and day counts come from NOAA’s station at Las Animas, CO, 0.6 miles from the town’s center, at about the same height.
The 2023 USDA map puts Las Animas’ center in zone 6a: the coldest night of a typical winter, averaged over 1991–2020, reaches about −8°. Plant labels use the zone; frost dates tell you when to plant.
Freezing nights by month
Average nights at or below 32°
90° days by month
Average days at 90° or more
About 16 inches of snow a winter
Snow, measured at Las Animas, CO, falls mostly in January. Precipitation (rain plus melted snow) adds up to 13 inches a year; July is the wettest month and February the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 57 days a year.
Rain + melted snow by month
Inches of water
Snowfall by month
Inches of snow
Heating and cooling a home in Las Animas
80% of the work is heating. Months averaging under 55° run from October through April.
Degree days add up how far each day’s average falls below (heating) or rises above (cooling) 65° over a year. NOAA normals at Las Animas, CO.
Living with Las Animas’ climate
What the numbers mean for a garden, a free afternoon and a bad-weather day.
166 frost-free days in zone 6a. The last frost comes by Apr 29 in half of years, so many gardeners wait a week or two past that to set out tomatoes. The first fall frost comes by Oct 12.
Months with highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more: May. 2.7 miles of trails are waiting.
Parks & trails →Of the yearly building losses FEMA expects in Las Animas from natural hazards, river flooding is the largest share (36%); heat waves, cold waves, winter storms and ice storms together are 10%. Normals are averages; the hazards page covers the extremes.
Natural hazards →Las Animas and similar climates
TownRatings has no climate map of the towns around Las Animas yet.
Climates most like Las Animas’, farther away
TownRatings’ own comparison of NOAA 1991–2020 normals, not a NOAA product: places of 5,000+ at least 150 miles away, one per state, closest on January low, July high, precipitation and snow.
| Town | Jan. low | July high | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Las Animas, CO | 16° | 94° | 13" | 16" |
| Weiser, ID | 22° | 94° | 13" | 15" |
| North Valley, NM | 21° | 93° | 10" | 12" |
| Hooper, UT | 21° | 92° | 14" | 23" |
| Winnemucca, NV | 21° | 93° | 8" | 22" |
Temperatures and precipitation come from NOAA’s 5 km grid; snow and day counts from the stations named on this page.
Warmer than it used to be
The last 30 years in Las Animas averaged 1.7° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in March (+3.2°).
A bigger shift than in 73% of U.S. towns.
Change by month
The two periods overlap (1991–2000 is in both), which makes the gap a little smaller than it would be between separate periods.
How Las Animas compares
Against 12,954 U.S. towns of 2,500 or more (one per 5 km climate cell), with Las Animas’ place among Colorado’s.
Las Animas weather by month
Highs, lows and precipitation from NOAA’s grid at Las Animas’ center; snow, wet days and snow on the ground from Las Animas, CO. 1991–2020 normals.
| Month | High | Low | Rain + melt | Snow | Wet days | Snow on ground | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47° | 16° | 0.3" | 3.9" | 3 | 6 | 17° – 37° |
| February | 51° | 20° | 0.3" | 2.3" | 3 | 3 | 26° – 44° |
| March | 62° | 29° | 0.7" | 3.3" | 5 | 1 | 40° – 51° |
| April | 70° | 37° | 1.3" | 0.4" | 5 | 0 | 47° – 58° |
| May | 79° | 47° | 1.7" | 0.0" | 7 | 0 | 57° – 69° |
| June | 90° | 58° | 1.7" | 0.0" | 7 | 0 | 68° – 79° |
| July | 94° | 63° | 2.6" | 0.0" | 7 | 0 | 74° – 83° |
| August | 92° | 61° | 2.0" | 0.0" | 7 | 0 | 71° – 81° |
| September | 85° | 52° | 0.9" | 0.0" | 4 | 0 | 62° – 74° |
| October | 71° | 37° | 1.0" | 1.5" | 4 | 1 | 47° – 60° |
| November | 58° | 26° | 0.4" | 1.9" | 3 | 1 | 34° – 48° |
| December | 47° | 17° | 0.3" | 2.9" | 3 | 4 | 24° – 36° |
| Year | 70° | 39° | 13.2" | 16.2" | 57 | 16 |
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average. January swings the most: from 1991 to 2020 its average ranged from 17° to 37°. July is the most reliable, staying within 8°.
Where Las Animas’ numbers come from
Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. How TownRatings reads climate data →
- Temperatures and precipitation: NOAA’s gridded 1991–2020 normals for the 5 km cell at Las Animas’ center.
- Snow: Las Animas, CO (NOAA station in town).
- Frost, freezing nights, 90° and 100° days, heating and cooling: Las Animas, CO, 0.6 miles from the town’s center, at about the same height; the nearest station that passes our checks for distance, height and agreement with the grid.
- Growing zone: USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map, 2023. USDA Agricultural Research Service and PRISM Group, Oregon State University, prism.oregonstate.edu/phzm, accessed 8 Oct 2026.
- Then and now: NOAA’s gridded normals for 1901–2000 at the same cell.
- Storms and extremes: FEMA National Risk Index (expected annual losses to buildings).
Common questions about Las Animas’ climate
What is the weather like in Las Animas?
A typical July afternoon reaches 94°, a January night drops to 16°, and about 16 inches of snow falls in a normal winter. Colder January nights than 79% of U.S. towns; hotter July afternoons than 94% of U.S. towns.
How cold does it get in Las Animas in winter?
January nights average 16°. About 151 nights a year reach 32° or below and 5 reach 0° or below. In the coldest January of the last 30 years the month averaged 17°.
How much snow does Las Animas get?
About 16 inches in a normal winter at Las Animas, CO, most of it in January, with snow on the ground about 16 days a year.
How hot does it get in Las Animas?
July, with a typical high of 94° and a low of 63°. About 83 days a year reach 90° and 22 reach 100° (Las Animas, CO).
When is the first and last frost in Las Animas?
In half of years the last spring frost (32°) comes by April 29 and the first fall frost by October 12, about 166 frost-free days, at Las Animas, CO.
What growing zone is Las Animas in?
Zone 6a on the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: the coldest night of a typical winter reaches about −8°.
What is the best time of year to visit Las Animas?
By one simple rule (highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more), May. The rule is ours, not NOAA’s; the month table has the numbers to judge by.
Is Las Animas getting warmer?
Yes: 1991–2020 averaged 1.7° warmer than 1901–2000 on NOAA’s grid. A bigger shift than 73% of U.S. towns.
Neighbors talk weather
Gardens, snow, and the best days of the year in Las Animas.
Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000; USDA/PRISM 2023 hardiness zones; FEMA National Risk Index. Today’s forecast: National Weather Service.