Grand Junction, CO: Winter

28 February 2026: Winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) averaged 37.5°F in Grand Junction, CO, the warmest winter since 1981, 3rd warmest of 133.

Winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026)

Mean temperature: 37.5°F; Warmest since 1981; 3rd warmest of 133
Precipitation: 0.84 in; Driest since 2025; 10th driest of 133

A normal winter in Grand Junction, CO (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 31.1°F, between 24.6°F and 34.1°F in eight years of ten and 1.65 in of precipitation, between 1.09 in and 2.41 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every winter in Grand Junction, CO since 1894: 37.5°F in 2026; the highest is 38.3°F, in 1981.

Normal range, 24.6 to 34.1°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every winter in Grand Junction, CO from 1893 to 2026, ranked: the mean temperature, the mean high and the mean low from the warmest, the precipitation from the wettest; a year missing more than a tenth of its days is not ranked.

Year	Mean, °F	Rank	High, °F	Rank	Low, °F	Rank	Precipitation, in	Rank	Days missing
2026	37.5	3	48.8	2	26.2	4	0.84	123	0
2025	36.1	7	47.7	3	24.5	13	0.54	130	0
2024	36.6	4	47.7	3	25.5	7	1.26	92	0
2023	31.6	45	40	74	23.1	31	2.71	14	0
2022	30.4	66	40.9	60	20	61	2.69	15	0
2021	29.7	74	41.3	55	18.1	86	1.00	114	0
2020	30	70	40	74	20	61	1.13	103	0
2019	29.6	76	38.6	88	20.6	54	2.38	26	0
2018	33	28	45.4	11	20.6	54	1.52	74	0
2017	33.9	22	43.5	27	24.2	15	2.28	30	0
2016	27.1	101	37.3	96	16.9	99	2.06	49	0
2015	34.1	17	44.9	15	23.3	24	1.92	57	0
2014	24.7	113	35.5	112	13.9	114	2.34	27	0
2013	23.8	116	34.1	118	13.4	116	2.06	49	0
2012	32	34	43.4	29	20.6	54	1.15	101	0
2011	30	70	40.5	65	19.4	69	1.08	107	0
2010	22	128	31.6	130	12.3	121	2.11	44	0
2009	29.4	80	39.9	77	18.9	74	1.52	74	0
2008	26	110	35.3	114	16.8	101	3.29	3	0
2007	28.9	83	39	87	18.7	76	1.52	74	0
2006	32	34	43.4	29	20.7	53	1.18	98	0
2005	34.2	15	43.3	33	25.2	11	2.65	16	0
2004	27.5	95	36.7	102	18.4	82	2.12	43	0
2003	34.1	17	44.6	18	23.7	21	1.38	83	0
2002	28.9	83	39.8	79	17.9	91	0.65	128	0
2001	31.5	49	42	44	21	47	1.28	90	0
2000	34.1	17	44.4	19	23.8	19	2.31	28	0
1999	31.8	39	43.4	29	20.1	60	0.63	129	0
1998	32.3	32	42.1	43	22.5	33	1.09	105	0
1997	31.8	39	41	59	22.5	33	1.50	77	0
1996	35.1	10	46.6	8	23.6	22	2.27	32	0
1995	36.5	5	46.6	8	26.4	3	1.78	65	0
1994	31.6	45	42.3	42	21	47	1.36	85	0
1993	30.7	58	39.2	85	22.2	38	2.80	10	0
1992	27.7	93	37.3	96	18	89	1.13	103	0
1991	23.1	121	34.9	116	11.3	127	2.03	51	0
1990	30.9	56	42.4	41	19.4	69	1.22	94	0
1989	25.9	111	37.2	98	14.6	113	2.51	22	0
1988	24.7	113	35.9	109	13.5	115	2.11	44	0
1987	32	34	42.5	40	21.6	42	1.98	53	0
1986	35.3	9	45.3	12	25.3	10	1.19	96	0
1985	31.9	38	40.5	65	23.2	28	1.20	95	0
1984	27.5	95	37	101	18	89	2.24	35	0
1983	35.9	8	45.2	13	26.6	2	1.41	81	0
1982	30.5	62	40.1	73	20.9	50	1.30	88	0
1981	38.3	1	50.7	1	25.8	5	0.84	123	0
1980	32.7	29	41.7	49	23.8	19	1.94	55	0
1979	18.5	133	27.7	133	9.3	132	3.29	3	0
1978	32.3	32	40.3	70	24.2	15	2.10	47	0
1977	29.2	82	43.4	29	15.1	110	0.44	132	0
1976	28.9	83	40.3	70	17.5	94	1.44	80	0
1975	26.5	106	36.7	102	16.3	103	1.34	86	0
1974	22.4	124	32.4	129	12.3	121	2.22	36	0
1973	20.8	131	30.7	132	10.9	129	1.65	71	0
1972	30.7	58	42.7	38	18.7	76	0.87	122	0
1971	31.1	54	42.6	39	19.6	68	0.71	125	0
1970	34.1	17	45	14	23.2	28	0.93	119	0
1969	28.1	89	38	92	18.1	86	1.90	59	0
1968	23.2	120	33.3	121	13.2	118	2.53	20	0
1967	29.7	74	40	74	19.4	69	2.25	34	0
1966	29.6	76	40.4	67	18.8	75	1.85	61	0
1965	31.8	39	41.1	57	22.5	33	2.13	41	0
1964	27.3	98	39.4	83	15.2	108	0.94	118	0
1963	26.3	108	37.4	95	15.2	108	1.82	63	0
1962	27.6	94	37.2	98	18.1	86	2.11	44	0
1961	32	34	44.2	21	19.8	65	0.38	133	0
1960	29.4	80	37.8	93	21	47	2.47	23	0
1959	33.5	25	43.7	24	23.2	28	1.37	84	0
1958	33.5	25	43.1	34	24	17	1.68	69	0
1957	26.8	103	35.6	110	17.9	91	3.56	2	0
1956	34.6	13	44.4	19	24.7	12	1.95	54	0
1955	23.9	115	32.9	125	14.9	112	2.02	52	0
1954	33.3	27	44.1	22	22.4	36	0.96	116	0
1953	31.5	49	41.4	54	21.6	42	1.25	93	0
1952	27	102	35.6	110	18.4	82	2.75	13	0
1951	30.5	62	40.6	63	20.3	59	1.91	58	0
1950	28.7	86	39.1	86	18.4	82	2.18	38	0
1949	22.5	122	32.7	128	12.4	120	2.43	24	0
1948	28	91	38.2	91	17.8	93	2.55	18	0
1947	30	70	41.6	52	18.5	80	1.31	87	0
1946	28.2	88	39.3	84	17.2	96	1.09	105	0
1945	34.2	15	44.7	17	23.6	22	1.03	111	0
1944	31.4	52	40.9	60	21.9	39	1.14	102	0
1943	35.1	10	47	7	23.3	24	0.67	127	0
1942	30.7	58	40.4	67	20.9	50	1.85	61	0
1941	33.7	23	42	44	25.4	8	2.77	12	0
1940	33.7	23	43.5	27	23.9	18	2.64	17	1
1939	26.6	105	36.2	107	16.9	99	2.97	5	0
1938	34.6	13	43.7	24	25.4	8	2.53	20	0
1937	25.1	112	35.3	114	15	111	1.89	60	0
1936	31.5	49	41.1	57	21.8	40	2.14	39	0
1935	34.9	12	45.5	10	24.3	14	1.81	64	0
1934	36.4	6	47.1	6	25.7	6	2.14	39	0
1933	19.8	132	31.5	131	8.1	133	1.70	67	0
1932	26.4	107	36.4	105	16.3	103	1.27	91	0
1931	30.7	58	42	44	19.4	69	1.02	112	0
1930	27.2	99	38.5	89	15.8	106	2.28	30	0
1929	22.2	127	32.8	126	11.6	125	2.89	8	1
1928	30.9	56	41.9	48	19.9	63	1.41	81	0
1927	31.1	54	40.6	63	21.7	41	3.94	1	0
1926	32.7	29	43	35	22.4	36	1.66	70	0
1925	22.5	122	33.4	119	11.6	125	2.55	18	0
1924	28.3	87	39.9	77	16.7	102	1.45	79	0
1923	34	21	44.8	16	23.3	24	1.64	72	0
1922	31.6	45	41.7	49	21.4	45	1.94	55	0
1921	31.6	45	42	44	21.3	46	0.91	120	0
1920	22.3	126	33.3	121	11.3	127	2.27	32	1
1919	26.1	109	36.6	104	15.6	107	1.30	88	0
1918	29.5	78	40.4	67	18.6	79	1.74	66	0
1917	21.6	129	32.8	126	10.3	130	1.18	98	0
1916	28.1	89	37.8	93	18.5	80	2.79	11	0
1915	26.8	103	36.3	106	17.2	96	1.56	73	0
1914	27.2	99	36.1	108	18.2	85	2.42	25	0
1913	22.4	124	33.1	123	11.7	124	2.09	48	0
1912	28	91	39.7	80	16.2	105	0.90	121	0
1911	32.5	31	41.6	52	23.3	24	2.90	6	0
1910	23.4	119	33.4	119	13.4	116	1.19	96	0
1909	29.5	78	38.4	90	20.6	54	2.21	37	1
1908	30.1	68	40.3	70	19.8	65	1.50	77	0
1907	38	2	47.7	3	28.2	1	2.31	28	2
1906	30.2	67	41.7	49	18.7	76	1.08	107	0
1905	27.4	97	37.2	98	17.5	94	2.90	6	0
1904	30.1	68	42.9	36	17.2	96	1.06	109	0
1903	21.3	130	33	124	9.5	131	1.70	67	0
1902	31.4	52	43.6	26	19.1	73	1.02	112	0
1901	31.8	39	43.8	23	19.9	63	0.70	126	0
1900	30.5	62	41.3	55	19.7	67	1.00	114	2
1899	23.8	116	35.4	113	12.1	123	1.18	98	0
1898	23.5	118	34.4	117	12.5	119	0.95	117	0
1897	30.5	62	39.6	81	21.5	44	2.13	41	0
1896	31.8	39	42.8	37	20.8	52	0.52	131	0
1895	31.7	44	40.7	62	22.6	32	2.82	9	0
1894	30	70	39.5	82	20.5	58	1.06	109	0
1893									31

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1981	38.3
1907	38
2026	37.5
2024	36.6
1995	36.5
1934	36.4
2025	36.1
1983	35.9
1986	35.3
1996	35.1
More years share the last value

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1979	18.5
1933	19.8
1973	20.8
1903	21.3
1917	21.6
2010	22
1929	22.2
1920	22.3
1974	22.4
1913	22.4

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1927	3.94
1957	3.56
2008	3.29
1979	3.29
1939	2.97
1911	2.90
1905	2.90
1929	2.89
1895	2.82
1993	2.80

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1961	0.38
1977	0.44
1896	0.52
2025	0.54
1999	0.63
2002	0.65
1943	0.67
1901	0.70
1971	0.71
2026	0.84
More years share the last value

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 66°F; 25 February 2026
Coldest night: 10°F; 26 January 2026
Wettest day: 0.16 in; 20 February 2026

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Winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) brought 0.84 in of precipitation in Grand Junction, CO, the driest winter since 2025, tied 10th driest of 133 (with 1981).
The hottest day of winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) in Grand Junction, CO: 66°F on Wednesday 25 February 2026.
The coldest night of winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) in Grand Junction, CO: a low of 10°F on Monday 26 January 2026.
The wettest day of winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) in Grand Junction, CO: 0.16 in on Friday 20 February 2026.