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Driest Cities in Colorado

The top 25 of 54 Colorado cities on GIS Map, ranked by lowest average annual precipitation.

#CityAverage annual precipitation
1Alamosa
7.3 in
2Salida
8.8 in
3Montrose
9.3 in
4Grand Junction
11.4 in
5Cortez
11.8 in
6Delta
12.5 in
7Pueblo West
12.6 in
8Canon City
13.7 in
9Pueblo
13.8 in
10Brighton
14.1 in
11Craig
14.1 in
12Broomfield
14.5 in
13Lafayette
14.5 in
14Northglenn
14.5 in
15Thornton
14.5 in
16Westminster
14.5 in
17Evans
14.7 in
18Greeley
14.7 in
19Windsor
14.8 in
20Breckenridge
14.9 in
21Trinidad
14.9 in
22Centennial
15.0 in
23Parker
15.0 in
24Dacono
15.2 in
25Erie
15.2 in

Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals, nearest station with complete data. Only cities covered by GIS Map with at least 1,000 residents are ranked. Estimates carry margins of error.

Citing this page: GIS Map, “Driest Cities in Colorado”, https://gismap.land/rankings/colorado/driest-cities. Figures from NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals, nearest station with complete data.

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