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Weather in Ridgway, Colorado

High country wildflowers peak. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Ridgway, CO
Saturday, May 16 at 11:56 PM
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    Near gale conditions — the wind is the loudest thing in the city.
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    Bright, dry, and high — distant horizons, sharp shadows.
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    Almanac · Saturday, May 16
    Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
    Civil dawn
    11:31 AM
    Sunrise
    12:00 PM
    Daylight
    14h 16m
    Sunset
    2:16 AM
    Civil dusk
    2:46 AM
    Planting note
    Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
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    11:24 AM
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    Ridgway, CO
    Microseason · 28 of 72
    May 16–20

    High country wildflowers peak

    weather
    Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

    Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

    Ridgway at a glance

    • Today vs. normal: NaN°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
    • Last frost: April 5 (climatological average for this latitude)
    • Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
    • Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.

    Right now in the garden

    Warm-season window is open

    As of May 16, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.

    ZIP codes in Ridgway

    Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.