Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 46 min5:44 am – 8:30 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 34 min7:16 am – 4:50 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 81°F, lows 50°FColdest month January: highs 35°F, lows 7°F10 in of rain a year, on about 29 dayswettest month August39 in of snow a year, on about 23 days0 days above 90°F, 213 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Del Norte 3ene station, 6 mi away
Parks and public landsRio Grande National Forestnational forest · within reach · 1,839,117 acresMonte Vista National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 14.8 mi · 14,761 acresGreat Sand Dunes National Parknational park · 34.9 mi · 104,902 acresSan Luis Valley Conservation Areanational conservation area · 33.5 mi · 6,718 acresCarson National Forestnational forest · 42.8 mi · 82 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes4 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.4 on 28 Feb 201944 mi away, near Blanca, ColoradoMost recent: magnitude 3.3 on 28 Feb 201948 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowRio Grande County, CO, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsDrought Relatively HighAvalanche Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality92% of days had good air in 2025334 of 365 days measured31 moderate daysMedian index 25, worst day 76main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Alamosa County, CO, 32 mi away
Drinking waterCity of Monte Vistaserves 4,600 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation8,429 ft2,569 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalRio Grande Hospital4.1 miPost officeDel Norte Post Office4.4 miTown hallDel Norte Town Hall4.8 miPoliceRio Grande Sheriff's Office4.3 miFire stationDel Norte Fire Department4.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSan Luis Valley Regional Airport/Bergman Field ALS30 miMajor airportCity of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport COS122 miUS highwayUS 1604.4 miCoachAlamosa - Student UnionBustang Outrider29 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 81135 ZIP area.
