Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 43 min5:52 am – 8:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 37 min7:22 am – 4:59 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 80°F, lows 51°FColdest month January: highs 36°F, lows 12°F15 in of rain a yearwettest month September11 in of snow a year, on about 7 days2 days above 90°F, 205 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Ft Lewis station, 10 mi away; rain from Hesperus 14.1 Ssw; snow from Aztec Ruins Nm
Parks and public landsSan Juan National Forestnational forest · 7.3 mi · 1,865,968 acresMesa Verde National Parknational park · 16.3 mi · 53,445 acresPerins Peak State Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 14.6 mi · 216 acresAztec Ruins National Monumentnational monument · 18.5 mi · 265 acresMancos State Parkstate park · 22.7 mi · 569 acresYucca House National Monumentnational monument · 32.8 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes2 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.6 on 10 Mar 202345 mi away, near Ophir, ColoradoMost recent: magnitude 3.6 on 10 Mar 202345 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowLa Plata County, CO, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsAvalanche Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality61% of days had good air in 2025222 of 365 days measured141 moderate, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 48, worst day 112main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, La Plata County monitors, CO
Drinking waterCity of Durangoserves 33,787 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20212 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation6,637 ft2,023 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalAnimas Surgical Hospital17.4 miPost officeMarvel Post Office1.4 miFire stationFort Lewis Mesa Fire Protection District Station 13.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportDurango La Plata County Airport DRO21 miUS highwayUS 55014 miCoachDurango Transit Center Gate 1Bustang Outrider18 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 81329 ZIP area.
