What is Grand Junction, Colorado's Record High Temperature?

The heat is on in Grand Junction, Colorado. In June 2024, the city endured 19 days with daytime high temperatures over 95 degrees. July is about to finish with nearly 30 days at or above 95 degrees.

So far, the hottest day of the year in 2024 reached a high of 104 degrees. It's hard to believe that this isn't the hottest temp ever recorded in Grand Junction, but it's not far off. Let's look at what the Western Slope record books have to say.

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Grand Junction's Record High Temp

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The hottest high temperature ever recorded in Grand Junction, Colorado, was a high of 107 degrees, which occurred July 9th, 2021. The record was part of a twelve-day heatwave that brought daily high temperatures of 98 degrees or more to the largest community in Mesa County.

July Heat in Colorado

The unbearable heat would return to Grand Junction once again in July of 2023. During the 31 days in July, only 7 days featured a high temperature under 99 degrees that month. The Grand Valley lived up to its high desert reputation once again and reached the record high of 107 degrees for a second time on July 17th, 2023.

Record High Temp in Montrose

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By comparison, the hottest daytime high ever recorded in Montrose, Colorado, dates back to August 1st, 1947. The city recorded a temperature of 106 degrees that day. After that blazing hot day in 1947, the city of Montrose would only get as high as 100 degrees one more time between 1947 and 2002. Since 2002, the city has reached 100 degrees or higher on nine different occasions.

LOOK: Colorado's Record High Temperatures

Take a look at the record high temperatures for communities all over the state of Colorado. For this gallery, we're including communities whose record high temps exceeded 100 degrees.

Gallery Credit: Waylon Jordan

KEEP GOING: Cool Places to Escape Colorado's Hot Temperatures

When summer temps in Colorado become unbearable, there are locations you can go to escape the heat. Most of these locations are high in the mountains, although, that doesn't mean there's nothing to do.

We've researched these locations with an average summer temperature in the mid-80s and below. That doesn't mean the temperatures won't get hotter than this, but it's a good chance you'll feel cooler and find some chill things to do.