Weather on October 26 at Great Sand Dunes

Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve

CORocky Mountain8,200 ft elevation
Avg High59°F
Avg Low21°F
Warmest201455°F
Coldest199723°F

Based on 55 years of data from Alamosa, CO

Elevation Note: Great Sand Dunes sits at 8,200 ft. Expect temperatures 29°F cooler than the data shown below, which comes from Alamosa, CO at a lower elevation.

Planning Your Visit

October 26th in Great Sand Dunes National Park (via Alamosa, CO) typically brings cool fall weather, with average highs around 59°F and lows near 21°F — a 38°F daily swing. Over 55 years of records, the warmest October 26th was in 2014 (55°F average), while the coldest was 1997 (23°F) — a 32°F range across recorded history. Precipitation has occurred on 18% of recorded October 26th dates, with snow falling 7% of the time (heaviest snowfall: 6.5"). The last decade has been 5.8°F warmer on this date compared to 20-30 years ago.

The last decade has been 5.8°F warmer on this date compared to 20-30 years ago.

Planning for October 26th in Great Sand Dunes? Bring layers as temperatures can vary throughout the day.

Year by Year History

YearHighLowPrecipSnow
202561°F23°F0"0"
202468°F25°F0"0"
202366°F24°F0"0"
202253°F13°F0"0"
202174°F30°F0"0"
202060°F13°F2.16"5.5"
201956°F7°F0"0"
201859°F25°F0"0"
201768°F21°F0"0"
201667°F27°F0"0"
201559°F28°F0"0"
201475°F35°F0"0"
201360°F27°F0.1"0"
201252°F11°F0"0"
201162°F36°F0"--
201054°F11°F0.15"0.5"
200951°F15°F0"0"
200868°F21°F0"0"
200772°F16°F0"0"
200658°F23°F0.23"0"
200560°F27°F0"0"
200460°F29°F0"0"
200354°F7°F0"0"
200249°F20°F0.81"0"
200163°F15°F0"0"
200054°F20°F0"0"
199967°F16°F0"0"
199849°F40°F1.45"0"
199740°F6°F0"0"
199636°F16°F0.36"2"
199566°F15°F0"0"
199459°F22°F0"0"
199339°F17°F0.05"0"
199259°F29°F0"0"
199162°F19°F0"0"
199068°F23°F0"0"
198952°F17°F0"0"
198866°F21°F0"0"
198763°F17°F0"0"
198659°F19°F0"0"
198564°F27°F0"0"
198458°F16°F0"0"
198367°F13°F0"0"
198258°F31°F0"0"
198160°F11°F0"0"
198051°F16°F0"0"
197972°F23°F0"0"
197848°F13°F0"0"
197767°F17°F0"0"
197636°F23°F1.19"6.5"
197564°F12°F0"0"
197458°F29°F0"0"
197359°F16°F0"0"
197257°F27°F0"0"
197149°F29°F0.1"0"

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