Durango is warmest in July, though overall the summer sees temperatures in the mids. Summers in Durango are described as comfortable. Evenings in summer can be very cool, so it is recommended to dress in layers.
The best times to visit are generally in June, August, and September. The weather warms up to an average of 85 degrees in the summer, but the rivers stay nicely filled thanks to the snow melting from the mountains.
Ideal for fishing! Fall days in Durango are dry and crisp, with an average temperature in the 60s. This is an excellent time to hike and spend time outdoors throughout the city. Fall weather in Durango is slightly cool and arguably perfect, and these are the days when nearby attractions and parks become filled with adventure seekers. Winter in Durango sees cold temperatures and heavy snowfall. People who move to Durango are often happiest if they enjoy this weather, as several nights each year will drop into the negative temperatures.
Snow graces the Rockies here for about half the year, and the average winter temps are between 13 and 47 degrees Fahrenheit 8. While the valley gets around 69 inches 1. Spring brings warmer weather and rain to Durango, with an average temperature in the 50s and 60s. Traffic in Durango is relatively calm, thanks to a push for many decades to implement low speed limits, narrow streets, and speed bumps where appropriate throughout the city.
Overall, Durango is not a large or populous area, so there is less traffic here compared to other cities in the United States. Parking in certain areas is metered and can be paid for in increments of 30 minutes, 3 hours, and 10 hours on weekdays.
People are also allowed to park in city parking lots on evenings and weekends for free. Why would anyone move to a new location without first checking housing costs? Some were upset by the lack of shopping "I couldn't find anything decent.
It's absolutely true that shopping in a small, isolated, rural, mountain town is going to be different from shopping in a city. Here, you'll find plenty of outdoor lifestyle shops, but only one high fashion store, a collection of "art as clothing" stores on Main street, and a few well-known shops like Penney's, Christopher Banks, and TJ Max.
Groceries are about the same as elsewhere, at least by my comparisons when I travel. I eat organic foods and can't imagine living anywhere else because I have three health food stores with excellent produce within Read More. I moved here 38 years ago from Austin, TX. When I graduated I was offered jobs in two big cities in other states or this little town. I knew what I was getting into low salary, high cost of living and chose Durango, because I like the outdoors, the slow pace of life relative to a city , the lack of materialism re' someone's comment, "no good shopping" , the total disregard for conspicuous consumption and fleeting fashion although there is an excellent retail store on Main Street that I shopped once the first year I arrived.
As for crime--our newspaper has a "Blotter" column and I walk home from town after dark when I see a movie column--I'd sure like to know the research-based source for Clint's opinion that there's a high crime rate here.
Great place to visit but not live! I moved here with great expectations but unfortunately my time here is done! Durango is one of the most beautiful places in the country, however the quality of life here is very hard. It is very expensive and very cliquish. Shopping is horrible and you have to drive great distances if you want to buy something descent at a reasonable price.
In addition to that, most restaurants are fairly upscale and not worth the money you'll pay for a meal. Isolation : Some people like the fact that Durango is isolated, but I would like to be within an hour or two of a big city. Albuquerque is 4 hours away, Denver is 7 hours away, and Phoenix is 8 hours away.
Granted, you have Farmington, NM an hour to the south and GJ 3 hours to the north, but It'd be nice to not have to drive so far. Durango would be a great place to live if it weren't so expensive. But, if you're like me and have to work for a living, Durango isn't a feasible place to live. Even the surrounding areas Bayfield, Ignacio, Mancos, Hermosa, etc.
Originally Posted by Durango Bound. It may be expensive by rural fly-over country standards, but compared to what you'd pay for rent around most big cities and along the coasts it seems not unreasonable. Are there really any other desirable places to live where rents are cheaper? You pretty much get what you pay for. Originally Posted by SoButCounty. I think that the bigger story there is the lack of higher paying jobs and what cost of living you may be used to in the area you moved from.
Durango is not a 'big city. Good to hear back from the OP. When I considered moving to Durango with a desire to be in the Mountain West but consider myself quite a town person, not city or rural, and saw a job tailor-made for me with a huge pay cut , I did look at buying a house in Forest Lakes.
If I sold my house here in the East, I could have done it, and would have had the same kind of life I have here- driving 30 miles at night to a job although the road would be a lot more dangerous, and the job was the only one for many miles around and high costs for basic stuff.
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