Why visit Yuma
Townapedia lists 1 museum or landmark, 6 parks and trails and 1 attraction in and around town.
Highlights include Main Street Theater and Lett Hotel.
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 92°F; January lows average 17°F, and about 23 inches of snow fall in a normal year.
Weather in Yuma
Forecast from the National Weather Service. Full forecast
About Yuma
Yuma is a home rule municipality that is the most populous municipality in Yuma County, Colorado, United States. The population was 3,456 at the 2020 census.
From the Wikipedia article Yuma, Colorado (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do1
Museums and landmarks1
Lett Hotel
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 0.5 mi
Hotel in Yuma, United States of America
Parks, trails and playgrounds6
Churches and places of worship1
Saint John the Evangelist Catholic Church
Church · Roman Catholic · 0.5 mi
508 South Ash Street, Yuma
History
A post office in Yuma has been in operation since 1885. The community was named after a Native American named Yuma who worked for the railroad, died and is buried near the town site.
Yuma, Colorado is referenced in the song El Cadete by Mexican ballad band Grupo Laberinto.[1]
On August 8, 2023, a tornado touched down near the town, damaging farms.
The novels of esteemed writer Kent Haruf, such as Plainsong, are based in Holt, Colorado which is loosely based on Yuma. Haruf spent a number of years teaching at Yuma schools in the early 1980s and has family ties to the High Plains region.
From the History section of Yuma, Colorado on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Schools, colleges and libraries4
Healthcare1
Map of Yuma
14 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Climate by month
Monthly table
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 43°F | 17°F | 0.3 in | 3.9 in |
| Feb | 45°F | 19°F | 0.4 in | 3.1 in |
| Mar | 56°F | 27°F | 0.8 in | 3.7 in |
| Apr | 63°F | 34°F | 1.6 in | 1.9 in |
| May | 73°F | 46°F | 2.9 in | 0.1 in |
| Jun | 86°F | 56°F | 2.5 in | 0.0 in |
| Jul | 92°F | 62°F | 3.1 in | 0.0 in |
| Aug | 89°F | 60°F | 2.6 in | 0.0 in |
| Sep | 81°F | 50°F | 1.4 in | 0.2 in |
| Oct | 66°F | 37°F | 1.2 in | 1.4 in |
| Nov | 53°F | 26°F | 0.5 in | 2.8 in |
| Dec | 43°F | 18°F | 0.5 in | 5.7 in |
U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 for Yuma (0 mi away), NOAA NCEI.
People and cost of living
American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024, U.S. Census Bureau. Estimates have margins of error, larger for small towns.
Disaster history
Yuma County has had 6 federal disaster declarations since 2000, most often for biologicals.
- 2020-03-28: Covid-19 Pandemic (Biological)
- 2020-03-13: Covid-19 (Biological)
- 2015-07-16: Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides (Flood)
- 2005-09-05: Hurricane Katrina Evacuation (Coastal Storm)
- 2002-06-19: Wildfires (Fire)
- 2001-05-17: Severe Winter Storms (Severe Storm)
OpenFEMA disaster declarations summaries.
Getting there and nearby towns
Colorado Plains Regional Airport (AKO) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 27 miles away.
- Eckley 12 mi east, about 19 min by car
- Otis 13 mi west, about 21 min by car
- Wray 26 mi east, about 42 min by car
- Akron 27 mi west, about 43 min by car
- Haxtun 36 mi north, about 58 min by car
- Holyoke 39 mi northeast, about 1 h by car
- Fleming 39 mi north, about 1 h by car
- Sterling 43 mi northwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Brush 50 mi west, about 1 h 15 min by car
- St. Francis 54 mi southeast, about 1 h 30 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB, the NEMICO news database.
Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- NCES EDGE (Public domain): public schools
- NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 (Public domain): climate by month
- OpenFEMA (Public domain): disaster declarations
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- U.S. Census Bureau (Public domain): population, income, housing, education, commute
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- 2022-09-11 14 37 11 View southward across western Yuma County, Colorado, centered on the city of Yuma, Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Lett Hotel, Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0
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