CLIMATE OVERVIEW. Durango, Colorado, gets 19 inches of rain per year. The US average is 39. Snowfall is 79 inches. The average US city gets 26 inches of snow per year. The number of days with any measurable precipitation is 52.
Quick Answer. Most hummingbirds in America and Canada spend the winter in Mexico or South America before migrating to their breeding ground in southern U.S. as early as February or the first week of March. Some South American hummingbird species also travel north to the tropics during the southern winter.
The following hummingbird species are known to occur in North Carolina (with photos and ID assistance): Ruby-throated Hummingbirds (Archilochus colubris) - Native Breeders - Common during the summer, rare in the winter. They usually arrive in March for the breeding season and leave in September or October to return to their wintering territories Males usually depart first, and females and the young follow about two weeks later.