Rye is a Statutory Town in Pueblo County, Colorado, United States.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2), all of it land.
This isolated pocket of climate exists due to the orographic enhancement of precipitation levels and summers moderated by altitude.
The North American Monsoon creates a second wet period in June and July.
This climate features summers with warm daytime temperatures and mild to cool nights, along with chilly and snowy winters.
Typical of its region, winters are quite variable, with December–February temperatures having ranged from as low as −36 °F (−38 °C) to as high as 76 °F (24.4 °C).