Colorado Weather
Colorado.com Staff Writer
With 300 days of annual sunshine, mild temperatures and record snowfalls, there’s never a bad time to come to Colorado. Here’s some helpful Colorado weather information to help you when planning your next Colorado adventure.
Each year Colorado receives:
- 300 days of sunshine
- More than 300 inches of snow at the mountain resorts
- An average of 16.5 inches of precipitation (8 at lower elevations and 23 at higher elevations)
- 33 percent average humidity
- First snow usually arrives in September (though it usually snows somewhere in the state every month, except maybe August)
Colorado Weather Resources
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Average High/Low SUMMER Temperatures
Aspen:
April 49/20
May 61/29
June 72/34
July 79/40
August 77/39
September 69/32
Burlington:
April 61/33
May 71/43
June 82/54
July 88/59
August 85/57
September 76/48
Denver:
April 61/34
May 70/43
June 81/52
July 88/58
August 85/56
September 76/47
Durango:
April 61/26
May 71/33
June 83/41
July 87/49
August 84/47
September 76/39
Steamboat Springs:
April 51/23
May 62/31
June 72/38
July 77/45
August 75/43
September 68/35
Average High/Low WINTER Temperatures
Aspen:
October 58/23
November 42/13
December 33/4
January 31/0
February 35/2
March 40/12
Burlington:
October 66/36
November 51/24
December 41/15
January 40/13
February 44/17
March 51/23
Denver:
October 66/36
November 52/25
December 44/14
January 43/16
February 46/20
March 52/25
Durango:
October 65/29
November 51/20
December 41/10
January 38/6
February 44/13
March 52/20
Steamboat Springs:
October 57/26
November 42/16
December 32/7
January 31/5
February 35/7
March 41/14