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Colorado Weather

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.

By: Colorado.com Staff Writer
Updated: March 25, 2024

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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Colorado Department of Transportation Travel Center (road conditions/closures, winter driving tips, rest areas, etc.)

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

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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