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Climate of Colorado Springs: monthly averages
Based on 25 years of satellite and reanalysis data (2001-2025), July is usually the hottest month in Colorado Springs, with average daytime highs around 28°C. December is the coolest, when nights typically fall to about -10°C and frost is possible on the coldest nights. That is a wide yearly range of roughly 38°C, so the seasons feel very different from each other.
The area receives about 400 mm of rain in a typical year. Rainfall is modest in every month; July is the wettest at about 70 mm. The driest stretch is November to February, with under 20 mm a month.
For outdoor plans and travel, June to September usually offer the most comfortable weather in Colorado Springs, with mild days and relatively little rain.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rainfall | Humidity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3° | -10° | 14 mm | 58% |
| Feb | 4° | -9° | 17 mm | 58% |
| Mar | 9° | -5° | 27 mm | 52% |
| Apr | 13° | -2° | 42 mm | 51% |
| May | 19° | 3° | 50 mm | 49% |
| Jun | 26° | 9° | 37 mm | 43% |
| Jul | 28° | 13° | 70 mm | 49% |
| Aug | 26° | 11° | 59 mm | 51% |
| Sep | 23° | 7° | 35 mm | 48% |
| Oct | 15° | -1° | 24 mm | 51% |
| Nov | 8° | -5° | 14 mm | 52% |
| Dec | 3° | -10° | 14 mm | 59% |
Source: NASA POWER (MERRA-2 reanalysis), averaged over the roughly 50 km grid area around Colorado Springs. Values describe typical conditions, not a forecast.
About Colorado Springs weather
Colorado Springs is set in Colorado's high-altitude climate, ranging from semi-arid plains to alpine mountains, about 102 km south of Denver. Summers bring warm days and cool nights (June–August), especially at altitude. The year winds down with cold, snowy winters in the mountains, milder on the eastern plains. This page shows live, auto-refreshing weather for Colorado Springs: current conditions, an hourly breakdown, a 16-day outlook, a date-lookup tool for any past or future date, and real-time air quality, sourced from Open-Meteo. Local timezone: America/Denver.
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Colorado Springs is about 102 km south of Denver, in Colorado.
Colorado Springs sees cold, snowy winters in the mountains, milder on the eastern plains.
The live current conditions, hourly forecast and 16-day outlook above are pulled in real time for Colorado Springs's exact coordinates. No fixed schedule, the page updates whenever you load it.
July is usually the hottest month in Colorado Springs, with average daytime highs of about 28°C and nights around 13°C.
The coldest nights come in December, when the average low is about -10°C and daytime highs reach around 3°C. Frost is possible on clear, calm nights.
Colorado Springs receives about 400 mm of rain in a typical year. July is the wettest month at roughly 70 mm; no month averages more than 100 mm.
June to September usually offer the most comfortable weather in Colorado Springs, with mild daytime temperatures and little rain.
In November Colorado Springs typically sees daytime highs near 8°C and lows near -5°C, with about 14 mm of rain over the month and average humidity around 52%. Check the live forecast above for this week's actual conditions.
Up to 16 days ahead using the extended forecast and date picker above; further-out or historical dates use the same date lookup tool.
Live temperature for Colorado Springs is shown at the top of this page and refreshes automatically — see the hourly breakdown below for how it changes through the day.
Colorado Springs's day-to-day weather follows the broader pattern of Colorado described above. See the hourly weather forecast or the air quality index for more detail.