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Climate of Steamboat Springs: monthly averages
Based on 25 years of satellite and reanalysis data (2001-2025), July is usually the hottest month in Steamboat Springs, with average daytime highs around 26°C. January is the coolest, when nights typically fall to about -18°C and frost is possible on the coldest nights. That is a wide yearly range of roughly 43°C, so the seasons feel very different from each other.
The area receives about 650 mm of rain in a typical year. Rainfall is modest in every month; April is the wettest at about 73 mm.
For outdoor plans and travel, July to August usually offer the most comfortable weather in Steamboat Springs, with mild days and relatively little rain.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rainfall | Humidity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -5° | -18° | 64 mm | 97% |
| Feb | -3° | -16° | 60 mm | 97% |
| Mar | 2° | -11° | 59 mm | 87% |
| Apr | 7° | -6° | 73 mm | 72% |
| May | 14° | -1° | 60 mm | 64% |
| Jun | 21° | 5° | 35 mm | 53% |
| Jul | 26° | 9° | 37 mm | 51% |
| Aug | 24° | 8° | 37 mm | 51% |
| Sep | 19° | 3° | 47 mm | 52% |
| Oct | 10° | -4° | 55 mm | 63% |
| Nov | 2° | -10° | 57 mm | 77% |
| Dec | -4° | -17° | 66 mm | 93% |
Source: NASA POWER (MERRA-2 reanalysis), averaged over the roughly 50 km grid area around Steamboat Springs. Values describe typical conditions, not a forecast.
About Steamboat Springs weather
Steamboat Springs is a place in Colorado's high-altitude climate, ranging from semi-arid plains to alpine mountains, located about 177 km north-west of Denver. Steamboat Springs gets warm days and cool nights (June–August), especially at altitude each year. Steamboat Springs closes out the year with cold, snowy winters in the mountains, milder on the eastern plains. This page shows live, auto-refreshing weather for Steamboat 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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Steamboat Springs is about 177 km north-west of Denver, in Colorado.
Steamboat 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 Steamboat Springs's exact coordinates. No fixed schedule, the page updates whenever you load it.
July is usually the hottest month in Steamboat Springs, with average daytime highs of about 26°C and nights around 9°C.
The coldest nights come in January, when the average low is about -18°C and daytime highs reach around -5°C. Frost is possible on clear, calm nights.
Steamboat Springs receives about 650 mm of rain in a typical year. April is the wettest month at roughly 73 mm; no month averages more than 100 mm.
July to August usually offer the most comfortable weather in Steamboat Springs, with mild daytime temperatures and little rain.
In November Steamboat Springs typically sees daytime highs near 2°C and lows near -10°C, with about 57 mm of rain over the month and average humidity around 77%. 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.
The current temperature for Steamboat Springs updates automatically at the top of this page — scroll to the hourly strip below to see how it's expected to change over the day.
Steamboat 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.