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Colorado Springs, CO weather averages
NOAA climate normals for 1991-2020, measured at Colorado Springs Muni Ap, 11.7 km from the city centre — month by month temperature, rain and snow.
Quick answer
Colorado Springs averages a daily high of 62.2°F and a daily low of 35.8°F across the year, with 16.54 inches of precipitation. July is the warmest month at 84.8°F and December the coldest at 17.5°F.
- Average annual high
- 62.2°FWarmest month July
- Average annual low
- 35.8°FColdest month December
- Precipitation per year
- 16.54 inWettest month August
- Snowfall per year
- 37.7 in157.1 days at or below 32°F
Colorado Springs weather month by month
Normal daily high and low, precipitation and snowfall for each month, 1991-2020.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip in | Snow in | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43.2 | 17.7 | 0.32 | 5.6 | 17.7 to 43.2 degrees |
| February | 44.8 | 19.5 | 0.34 | 4.9 | 19.5 to 44.8 degrees |
| March | 52.1 | 26 | 1 | 8.1 | 26 to 52.1 degrees |
| April | 59.8 | 33.3 | 1.42 | 4.9 | 33.3 to 59.8 degrees |
| May | 69.1 | 42.7 | 2.03 | 0.7 | 42.7 to 69.1 degrees |
| June | 79 | 51.3 | 2.5 | 0 | 51.3 to 79 degrees |
| July | 84.8 | 56.9 | 2.84 | 0 | 56.9 to 84.8 degrees |
| August | 81.6 | 55.7 | 3.34 | 0 | 55.7 to 81.6 degrees |
| September | 74.5 | 47.3 | 1.19 | 0.2 | 47.3 to 74.5 degrees |
| October | 63 | 35.8 | 0.82 | 2.9 | 35.8 to 63 degrees |
| November | 51 | 25.2 | 0.4 | 4.7 | 25.2 to 51 degrees |
| December | 42.1 | 17.5 | 0.34 | 5.7 | 17.5 to 42.1 degrees |
Source: NOAA NCEI, U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 — station USW00093037, Colorado Springs Muni Ap · rates as published for 1991-2020 normals
How to read Colorado Springs climate normals
What a climate normal is, and what it is not.
A normal is the average of thirty years of daily observations at one station — here Colorado Springs Muni Ap, 11.7 km from the centre of Colorado Springs. It describes a typical year, so any single year will run warmer, cooler, wetter or drier. Readings taken at an airport on the edge of town usually sit a degree or two below a dense downtown on summer nights. Colorado Springs sees about 14.5 days a year at or above 90°F and about 39 days with a tenth of an inch of precipitation or more.
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