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Colorado Springs, Colorado climate
BSk Cold semi-arid
Colorado Springs has a seasonal cool-temperate climate (Cold semi-arid, Köppen BSk). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 87°F, while the coldest is January averaging around 19°F at night. Precipitation totals about 16 inches a year and is strongly seasonal — July alone averages 3.1 inches while December barely receives 0.23 inches. Winters bring significant snowfall (32 inches of snow per year on average).
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation split into rain and snow · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresClear vs cloudy days
Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day countsColorado Springs climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 45 | 47 | 55 | 61 | 71 | 82 | 87 | 84 | 77 | 65 | 53 | 45 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 32 | 33 | 41 | 48 | 57 | 67 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 51 | 40 | 32 |
| Avg low (°F) | 19 | 20 | 27 | 34 | 44 | 53 | 58 | 57 | 49 | 37 | 26 | 19 |
| Precipitation (in) | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
| Snowfall (in) | 4.9 | 4.6 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 0.6 | — | — | — | 0.2 | 2.5 | 4.4 | 4.1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 45 | 47 | 55 | 61 | 71 | 82 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 32 | 33 | 41 | 48 | 57 | 67 |
| Avg low (°F) | 19 | 20 | 27 | 34 | 44 | 53 |
| Precipitation (in) | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.3 |
| Snowfall (in) | 4.9 | 4.6 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 0.6 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 87 | 84 | 77 | 65 | 53 | 45 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 72 | 70 | 63 | 51 | 40 | 32 |
| Avg low (°F) | 58 | 57 | 49 | 37 | 26 | 19 |
| Precipitation (in) | 3.1 | 3.0 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
| Snowfall (in) | — | — | 0.2 | 2.5 | 4.4 | 4.1 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| Days with high ≥ 90°F (days) | — | — | — | — | 0.4 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (days) | 30 | 27 | 24 | 13 | 2 | — | — | — | 0.7 | 10 | 24 | 30 |
| Days with snowfall ≥ 1 in (days) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0.2 | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0.9 | 1 | 2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 |
| Days with high ≥ 90°F (days) | — | — | — | — | 0.4 | 6 |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (days) | 30 | 27 | 24 | 13 | 2 | — |
| Days with snowfall ≥ 1 in (days) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0.2 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 12 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| Days with high ≥ 90°F (days) | 11 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (days) | — | — | 0.7 | 10 | 24 | 30 |
| Days with snowfall ≥ 1 in (days) | — | — | 0.1 | 0.9 | 1 | 2 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 53 | 54 | 53 | 56 | 56 | 48 | 52 | 52 | 41 | 43 | 47 | 52 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 8 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 59 | 57 | 53 | 52 | 50 | 44 | 49 | 52 | 49 | 50 | 54 | 59 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 6.3 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 7.1 | 6.2 | 5.8 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 5.7 | 6.2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 53 | 54 | 53 | 56 | 56 | 48 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 7 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 59 | 57 | 53 | 52 | 50 | 44 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 6.3 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 7.1 | 6.2 | 5.8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 52 | 52 | 41 | 43 | 47 | 52 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 7 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 8 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 16 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 49 | 52 | 49 | 50 | 54 | 59 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 5.0 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 5.7 | 6.2 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Colorado Springs Muni AP (NOAA GHCN station USW00093037), about 12 km from the city centre.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.