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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 30°C, while the coldest is January averaging around −8°C at night. Precipitation totals about 404 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — July alone averages 79 mm while December barely receives 6 mm. Winters bring significant snowfall (83 cm 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 (°C) | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 25 | 18 | 12 | 7 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 0 |
| Avg low (°C) | −8 | −7 | −3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 3 | −3 | −7 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 7 | 8 | 20 | 37 | 51 | 58 | 79 | 75 | 34 | 20 | 9 | 6 |
| Snowfall (cm) | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 11 | 10 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 20 |
| Avg low (°C) | −8 | −7 | −3 | 1 | 6 | 12 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 7 | 8 | 20 | 37 | 51 | 58 |
| Snowfall (cm) | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 2 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 30 | 29 | 25 | 18 | 12 | 7 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 22 | 21 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 0 |
| Avg low (°C) | 15 | 14 | 9 | 3 | −3 | −7 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 79 | 75 | 34 | 20 | 9 | 6 |
| Snowfall (cm) | — | — | 1 | 6 | 11 | 10 |
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 ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | — | 0.4 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 30 | 27 | 24 | 13 | 2 | — | — | — | 0.7 | 10 | 24 | 30 |
| Days with snowfall ≥ 2.5 cm (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 ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | — | 0.4 | 6 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 30 | 27 | 24 | 13 | 2 | — |
| Days with snowfall ≥ 2.5 cm (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 ≥ 32°C (days) | 11 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | — | — | 0.7 | 10 | 24 | 30 |
| Days with snowfall ≥ 2.5 cm (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 (km/h) | 10.2 | 11.1 | 11.0 | 11.4 | 9.9 | 9.3 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 8.1 | 8.7 | 9.2 | 9.9 |
| 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 (km/h) | 10.2 | 11.1 | 11.0 | 11.4 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| 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 (km/h) | 8.0 | 7.6 | 8.1 | 8.7 | 9.2 | 9.9 |
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.