Colorado Springs, CO vs Denver, CO

Side-by-side comparison of monthly climate normals (NOAA 1991-2020).

Colorado Springs is about the same temperature as Denver (50.5°F vs 51.4°F annual avg) and similar rainfall to it (15.9 in vs 15.4 in per year). Both cities share a Semi-arid (cold) climate (BSk).

Colorado Springs, CO

Annual avg
50.5°F
Annual precip
15.9 in
Warmest month
July (86.5°F)
Coldest month
January (18.5°F)
Annual swing
40.7°F
Semi-arid (cold) BSk USDA Zone 7a

Denver, CO

Annual avg
51.4°F
Annual precip
15.4 in
Warmest month
July (90.2°F)
Coldest month
January (17.6°F)
Annual swing
43°F
Semi-arid (cold) BSk USDA Zone 7a

Best months to visit each city

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Month-by-month comparison

Month Colorado Springs Denver
High Low Precip High Low Precip
January 45.0°F 18.5°F 0.29 in 46.5°F 17.6°F 0.46 in
February 46.5°F 20.2°F 0.32 in 47.5°F 19.3°F 0.53 in
March 54.9°F 27.3°F 0.79 in 56.4°F 27.1°F 1.12 in
April 61.0°F 34.0°F 1.45 in 62.5°F 33.7°F 1.67 in
May 70.7°F 43.5°F 1.99 in 71.7°F 43.4°F 2.29 in
June 81.6°F 52.8°F 2.27 in 84.1°F 52.9°F 1.68 in
July 86.5°F 58.2°F 3.12 in 90.2°F 59.3°F 2.12 in
August 83.6°F 56.6°F 2.96 in 87.9°F 57.2°F 1.83 in
September 77.1°F 48.9°F 1.35 in 80.1°F 48.2°F 1.51 in
October 64.7°F 36.6°F 0.77 in 66.7°F 35.7°F 0.98 in
November 52.9°F 26.0°F 0.37 in 54.8°F 25.5°F 0.70 in
December 44.6°F 18.7°F 0.23 in 45.9°F 17.7°F 0.47 in
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