Santa Fe, NM vs Denver, CO

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

Santa Fe is about the same temperature as Denver (50°F vs 51.4°F annual avg) and similar rainfall to it (12.8 in vs 15.4 in per year). Both cities share a Semi-arid (cold) climate (BSk).

Santa Fe, NM

Annual avg
50°F
Annual precip
12.8 in
Warmest month
July (85.8°F)
Coldest month
December (17.6°F)
Annual swing
40.4°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

Santa Fe

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Denver

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Month-by-month comparison

Month Santa Fe Denver
High Low Precip High Low Precip
January 43.0°F 17.9°F 0.55 in 46.5°F 17.6°F 0.46 in
February 48.0°F 21.3°F 0.49 in 47.5°F 19.3°F 0.53 in
March 56.6°F 26.4°F 0.74 in 56.4°F 27.1°F 1.12 in
April 64.3°F 32.4°F 0.60 in 62.5°F 33.7°F 1.67 in
May 73.7°F 40.8°F 0.89 in 71.7°F 43.4°F 2.29 in
June 84.1°F 50.1°F 0.87 in 84.1°F 52.9°F 1.68 in
July 85.8°F 55.1°F 2.26 in 90.2°F 59.3°F 2.12 in
August 83.4°F 53.7°F 2.04 in 87.9°F 57.2°F 1.83 in
September 77.5°F 46.8°F 1.39 in 80.1°F 48.2°F 1.51 in
October 66.3°F 35.4°F 1.34 in 66.7°F 35.7°F 0.98 in
November 53.0°F 24.4°F 0.79 in 54.8°F 25.5°F 0.70 in
December 42.6°F 17.6°F 0.83 in 45.9°F 17.7°F 0.47 in
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