Denver, Colorado, United States climate

Average temperatures, precipitation and all-time records for Denver, Colorado, United States, with every day graded against ~45 years of local climate history (1981–2026). Its warmest month is July, averaging a high of 89°F, and its coldest is January, with an average low of 22°F.

Denver is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Officially a consolidated city and county, it is located in the South Platte River valley on the western edge of the High Plains, and is just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains (Rockies). via Wikipedia

How today compares

Latest recorded day: 2026-07-21. Each reading placed on Denver, Colorado, United States's own ±7-day seasonal distribution.

High 96°F High · 89th pct

Low 70°F Near Record · 99th pct

Feels-like 96°F High · 81st pct

Humidity 10.1 g/m³ Above Normal · 67th pct

Wind 13 mph Above Normal · 61st pct

Precip 0.00 in Dry

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Denver average temperatures by month

Typical daily high and low, and average precipitation, for each month in Denver, Colorado, United States, based on 1981–2026 records. The wettest month is April (0.10 in on an average day).

Month	Avg high	Avg low	Avg precip
January	42°F	22°F	0.00 in
February	45°F	23°F	0.00 in
March	54°F	28°F	0.00 in
April	61°F	33°F	0.10 in
May	70°F	42°F	0.10 in
June	83°F	53°F	0.10 in
July	89°F	61°F	0.10 in
August	86°F	59°F	0.10 in
September	79°F	50°F	0.10 in
October	66°F	38°F	0.00 in
November	53°F	29°F	0.00 in
December	42°F	23°F	0.00 in

Jan 11°–54°

Feb 12°–59°

Mar 19°–68°

Apr 24°–75°

May 33°–83°

Jun 45°–94°

Jul 56°–97°

Aug 54°–94°

Sep 41°–88°

Oct 28°–78°

Nov 19°–67°

Dec 12°–55°

Each bar spans the 10th-percentile daily low to the 90th-percentile daily high (the range most days fall within), coloured cold → hot on a shared -10°F to 115°F scale, so the whole year's rhythm reads at a glance.

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Record extremes

Hottest day on record: 104°F on 2012-06-25
Coldest day on record: -16°F on 1989-02-04

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Percentiles compare each day to Denver, Colorado, United States's own history, so grades are relative to this location: a “Near Record” day here isn't the same temperature as elsewhere. How the grades work →