Thermograph

How unusual is the weather? Graded against ~45 years of local climate history.

Denver, Colorado, United States weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Denver, Colorado, United States, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1981–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 104°F on 2012-06-25; its coldest fell to -16°F on 1989-02-04.

Records by month

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have ever been in each calendar month, so each column shows its record high and its record low. Tap a month for its full averages and typical range.

MonthDaytime highOvernight low
January
68°F2015-01-27
6°F1997-01-12
39°F2015-01-27
-11°F2024-01-15
February
68°F2003-02-01
-9°F1989-02-04
41°F2003-02-01
-16°F1989-02-04
March
86°F2026-03-25
19°F2002-03-02
51°F2026-03-30
0°F2002-03-03
April
86°F2012-04-24
22°F2013-04-09
55°F1992-04-30
7°F2020-04-17
May
94°F2000-05-29
33°F2013-05-01
62°F2003-05-29
17°F2013-05-02
June
104°F2012-06-25
53°F1989-06-04
69°F2012-06-26
36°F1998-06-05
July
102°F2005-07-20
61°F2006-07-09
72°F2003-07-25
46°F1995-07-01
August
102°F2008-08-01
57°F1992-08-24
72°F2008-08-02
43°F1992-08-25
September
99°F2019-09-02
37°F1985-09-28
69°F2019-09-05
18°F1985-09-29
October
88°F2024-10-02
19°F2020-10-26
58°F2011-10-02
7°F2019-10-30
November
78°F2025-11-02
8°F2014-11-12
50°F2020-11-07
-5°F1983-11-30
December
74°F2021-12-02
2°F1990-12-21
44°F2021-12-02
-13°F1983-12-24

Records by season

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have reached in each meteorological season (Northern Hemisphere, each a three-month span).

SeasonDaytime highOvernight low
Winter (Dec–Feb)
74°F2021-12-02
-9°F1989-02-04
44°F2021-12-02
-16°F1989-02-04
Spring (Mar–May)
94°F2000-05-29
19°F2002-03-02
62°F2003-05-29
0°F2002-03-03
Summer (Jun–Aug)
104°F2012-06-25
53°F1989-06-04
72°F2003-07-25
36°F1998-06-05
Autumn (Sep–Nov)
99°F2019-09-02
8°F2014-11-12
69°F2019-09-05
-5°F1983-11-30

All-time records

The most extreme value Denver has recorded for each metric across its entire history.

High

Highest 104°F 2012-06-25
Lowest -9°F 1989-02-04

Low

Highest 72°F 2003-07-25
Lowest -16°F 1989-02-04

Feels-like

Highest 106°F 2024-08-07
Lowest -42°F 1989-02-04

Humidity

Highest 14.7 g/m³ 1982-08-20
Lowest 0.6 g/m³ 1989-02-04

Wind

Highest 44 mph 2000-03-08
Lowest 3 mph 2014-02-10

Precip

Wettest 1.83 in 2009-04-17
Driest 25-day dry spell 1987-09-18

For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.

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