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The climate of Colorado (United States of America)
Colorado is a state located in the western part of the United States of America. Colorado has been home to several Indian tribes for thousands of years. These Indians lived in the valleys of the Rocky Mountains as well as the plains of the High Plains. Colorado mainly consists of mountainous regions, a large part of the state consists of the Rocky Mountains. These sometimes inhospitable mountains determine the landscape of Colorado. The eastern part of the state consists of plains which are part of the Great Plains. Here the landscape mainly consists of steppes, prairies and grasslands at an altitude of 1,000-2,000 meters (3,280-6,560 feet). The largest part of Colorado has a cold steppe climate with low precipitation figures. On the many mountain peaks the climate changes into a cold or moderate land climate. The mountainous western part of the state has several micro climates including the extreme high mountain climate. During the winter precipitation in the mountains mainly consists of powdery snow. This snow may not melt for a long period of time. However, eternal snow does not occur in Colorado. During the second part of August most snow has melted. Because winters are cold and there is sufficient snowfall several excellent winter sports regions can be found in Colorado. The best known is probably the fashionable Aspen where the rich and famous go skiing during the winter. Extremes in weather are not uncommon in Colorado. During the summer longer periods of drought may cause forest fires which are not easy to put out. In the eastern part there is a risk of tornadoes as well as heavy thunder.

Climate information of places in Colorado
The climate information given on this page is only brief. Specific information on weather and climate can be found on the pages per region or city. The following climate information is available for Colorado:

Alamosa
Aspen
Colorado Springs
Cortez
Denver

Durango
Fort Collins
Grand Junction
Gunnison
Loveland

Pueblo
Rocky Mountains
Telluride
Vail

 

 

Climate information
Throughout Colorado several climate figures and temperatures can be recorded. The figures below are for Denver and cannot be seen as an average for this state. For climate figures for other places and regions in Colorado please, visit the individual climate pages.

average
 maximum
temperature (°C)

average
minimum

temperature (°C)
average
hours of sunshine

per
day
average days with precipitation
per month
average
mm
precipitation
per month
average
sea
temperature (°C)
January 7 -9 7 6 n/a
February 8 -7 8 5 n/a
March 11 -4 8 8 n/a
April 16 1 9 8 n/a
May 21 5 10 10 n/a
June 27 10 11 9 n/a
July 31 13 11 11 n/a
August 29 12 10 10 n/a
September 24 8 9 8 n/a
October 19 2 8 5 n/a
November 11 -4 7 5 n/a
December 7 -8 6 5 n/a
= 0-5 mm ● = 6-30 mm ● = 31-60 mm ● = 61-100 mm ● = 101-200 mm ● = over 200 mm
= 0-0.2 inches ● = 0.2-1.2 inches ● = 1.2-2.4 inches ● = 2.5-4 inches ● = 4.1-8 inches ● = over 8 inches

More climate information
Climate tables are useful but they don’t give an overall picture of the climate and possible weather conditions during a period of time. How high the chances are of hot or cold weather or hurricanes can often not be found in these tables. This is why we offer extra climate information per month. The figures below apply to Denver. For climate figures on specific regions and places please, visit the relevant individual climate pages
 

chance of
(very) hot

weather

chance of
(very) cool
weather
chance of
long-term

precipitation
chance of
hurricanes
(cyclones)
chance of
sunny days

UV-index

January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
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Disclaimer
The information at this site was carefully composed from climate data collected by meteorological services, meteorological offices, climate experts and other sources. “More climate info” is based on statistics, climate data and personal experience. No rights can be derived from this site. Weather has no memory and gives no guaranties. Nothing is as changeable and unpredictable as the weather. The authors of this site feel in no way responsible for any damages caused by misinterpretation or other circumstances that may influence your holiday or trip to a certain destination. We provide information, it’s up to the reader to use it to it’s benefit.

 

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