National Weather Service Denver Co Forecast (2024)

FAQs

How much snow is expected near Denver, CO? ›

0" over next 8 days.

If you are in north central or northeast Colorado, call NWS Boulder at (303) 494-4479. If you are in south central or southeast Colorado, call NWS Pueblo at (719) 948-3838. If you are in western Colorado, call NWS Grand Junction at (970) 256-9463.

Winters are mild with an average daily high temperature of 45 degrees Fahrenheit and days reaching 60 degrees are not uncommon. Snow doesn't stay on the ground long in Denver so golf courses and outdoor cafes are able to stay open all year.

Weather is hard to predict in Colorado because of the terrain. In Michels experience, the mountains in Colorado, especially across the Front Range, play a huge role in the weather. This is because the mountains change the way the air moves and how much moisture is in the air.

The snowiest city in Colorado is Crested Butte with an average snowfall of 216.6 inches, though this is debateble. The least snowy city in Colorado is Grand Junction with an average snowfall of 15.8 inches. March is typically the snowiest month in Colorado.

Denver winters are quite mild

While it can get decidedly chilly sometimes, overall temperatures during the winter months are moderate. “Even the coldest month, December, has an average daily high temperature of 45 degrees, and days reaching 60 degrees are fairly common,” Wagner said.

Temperatures can drop below zero F in all areas of western Colorado, but the valleys of west central and southwest Colorado receive abundant sunshine and the winter climate is not harsh. An area of western Colorado near Grand Junction is particularly mild and has developed an extensive fruit growing area.

According to 2021 data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis, the average cost of living per person in Colorado is $53,374 per year.

Why is it that the average high in Denver is 11°F warmer than New York's, but the average low is 5°F colder? Elevation. Denver isn't called the Mile-High City for nothing. It's average elevation is between 5100 and 5700 feet elevation (or 1560 to 1735 meters) above sea level.

Denver, Colorado, is often considered a desirable place to live for many reasons. It boasts a thriving economy, a diverse cultural scene, access to outdoor recreation in the nearby Rocky Mountains, and a generally high quality of life.

What month does it stop snowing in Denver? ›

That type of storm coverage is usually a signal that the snow season is winding to a close. The season is, in fact, winding down, but on average that final snow in Denver doesn't come until April 29.

Freezing temperatures along the urban corridor in the second half of April are no uncommon. In fact the average last freeze in Denver is still over a week away on April 28. The final freeze last year was much later on May 21, 2022.

Joost de Gouw, CIRES Fellow and professor of chemistry, said the study's focus on history coupled with multiple data sets make it the first of its kind. “Denver has some known, large sources of air pollution that are outside the city boundaries, like agriculture, oil and gas production, and wildfires,” said de Gouw.

It's because Denver is at a high altitude. The higher you go in altitude, the less water vapor the air is able to hold.

In fact, no state in the lower 48 sees as much variability in its year-to-year precipitation as California. Such variability makes our weather at least as unpredictable as anything else in this volatile state.

“The variation year-to-year is pretty extreme. Just because in 2023 we had a substantial snowpack doesn't mean we're not on this long-term decline,” said Jeff Deems, co-founder of Airborne Snow Observatories. “There's a lot more below-average years these days than above-average.”

In reality, the Seasonal Average is probably closer to 56" as shown in the map below. In the Fall of 2007, the official snowfall observations were moved to Denver International Airport (DIA). Four observations are taken per day at this location.

There are currently no active snow events at this location.

KDVR shut down its analog signal, over UHF channel 31, on June 12, 2009, the official date on which full-power television stations in the United States transitioned from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate.