National Weather Service Denver Co Forecast (2024)

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How much snow is expected near Denver, CO? ›

0" over next 8 days.

If you have any questions, please call us anytime 24/7/365 to speak to a forecaster. 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.

The biggest surprise for visitors to Denver is the climate. The arid conditions bring only 8 to 15 inches of annual precipitation and locals wake up to more than 300 days of sunshine a 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 is famous for its collection of world-class museums, first-rate breweries, and historical landmarks.

What is the age of people who live in Denver? ›

By the numbers: Denverites' median age was 37 in 2022 — up nearly 4% over the past decade, according to the latest U.S. Census Bureau data.

The driest month in Denver is February with 0.49 inches of precipitation, and with 2.32 inches May is the wettest month.

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.

Now researchers at the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES) and the Department of Geological Sciences at the University of Colorado Boulder have proposed a new way to explain the uplift: water trapped deep below Earth's crust may have flooded the lower crust, creating buoyancy and lift.

“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.

Snow in Colorado

Colorado's annual average snowfall total is 219". The table below shows the snow cover in Colorado. Note that snowpack levels across Colorado aren't reported during the off-season period.