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Colorado Weather

Right now in Colorado
71°F
Overcast

Observed at Denver (the largest city by population in Colorado, used as a state-wide proxy). For per-city forecasts, see the city grid below.

Climate at a glance

Colorado spans several climate zones across 477 cities and towns. Predominantly hot desert (71% of cities), with cold semi-arid pockets (23%) and humid subtropical (6%).

The state spans roughly 4.0° of latitude (37.0° N to 41.0° N), from Branson in the south to Julesburg in the north. Denver is the largest city by population.

ZoneCities%
hot desert33971.1%
cold semi-arid10822.6%
humid subtropical306.3%

Microseason · June 1–5 · Mountain West

Pikas hayfeeding in granite peaks

Alpine meadows emerge from snowmelt as marmots whistle and pikas begin caching vegetation for winter.

Microseason content for Colorado is drawn from the Mountain West corpus (81% of the state's cities sit in this region).

All cities in Colorado

477 cities & towns