Colorado Springs, Colorado Weather
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Colorado Springs weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
Conditions updated 2:29 PM MST · Open-Meteo
- TodayNov 10Overcast——69°37°—
- WednesdayNov 11Clear——58°38°-11°
- ThursdayNov 12Overcast——61°41°+3°
- FridayNov 13Overcast——58°45°-3°
- SaturdayNov 14Drizzle23%0.02″50°42°-8°
- SundayNov 15Light Showers23%0.38″44°35°-6°
- MondayNov 16Foggy——43°35°-1°
Air quality now AQI 39 · Good
AQI 39 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 9.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 49. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~95%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 49
- UV peak
- 1.6 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 6
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.70
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
When the wind is in the west, the weather is at its best.
- Moonrise
- 8:17 AM
- Moonset
- —
- In sign
- ♐︎ Sagittarius
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Colorado Springs at a glance
- Today vs. normal: Today averages 53°F (high 69°F, low 37°F), 12°F above the 41°F normal for Nov 10
- Last frost: May 3 (1991–2020 median, NOAA station 9 km away)
- Microseason: Nov 6–10
16-Day Forecast — Colorado Springs
- Tue69°36°0%
- Wed58°39°0%
- Thu61°41°0%
- Fri58°45°0%
- Sat50°42°23%
- Sun44°35°23%
- Mon43°35°2%
- Tue51°36°21%
- Wed49°38°26%
- Thu47°32°20%
- Fri32°22°48%
- Sat32°21°40%
- Sun32°21°29%
- Mon34°19°6%
- Tue53°33°6%
- Wed51°38°13%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Live wind & temperature near Colorado Springs
Interactive wind and temperature map centered on Colorado Springs — it loads in your browser. Open the full weather map.
Right now in the garden
Post-frost dormancy
As of November 10, the season's first frost (typically October 8) is due or past. Bring frost-tender plants indoors, mulch overwintering beds, and turn spent plantings under. This city's planting calendar lists nothing to plant or harvest in November.
Sun & seasons in Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs sits in El Paso County, where the year’s longest day runs 14h 54m of daylight and its shortest just 9h 26m — a swing of +5h 27m between the June and December solstices. Clocks spring forward on Sunday, March 8, 2026 and fall back on Sunday, November 1, 2026.
Denver, the state’s largest city, lies about 62 miles to the N. The nearest town Colorado Springs tracks is Aurora, roughly 58 miles to the N.
Air quality in Colorado Springs
Air quality in Colorado Springs’s county has held roughly steady since 2020; its cleanest year on record was 2020 (median AQI 46). See the full air-quality history for Colorado Springs.
Planting calendar
| Month | Plant | Harvest |
|---|---|---|
| April | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes | — |
| May | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes, tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, spinach, radishes |
| June | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes |
| July | beans, squash, fall brassicas, carrots | lettuce, peas, spinach, beans, summer squash, garlic |
| August | — | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, garlic |
| September | garlic (overwinter) | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash, fall brassicas, carrots |
| October | — | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash, fall brassicas, carrots |
A year in weather
Colorado Springs's warmest month is July (~72°F mean) and its coldest is December (~32°F). Rainfall peaks in July (3.1 inches) and bottoms out in December (0.2 inches).
| Month | Mean temp | Precip | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32° | 0.3″ | 1 |
| February | 33° | 0.3″ | 1 |
| March | 41° | 0.8″ | 2 |
| April | 48° | 1.4″ | 4 |
| May | 57° | 2.0″ | 5 |
| June | 67° | 2.3″ | 4 |
| July | 72° | 3.1″ | 6 |
| August | 70° | 3.0″ | 6 |
| September | 63° | 1.4″ | 3 |
| October | 51° | 0.8″ | 2 |
| November | 40° | 0.4″ | 1 |
| December | 32° | 0.2″ | 1 |
Regional context
Similar climates Cimarron Hills, CO, Stratmoor, CO, Manitou Springs, CO
Drawing on NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals, Colorado Springs's January averages 32°F and July 72°F — 41°F apart — while precipitation totals roughly 15.9 inches over some 37 days.
Summer convection drives Colorado Springs's precipitation: July logs 3.1 inches on 6.4 rainy days, against December's 0.2 inches on 0.7 — warm-season storms carry Colorado Springs's moisture. Colorado Springs shares that warm-season-wet pattern with places like Cimarron Hills, CO, Stratmoor, CO and Manitou Springs, CO.
Colorado Springs's growing window opens around May 3, once Colorado Springs's overnight lows stop freezing — sow peas, lettuce, spinach, and radishes. Warm-soil crops in Colorado Springs wait about two weeks past Colorado Springs's last frost, once the soil warms. Around October 8, freezing nights resume in Colorado Springs and tender crops must come in. In about half of years, Colorado Springs's last freeze comes after May 3.
Similar climates: Cimarron Hills, CO, Stratmoor, CO, Manitou Springs, CO, Security-Widefield, CO, Air Force Academy, CO.
Frequently asked
- When does it freeze in Colorado Springs?
- In Colorado Springs, expect the last spring frost near May 3; Colorado Springs's first autumn frost comes around October 8.
- What is the rainy season in Colorado Springs?
- Colorado Springs sees its heaviest rain in July (around 3.1 inches), part of roughly 16 inches a year.
- What is the warmest month in Colorado Springs?
- Colorado Springs peaks in July, when the mean runs near 72°F.
- What is the coldest month in Colorado Springs?
- December is Colorado Springs's coldest month, averaging about 32°F.
- When can I start a vegetable garden in Colorado Springs?
- In Colorado Springs, sow peas and hardy greens around May 3; Colorado Springs's tomatoes and peppers wait two weeks more.
- How many rainy days does Colorado Springs get?
- Colorado Springs records around 37 days of measurable precipitation annually.
- What hardiness zone is Colorado Springs?
- Because Colorado Springs bottoms near 32°F in December, that winter low sets Colorado Springs's USDA zone — verify by ZIP.
- What is the 10-day forecast for Colorado Springs?
- Colorado Springs's extended outlook — daily high and low temperatures and precipitation chances for each upcoming day — is in the daily forecast above.
- Will it rain this week in Colorado Springs?
- See this week's day-by-day rain chances for Colorado Springs in the daily forecast above, and the next 24 hours in the hourly chart.
- What is the weather like right now in Colorado Springs?
- Current conditions for Colorado Springs and the next 24 hours — temperature, precipitation chance, and wind by the hour — are in the hourly forecast chart above.
- How often is the Colorado Springs forecast updated?
- The Colorado Springs forecast on this page is built from Open-Meteo weather-model data and refreshes regularly through the day.
- When are sunrise and sunset in Colorado Springs?
- Today's sunrise and sunset times for Colorado Springs are in the Almanac section above, along with civil dawn, civil dusk, and day length. Day length is longest near the summer solstice and shortest near the winter solstice.
- How accurate is the weather forecast for Colorado Springs?
- The next few days in Colorado Springs's forecast are the most reliable; accuracy declines beyond about a week as weather-model uncertainty grows.
Colorado Springs sits at 38.9°N; its climate zone is hot desert (Köppen approximation).
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