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Best time to visit Colorado Springs

September is the best time to visit Colorado Springs for general sightseeing, with average highs of 25 °C and about 6 wet days.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking September comfort 92/100
The least cloud September 35 % average cloud cover
The least rain December 13 mm
Warmth July 29 °C
Cooler weather December 5.3 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 September 92 25 °C 6
2 June 81 27 °C 10
3 August 80 28 °C 11
4 October 80 18 °C 5
5 May 79 21 °C 12
6 July 77 29 °C 11
7 April 62 16 °C 9
8 March 53 12 °C 7
9 November 52 10 °C 5
10 February 43 7.2 °C 4
11 January 40 6.1 °C 4
12 December 39 5.3 °C 4

When to think twice

December scores lowest with about 4 wet days and highs near 5.3 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 6.1 °C 14 mm 39 %
February 7.2 °C 17 mm 43 %
March 11.9 °C 42 mm 45 %
April 15.6 °C 61 mm 49 %
May 20.9 °C 68 mm 51 %
June 27.0 °C 50 mm 41 %
July 29.2 °C 70 mm 44 %
August 27.8 °C 59 mm 43 %
September 24.7 °C 34 mm 35 %
October 18.0 °C 31 mm 35 %
November 10.4 °C 21 mm 38 %
December 5.3 °C 13 mm 38 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.