Denver and Fort Collins have remarkably similar climates.
The year at a glance
Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020
| Denver | Metric | Fort Collins |
|---|---|---|
| 270 days | Sunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies | 259 days |
| 15 in | Precipitationper year | 19 in |
| 84 days | Wet daysrain or snow per year | 94 days |
| 49 in | Snowfallper year | 51 in |
| 42 days | Hot daysabove 90 °F | 30 days |
| 155 days | Freezing nightsat or below 32 °F | 155 days |
| 53% | Humidityaverage relative | 60% |
| 51 °F | Average temperatureyear round | 50 °F |
Monthly temperatures
Average daily high and low for each month, in °F. The gap between the two lines is what an ordinary day feels like across the year.
Daily highs
Daily lows
View monthly temperatures as a table
| City | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver high | 47 | 47 | 56 | 62 | 72 | 84 | 90 | 88 | 80 | 67 | 55 | 46 |
| Fort Collins high | 44 | 46 | 56 | 62 | 71 | 82 | 88 | 85 | 77 | 64 | 52 | 43 |
| Denver low | 18 | 19 | 27 | 34 | 43 | 53 | 59 | 57 | 48 | 36 | 26 | 18 |
| Fort Collins low | 17 | 20 | 28 | 35 | 44 | 52 | 58 | 56 | 47 | 35 | 25 | 17 |
Monthly precipitation
Total rain plus melted snow for each month, in inches. Taller bars mean wetter months.
View monthly precipitation as a table
| City | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.6 |
| Fort Collins | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.6 |
Monthly sunny days
Days each month with clear or partly cloudy skies, so compare the same month between cities.
View monthly sunny days as a table
| City | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver | 23 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 |
| Fort Collins | 22 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Keep comparing
Nearby cities and popular picks for each side of this matchup. Any two cities can be compared from the home page.
Denver vs another city
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- Denver vs Welby, CO
- Denver vs Twin Lakes, CO
- Denver vs Sherrelwood, CO
- Denver vs Berkley, CO
- Denver vs New York, NY
- Denver vs Los Angeles, CA
- Denver vs Chicago, IL
- Denver vs Houston, TX
- Denver vs Phoenix, AZ
- Denver vs Philadelphia, PA
Fort Collins vs another city
- Fort Collins vs Timnath, CO
- Fort Collins vs Loveland, CO
- Fort Collins vs Windsor, CO
- Fort Collins vs Severance, CO
- Fort Collins vs Wellington, CO
- Fort Collins vs Greeley, CO
- Fort Collins vs New York, NY
- Fort Collins vs Los Angeles, CA
- Fort Collins vs Chicago, IL
- Fort Collins vs Houston, TX
- Fort Collins vs Phoenix, AZ
- Fort Collins vs Philadelphia, PA
About this data
Every figure on this page is a 30 year average computed from daily climate history for 1991-2020, using each city's own coordinates. Wet days count days with measurable precipitation, calibrated against the wet day counts in NOAA's published climate normals. Sunny days count clear plus partly cloudy days, defined as average cloud cover of 63 percent or less and calibrated against NOAA's published sky cover tables. Snowfall figures are model estimates anchored to NOAA station measurements near each city.
Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (ERA5, ERA5-Land).