Denver, CO: Winter

28 February 2026: Winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) averaged 39.5°F in Denver, CO, the warmest winter since 1934, 2nd warmest of 154.

Winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026)

Mean temperature: 39.5°F; Warmest since 1934; 2nd warmest of 154
Precipitation: 0.67 in; Driest since 2009; 15th driest of 153

A normal winter in Denver, CO (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 31.6°F, between 28.8°F and 34.4°F in eight years of ten and 1.11 in of precipitation, between 0.53 in and 1.95 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every winter in Denver, CO since 1873: 39.5°F in 2026; the highest is 40.2°F, in 1934.

Normal range, 28.8 to 34.4°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every winter in Denver, CO from 1872 to 2026, ranked: the mean temperature, the mean high and the mean low from the warmest, the precipitation from the wettest; a year missing more than a tenth of its days is not ranked.

Year	Mean, °F	Rank	High, °F	Rank	Low, °F	Rank	Precipitation, in	Rank	Days missing
2026	39.5	2	54.5	1	24.5	6	0.67	139	0
2025	32.2	73	46.1	44	18.3	98	0.78	130	0
2024	34.3	26	47.5	26	21.1	42	1.86	46	0
2023	28.4	139	40.6	135	16.1	138	2.68	12	0
2022	32.9	53	47.3	30	18.5	90	1.88	44	0
2021	31	99	43.5	100	18.4	94	1.59	70	0
2020	32.2	73	44.5	76	19.9	62	1.32	94	0
2019	30.9	103	43.9	90	17.9	107	1.50	80	0
2018	32.7	60	47.4	28	17.9	107	1.06	112	0
2017	32.4	66	46	46	18.8	81	1.55	74	0
2016	32.9	53	45.4	59	20.4	52	1.69	65	0
2015	33	48	45.8	53	20.2	55	2.22	22	0
2014	29.3	126	43.4	102	15.2	145			0
2013	30.7	104	44.1	84	17.2	119	1.35	92	0
2012	30.4	110	42.6	113	18.2	99	1.94	40	0
2011	31.1	98	44.9	68	17.4	117	1.25	98	0
2010	27.8	142	39.7	145	15.9	141	0.82	128	0
2009	32.8	59	47.2	31	18.4	94	0.41	152	0
2008	29.4	125	41.8	123	17	124	0.86	126	0
2007	27.1	149	37.9	153	16.3	133	2.12	29	0
2006	32.9	53	47	33	18.8	81	0.78	130	0
2005	34.3	26	47.4	28	21.2	39	0.43	149	0
2004	31.8	84	44.7	73	18.8	81	0.56	144	0
2003	32.9	53	45.9	49	19.8	63	0.55	145	0
2002	31.4	91	44.1	84	18.8	81	0.94	120	0
2001	28.9	133	41.1	130	16.6	129	1.69	65	0
2000	35.2	17	48.3	16	22.1	32	0.76	134	0
1999	33.6	43	47.6	24	19.5	69	0.95	119	0
1998	31.4	91	41.9	121	21	44	0.78	130	0
1997	30.3	112	42.7	111	17.8	110	0.86	126	0
1996	31.3	95	45.7	54	16.9	125	0.43	149	0
1995	36	11	49.7	9	22.3	28	1.39	88	0
1994	33.9	34	47.7	23	20.2	55	1.77	56	0
1993	27.3	147	39.6	146	15	146	1.98	36	0
1992	34.9	20	47.6	24	22.1	32	1.47	83	0
1991	31	99	44.7	73	17.3	118	1.11	108	0
1990	32.3	69	44.9	68	19.6	68	2.10	31	0
1989	29.2	128	42.3	116	16.1	138	2.84	8	0
1988	29.1	130	41.5	126	16.7	126	2.30	19	0
1987	33	48	45.1	63	20.8	49	2.21	24	0
1986	35.3	15	48.3	16	22.2	31	1.53	77	0
1985	28.7	136	41.2	128	16.2	134	1.73	62	0
1984	26.1	151	37.4	154	14.8	147	1.62	68	0
1983	33	48	44.1	84	21.9	34	2.56	16	0
1982	32.7	60	46	46	19.4	73	1.07	111	0
1981	38.3	3	53	2	23.6	10	0.74	135	0
1980	31.6	87	43.7	95	19.5	69	2.15	28	0
1979	25.3	153	38	152	12.7	151	1.58	72	0
1978	30.7	104	42.9	108	18.5	90	0.57	143	0
1977	34	32	48.8	12	19.3	74	0.59	142	0
1976	36.3	10	50.2	7	22.4	27	1.20	101	0
1975	31.2	96	45.1	63	17.2	119	0.89	125	0
1974	30	115	43.7	95	16.2	134	4.69	2	0
1973	29	131	41.5	126	16.5	131	2.17	27	0
1972	32.7	60	48	20	17.5	114	1.05	114	0
1971	32	79	46.4	40	17.6	112	1.22	100	0
1970	33.7	41	48.8	12	18.6	88	0.43	149	0
1969	33	48	47.8	21	18.1	103	1.11	108	0
1968	30	115	43.9	90	16.2	134	2.31	18	0
1967	33.6	43	48.2	19	18.9	80	1.40	86	0
1966	30.7	104	45.3	61	16.2	134	2.11	30	0
1965	32	79	45.4	59	18.6	88	2.67	14	0
1964	28.8	135	43.1	106	14.6	148	1.81	52	0
1963	29.8	118	44.3	78	15.3	143	1.09	110	0
1962	25.5	152	38.4	151	12.7	151	2.68	12	0
1961	31	99	43.6	97	18.4	94	2.23	21	0
1960	29.7	119	41.9	121	17.6	112	2.69	11	0
1959	32.1	77	44.1	84	20	60	3.19	6	0
1958	36.6	8	50.2	7	22.9	19	1.79	54	0
1957	33.8	38	46.7	36	21	44	1.67	67	0
1956	32.5	65	45.5	58	19.5	69	1.31	95	0
1955	29.7	119	42.7	111	16.7	126	1.79	54	0
1954	36.9	7	51.1	4	22.8	22	1.29	96	0
1953	35	19	47.8	21	22.3	28	1.97	38	0
1952	32.9	53	45.9	49	19.8	63	1.38	91	0
1951	32.3	69	45.6	56	19	79	1.93	41	0
1950	34.3	26	48.3	16	20.3	53	0.91	123	0
1949	28.3	141	39.3	148	17.2	119	1.96	39	0
1948	32	79	42.8	110	21.3	38	2.04	33	0
1947	34.6	23	46	46	23.2	17	1.39	88	0
1946	34.7	22	46.1	44	23.3	15	0.71	138	0
1945	33.7	41	44.3	78	23.1	18	1.18	103	0
1944	33.5	45	43.8	94	23.3	15	1.85	47	0
1943	37.3	5	49.2	11	25.4	3	0.72	137	0
1942	29.9	117	40.4	137	19.3	74	3.12	7	0
1941	35.7	13	45.7	54	25.7	2	1.17	104	0
1940	33.5	45	44.2	83	22.9	19	1.70	64	0
1939	31.2	96	41.6	125	20.9	46	2.64	15	0
1938	35.3	15	46.7	36	23.8	9	2.04	33	0
1937	29.2	128	40.3	138	18.2	99	1.24	99	0
1936	31.4	91	44	88	18.8	81	0.92	122	0
1935	37.8	4	50.3	6	25.3	4	1.60	69	0
1934	40.2	1	51.2	3	29.3	1	2.84	8	0
1933	29.7	119	41.2	128	18.1	103	0.73	136	0
1932	34.3	26	45.1	63	23.5	11	1.14	106	0
1931	35.5	14	45.9	49	25	5	1.75	58	0
1930	31.8	84	43	107	20.5	50	0.96	118	0
1929	27.6	144	38.6	149	16.6	129	0.98	117	0
1928	31.9	83	43.6	97	20.2	55	1.06	112	0
1927	33.8	38	45.1	63	22.5	25	1.54	76	0
1926	33.9	34	44.3	78	23.5	11	2.10	31	0
1925	32.4	66	43.5	100	21.2	39	1.59	70	0
1924	32.7	60	43.9	90	21.4	37	1.74	61	1
1923	33.9	34	45.3	61	22.5	25	1.85	47	0
1922	31.5	90	43.2	104	19.8	63	1.55	74	0
1921	34	32	44.6	75	23.4	13	1.49	81	0
1920	33.9	34	44.8	71	22.9	19	1.56	73	0
1919	32	79	42.4	115	21.5	36	2.03	35	0
1918	33	48	46.2	42	19.8	63	1.88	44	0
1917	29.7	119	41.1	130	18.2	99	1.75	58	0
1916	30.6	107	43.2	104	18	105	1.19	102	0
1915	29.7	119	41.1	130	18.2	99	2.29	20	0
1914	30.4	110	42	120	18.7	87	5.63	1	0
1913	27.7	143	39.4	147	16	140	1.77	56	0
1912	30.1	113	42.2	118	18	105	1.80	53	0
1911	34.6	23	46.6	38	22.6	24	1.51	78	0
1910	27.6	144	39.8	144	15.4	142	1.39	88	0
1909	33.8	38	46.5	39	21.1	42	2.19	26	0
1908	34.2	31	47.2	31	21.2	39	1.02	116	0
1907	37.2	6	50.5	5	23.9	8	0.80	129	0
1906	34.6	23	48.8	12	20.3	53	0.23	153	0
1905	29.3	126	40.6	135	17.9	107	1.75	58	0
1904	35.8	12	48.8	12	22.7	23	0.44	148	0
1903	30.5	108	41.8	123	19.1	78	1.13	107	0
1902	33.2	47	46.3	41	20	60	1.44	84	0
1901	32.9	53	45.6	56	20.2	55	0.53	146	0
1900	32.3	69	44.9	68	19.7	67	1.40	86	0
1899	24.9	154	38.5	150	11.2	154	2.22	22	0
1898	31.6	87	44.3	78	18.8	81	1.51	78	0
1897	32.3	69	44.4	77	20.2	55	1.71	63	0
1896	36.4	9	49.3	10	23.4	13	0.50	147	0
1895	29	131	40.3	138	17.7	111	1.49	81	0
1894	31.7	86	43.9	90	19.5	69	1.43	85	0
1893	32.1	77	43.4	102	20.9	46	2.20	25	0
1892	30.1	113	41.1	130	19.2	77	2.71	10	0
1891	30.5	108	43.6	97	17.5	114	1.91	43	0
1890	34.3	26	46.9	34	21.6	35	0.94	120	0
1889	31.4	91	44.3	78	18.5	90	1.29	96	0
1888	32.4	66	46.2	42	18.5	90	0.62	141	0
1887	32.6	64	46.8	35	18.4	94	1.84	49	0
1886	32.2	73	45.1	63	19.3	74	2.42	17	0
1885	28.4	139	40.2	141	16.7	126	1.92	42	0
1884	31.6	87	42.2	118	20.9	46	3.40	5	0
1883	28.7	136	40.3	138	17.2	119	3.53	4	0
1882	35.2	17	45.9	49	24.5	6	0.77	133	0
1881	28.7	136	40	142	17.5	114	1.82	51	0
1880	31	99	44.8	71	17.1	123	1.03	115	0
1879	27.5	146	41.1	130	13.9	150	1.84	49	0
1878	32.2	73	44	88	20.5	50	1.35	92	0
1877	28.9	133	42.5	114	15.3	143	4.00	3	0
1876	34.9	20	47.5	26	22.3	28	0.91	123	0
1875	27.2	148	42.3	116	12.2	153	1.15	105	0
1874	27	150	39.9	143	14.1	149	1.98	36	0
1873	29.7	119	42.9	108	16.5	131	0.66	140	0
1872									31

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1934	40.2
2026	39.5
1981	38.3
1935	37.8
1943	37.3
1907	37.2
1954	36.9
1958	36.6
1896	36.4
1976	36.3

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1899	24.9
1979	25.3
1962	25.5
1984	26.1
1874	27
2007	27.1
1875	27.2
1993	27.3
1879	27.5
1929	27.6
More years share the last value

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1914	5.63
1974	4.69
1877	4.00
1883	3.53
1884	3.40
1959	3.19
1942	3.12
1989	2.84
1934	2.84
1892	2.71

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1906	0.23
2009	0.41
2005	0.43
1996	0.43
1970	0.43
1904	0.44
1896	0.50
1901	0.53
2003	0.55
2004	0.56

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 76°F; 22 December 2025
Coldest night: -6°F; 26 January 2026
Wettest day: 0.26 in; 3 December 2025

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Winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) brought 0.67 in of precipitation in Denver, CO, the driest winter since 2009 (winter 2014 excluded: 30 of 90 days missing), 15th driest of 153.
The hottest day of winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) in Denver, CO: 76°F on Monday 22 December 2025.
The coldest night of winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) in Denver, CO: a low of -6°F on Monday 26 January 2026.
The wettest day of winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) in Denver, CO: 0.26 in on Wednesday 3 December 2025.