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Weather in Colorado

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 · May 16–20 · Mountain West

High country wildflowers peak

Peak bloom wave for lupine, paintbrush, and columbine across the montane and subalpine. Marmots whistle from talus slopes.

Read this microseason across nine climate regions → · See all 72 microseasons

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

Weather in Colorado — All Cities & Forecasts