Best Time to Visit Denver

The best time to visit Denver is June to September, when the average temperature is 19–26°C and rainfall is low for Denver, at 34–53 mm a month.

Denver weather by month

The wettest month in Denver is May with 64 mm of rain, and the warmest is July at an average 26°C. The coolest is December at 0°C.

MonthAverage temperatureRainfallVerdict
January0°C / 32°F
14 mm
Cold
February1°C / 33°F
17 mm
Cold
March6°C / 42°F
30 mm
Cool
April10°C / 50°F
48 mm
Cool
May15°C / 59°F
64 mm
Rainy
June22°C / 72°F
47 mm
Best
July26°C / 78°F
53 mm
Best
August24°C / 75°F
46 mm
Best
September19°C / 66°F
34 mm
Best
October11°C / 51°F
29 mm
Cool
November5°C / 40°F
17 mm
Cool
December0°C / 31°F
16 mm
Cold

How we pick the best months

  • Best: an average temperature of 15–28°C and low rainfall for Denver: under 150 mm, and no more than 60 mm, a quarter above Denver's median month (never set below 60 mm).
  • If no month qualifies, we show the three driest months that average 10–30°C instead.
  • Wet: 150 mm of rain or more. Rainy: more than 60 mm. Hot: 29°C or more on average. Cool: under 15°C. Cold: under 5°C.

Averages cover day and night, so afternoons are warmer than the figure shown. Weather is only one reason to pick a month: school holidays, festivals and prices matter too.

Where these numbers come from

Monthly averages for January 2001 – December 2020 from the NASA POWER project, for the area around Denver International (DEN) at 39.86, -104.67. The model covers a grid about 50 km across, so a coastal or hilly spot can run a degree or two different. Retrieved 12 September 2026.

The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center (LaRC) Prediction of Worldwide Energy Resource (POWER) Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program.