Average Temperature in Colorado by Year

This page is a list of the average statewide temperature in the U.S. state of Colorado for each year from 1895–2023. It is a statewide average over the entire territory of the state, based on data from the NOAA.

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What Was the Hottest Year in Colorado History?

2012 was the warmest year in Colorado history. Statewide, the average daily high temperature was 62.9 °F, and the average low was 33.7 °F.

What Was the Coldest Year in Colorado History?

1912 was the coolest year in Colorado history. Statewide, the average daily high temperature was 55.0 °F, and the average low was 28.5 °F.

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Year	Rank	High (°F)	Low (°F)
2023	29	59.6	32.2
2022	24	60.3	31.8
2021	4	61.4	33.4
2020	7	61.8	32.8
2019	46	59.0	31.5
2018	9	61.3	33.0
2017	3	61.8	34.1
2016	7	61.3	33.3
2015	4	60.8	34.1
2014	24	59.7	32.4
2013	52	58.9	31.2
2012	1	62.9	33.7
2011	40	59.5	31.4
2010	20	60.0	32.3
2009	48	58.8	31.6
2008	61	59.0	30.9
2007	20	60.0	32.3
2006	16	60.6	32.5
2005	13	60.6	32.9
2004	30	59.5	32.2
2003	11	61.0	33.1
2002	24	60.5	31.6
2001	13	60.8	32.9
2000	11	61.0	33.0
1999	15	60.7	32.6
1998	20	59.6	32.8
1997	63	58.1	31.6
1996	30	59.7	31.8
1995	32	59.2	32.2
1994	16	60.4	32.6
1993	101	57.0	30.7
1992	46	58.7	31.9
1991	58	58.6	31.5
1990	34	59.2	32.0
1989	40	59.5	31.2
1988	52	59.1	31.1
1987	48	58.9	31.6
1986	18	59.7	33.0
1985	91	57.3	30.9
1984	104	56.6	30.7
1983	78	57.1	31.7
1982	91	57.3	30.9
1981	10	60.8	33.4
1980	34	59.4	31.8
1979	110	57.1	29.9
1978	75	58.0	31.0
1977	18	60.3	32.2
1976	66	59.1	30.4
1975	110	57.5	29.5
1974	78	58.6	30.2
1973	115	56.6	30.1
1972	71	58.0	31.1
1971	91	57.7	30.4
1970	82	58.0	30.6
1969	66	57.7	31.6
1968	106	57.5	29.7
1967	63	58.5	31.0
1966	71	58.9	30.4
1965	83	57.4	31.0
1964	106	57.6	29.6
1963	20	60.3	32.0
1962	58	59.3	30.8
1961	97	57.3	30.4
1960	83	58.0	30.4
1959	63	58.6	30.9
1958	38	59.3	31.8
1957	91	56.8	31.4
1956	52	59.7	30.4
1955	83	58.3	30.0
1954	4	61.7	33.0
1953	34	59.5	31.8
1952	83	58.2	30.3
1951	110	57.1	29.8
1950	48	59.7	30.7
1949	83	58.0	30.4
1948	101	57.8	29.7
1947	75	58.1	30.9
1946	34	59.7	31.4
1945	83	58.1	30.3
1944	97	57.8	29.9
1943	32	60.4	31.1
1942	97	57.9	29.9
1941	71	57.4	31.8
1940	40	59.0	31.8
1939	38	60.2	30.7
1938	52	58.7	31.5
1937	83	58.3	30.2
1936	40	59.7	31.2
1935	48	59.1	31.2
1934	2	62.8	33.2
1933	40	60.0	30.9
1932	104	57.8	29.5
1931	58	59.1	30.8
1930	106	57.8	29.4
1929	127	56.1	29.0
1928	97	57.8	30.1
1927	75	58.1	30.9
1926	66	58.4	30.9
1925	71	58.2	31.1
1924	125	57.0	28.4
1923	118	56.6	29.8
1922	83	58.3	30.0
1921	28	59.8	32.2
1920	118	56.5	29.8
1919	116	56.9	29.6
1918	101	57.1	30.4
1917	122	56.9	29.0
1916	110	57.3	29.6
1915	118	56.6	29.8
1914	78	58.0	30.8
1913	123	56.4	29.2
1912	129	55.0	28.5
1911	78	57.9	30.9
1910	24	60.5	31.6
1909	116	56.4	30.2
1908	106	57.7	29.6
1907	52	58.9	31.4
1906	95	57.5	30.4
1905	110	56.9	30.0
1904	66	59.4	30.0
1903	123	57.0	28.5
1902	66	59.2	30.2
1901	52	59.8	30.4
1900	40	60.1	30.8
1899	118	57.3	29.0
1898	125	57.0	28.4
1897	95	58.0	30.0
1896	61	59.3	30.5
1895	128	57.0	27.9