The climate of Denver (Colorado
- United States of America)
Denver is the largest city in Colorado as well as the capital of this
state. The city of Aurora is among the places which are part of the
urban area of Denver. In total this metropolis has a population of
about 3 million. Because Denver is located at an altitude of one mile
above sea level the city is also known as ‘The Mile High City’.
However, this has nothing to do with the Mile High Club, a term that
appeals to people’s imaginations. According to the Köppen Geiger
climate classification Denver has a cold steppe climate (type BSk)
with four distinct seasons. With only 400 millimeters (15 inches) the
climate of Denver is dry accompanied by many hours of sunshine. Denver
gets 3,100 hours of annual sunshine on average. June and July are the
sunniest months with about 11 hours of sunshine per day. Winters are
fairly cool in Denver. It may even be extremely cold from time to
time. During a cold period temperatures of -20 to -30 degrees Celsius
(-4.00 to -22.0 degrees Fahrenheit). Summers are warm with maximum
temperatures rising up to 30 degrees Celsius (86.0 degrees
Fahrenheit).
Climate information
The figures below are based on long term weather and climate records.
They are an average for Denver:
average maximum
temperature (°C)
average
minimum
temperature (°C)
average
hours of sunshine
per day
average days with
precipitation
per month
average
mm precipitation
per month
average
sea
temperature (°C)
January
7
-9
7
6
n/a
February
8
-7
8
5
n/a
March
11
-4
8
8
n/a
April
16
1
9
8
n/a
May
21
5
10
10
n/a
June
27
10
11
9
n/a
July
31
13
11
11
n/a
August
29
12
10
10
n/a
September
24
8
9
8
n/a
October
19
2
8
5
n/a
November
11
-4
7
5
n/a
December
7
-8
6
5
n/a
= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm = 0-0.2 inches ● = 0.2-1.2 inches ● = 1.2-2.4 inches ● = 2.5-4 inches ● = 4.1-8 inches ● = over 8 inches
More climate information
Climate figures are very useful but don’t present a general impression
of the climate and the eventual weather circumstances within a certain
period. The figures don’t always reflect the chance of wintry weather,
extreme heat or hurricanes. That is why we offer useful extra climate
information for each month of the year:
Disclaimer
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