Estes Park weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Estes Park, Colorado: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. No nearby active station has official 1991–2020 normals, so these are forecast.blue’s own averages computed from daily observations at Estes Park, 4 km from Estes Park, over its available record (1896–2026) — not an NCEI normal; records cover 1896–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 16.3 in414 mm
- Snow a year
- Rare
- Last spring freeze
- Jun 7
- First fall freeze
- Sep 10
- Heating degree days
- —
- Cooling degree days
- —
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are −10°−23° (heating, 99%) and 87°31° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Estes Park in January
Highs average 38°3° and lows 16°−9°, with 0.5 in13 mm of precipitation in a typical January.
- Record high
- 61°16° (1961)
- Record low
- −38°−39° (1963)
- Heating degree days
- —
- Cooling degree days
- —
Estes Park in February
Highs average 40°5° and lows 17°−8°, with 0.7 in18 mm of precipitation in a typical February.
- Record high
- 67°19° (1924)
- Record low
- −39° (1951)
- Heating degree days
- —
- Cooling degree days
- —
Estes Park in March
Highs average 45°7° and lows 20°−6°, with 1.1 in28 mm of precipitation in a typical March.
- Record high
- 77°25° (2026)
- Record low
- −26°−32° (1932)
- Heating degree days
- —
- Cooling degree days
- —
Estes Park in April
Highs average 53°12° and lows 27°−3°, with 1.9 in48 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 83°28° (1927)
- Record low
- −19°−28° (1975)
- Heating degree days
- —
- Cooling degree days
- —
Estes Park in May
Highs average 62°17° and lows 34°1°, with 2.2 in56 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 90°32° (1925)
- Record low
- 8°−13° (1917)
- Heating degree days
- —
- Cooling degree days
- —
Estes Park in June
Highs average 73°23° and lows 41°5°, with 1.7 in43 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 95°35° (1927)
- Record low
- 22°−6° (1919)
- Heating degree days
- —
- Cooling degree days
- —
Estes Park in July
Highs average 79°26° and lows 46°8°, with 2.4 in61 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 98°37° (1925)
- Record low
- 31°−1° (1947)
- Heating degree days
- —
- Cooling degree days
- —
Estes Park in August
Highs average 76°25° and lows 45°7°, with 2 in51 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 96°36° (1947)
- Record low
- 29°−2° (1978)
- Heating degree days
- —
- Cooling degree days
- —
Estes Park in September
Highs average 70°21° and lows 38°3°, with 1.4 in36 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 89°32° (1948)
- Record low
- 3°−16° (1971)
- Heating degree days
- —
- Cooling degree days
- —
Estes Park in OctoberThis month
Highs average 60°15° and lows 30°−1°, with 1 in25 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 85°29° (1980)
- Record low
- −9°−23° (1969)
- Heating degree days
- —
- Cooling degree days
- —
Estes Park in November
Highs average 46°8° and lows 22°−5°, with 0.8 in20 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 75°24° (1931)
- Record low
- −29°−34° (1916)
- Heating degree days
- —
- Cooling degree days
- —
Estes Park in December
Highs average 40°4° and lows 18°−8°, with 0.6 in15 mm of precipitation in a typical December.
- Record high
- 66°19° (1988)
- Record low
- −30°−34° (1978)
- Heating degree days
- —
- Cooling degree days
- —
Allenspark 2se station, 1944–1993: records and averages
This station is no longer reporting, but its 1944–1993 record is the longest and most local history available. These are its own averages over its own period of record — not NCEI normals, and not the same station as the computed averages above.
January
Average high 34°1°, low 13°−10°, 1.1 in28 mm precipitation.
Record high 62°17° (1958); record low −38°−39° (1963).
February
Average high 36°2°, low 15°−9°, 1 in25 mm precipitation.
Record high 70°21° (1977); record low −32°−36° (1951).
March
Average high 41°5°, low 18°−8°, 1.8 in46 mm precipitation.
Record high 64°18° (1987); record low −23°−31° (1965).
April
Average high 49°10°, low 24°−4°, 2.2 in56 mm precipitation.
Record high 71°22° (1992); record low −11°−24° (1975).
May
Average high 59°15°, low 32°0°, 2.6 in66 mm precipitation.
Record high 78°26° (1954); record low 6°−14° (1954).
June
Average high 69°21°, low 39°4°, 2.2 in56 mm precipitation.
Record high 91°33° (1954); record low 18°−8° (1947).
July
Average high 75°24°, low 45°7°, 2.3 in58 mm precipitation.
Record high 90°32° (1954); record low 29°−2° (1993).
August
Average high 73°23°, low 44°6°, 2.2 in56 mm precipitation.
Record high 87°31° (1969); record low 27°−3° (1956).
September
Average high 66°19°, low 37°3°, 1.5 in38 mm precipitation.
Record high 85°29° (1979); record low 0°−18° (1985).
October
Average high 56°13°, low 30°−1°, 1.3 in33 mm precipitation.
Record high 76°24° (1977); record low −10°−23° (1984).
November
Average high 43°6°, low 21°−6°, 1.4 in36 mm precipitation.
Record high 70°21° (1977); record low −18°−28° (1950).
December
Average high 37°3°, low 16°−9°, 1.1 in28 mm precipitation.
Record high 65°18° (1980); record low −26°−32° (1987).
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