Palmer Lake weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Palmer Lake, 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 Colorado Springs Usaf Academy, 18 km from Palmer Lake, over its available record (2025–2026) — not an NCEI normal; records cover 2025–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 6 in152 mm
- Snow a year
- Rare
- Last spring freeze
- Rare
- First fall freeze
- Rare
- 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 — (heating, 99%) and — (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Palmer Lake in January
Highs average 43°6° and lows 15°−9°, with — of precipitation in a typical January.
- Record high
- 66°19° (2026)
- Record low
- −18°−28° (2025)
- Heating degree days
- —
- Cooling degree days
- —
Palmer Lake in February
Highs average 53°11° and lows 24°−5°, with — of precipitation in a typical February.
- Record high
- 74°23° (2026)
- Record low
- −4°−20° (2025)
- Heating degree days
- —
- Cooling degree days
- —
Palmer Lake in March
Highs average 63°17° and lows 32°0°, with — of precipitation in a typical March.
- Record high
- 84°29° (2026)
- Record low
- 10°−12° (2026)
- Heating degree days
- —
- Cooling degree days
- —
Palmer Lake in April
Highs average 63°17° and lows 35°2°, with 0 in0 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 82°28° (2025)
- Record low
- 15°−9° (2026)
- Heating degree days
- —
- Cooling degree days
- —
Palmer Lake in May
Highs average 67°20° and lows 42°5°, with — of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 82°28° (2025)
- Record low
- 26°−3° (2026)
- Heating degree days
- —
- Cooling degree days
- —
Palmer Lake in June
Highs average 81°27° and lows 51°11°, with — of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 97°36° (2026)
- Record low
- 41°5° (2026)
- Heating degree days
- —
- Cooling degree days
- —
Palmer Lake in July
Highs average 86°30° and lows 56°13°, with 1.3 in33 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 97°36° (2026)
- Record low
- 48°9° (2025)
- Heating degree days
- —
- Cooling degree days
- —
Palmer Lake in August
Highs average 85°30° and lows 56°13°, with 1.1 in28 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 95°35° (2025)
- Record low
- 47°8° (2025)
- Heating degree days
- —
- Cooling degree days
- —
Palmer Lake in September
Highs average 77°25° and lows 51°11°, with 1 in25 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 91°33° (2026)
- Record low
- 38°3° (2025)
- Heating degree days
- —
- Cooling degree days
- —
Palmer Lake in OctoberThis month
Highs average 67°19° and lows 39°4°, with 1.4 in36 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 84°29° (2025)
- Record low
- 13°−11° (2025)
- Heating degree days
- —
- Cooling degree days
- —
Palmer Lake in November
Highs average 60°15° and lows 30°−1°, with 1.2 in30 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 78°26° (2025)
- Record low
- 12°−11° (2025)
- Heating degree days
- —
- Cooling degree days
- —
Palmer Lake in December
Highs average 57°14° and lows 26°−3°, with 0 in0 mm of precipitation in a typical December.
- Record high
- 72°22° (2025)
- Record low
- 8°−13° (2025)
- Heating degree days
- —
- Cooling degree days
- —
Lake Moraine station, 1894–2011: records and averages
This station is no longer reporting, but its 1894–2011 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 31°−1°, low 9°−13°, 0.7 in18 mm precipitation.
Record high 56°13° (1914); record low −31°−35° (1897).
February
Average high 32°0°, low 10°−12°, 0.9 in23 mm precipitation.
Record high 57°14° (1954); record low −37°−38° (1951).
March
Average high 35°2°, low 13°−11°, 1.6 in41 mm precipitation.
Record high 61°16° (1907); record low −30°−34° (1943).
April
Average high 41°5°, low 20°−7°, 3 in76 mm precipitation.
Record high 65°18° (1901); record low −12°−24° (1945).
May
Average high 49°9°, low 28°−2°, 2.9 in74 mm precipitation.
Record high 73°23° (1916); record low 1°−17° (2011).
June
Average high 59°15°, low 36°2°, 2.4 in61 mm precipitation.
Record high 85°29° (1901); record low 3°−16° (2009).
July
Average high 65°18°, low 41°5°, 4.3 in109 mm precipitation.
Record high 82°28° (1901); record low 5°−15° (2009).
August
Average high 62°17°, low 39°4°, 3.8 in97 mm precipitation.
Record high 82°28° (1938); record low 3°−16° (2009).
September
Average high 57°14°, low 34°1°, 1.7 in43 mm precipitation.
Record high 75°24° (1899); record low 3°−16° (2009).
October
Average high 48°9°, low 25°−4°, 1.4 in36 mm precipitation.
Record high 71°22° (1910); record low −10°−23° (1917).
November
Average high 39°4°, low 16°−9°, 0.8 in20 mm precipitation.
Record high 60°16° (1924); record low −19°−28° (1950).
December
Average high 33°0°, low 11°−12°, 0.7 in18 mm precipitation.
Record high 62°17° (1946); record low −24°−31° (1894).
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