Denver Centennial, CO Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Annual temperature and rainfall from NOAA NCEI's 1991–2020 normals →; comfort score computed by PlainClimate
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Denver Centennial's primary NOAA station, DENVER CENTENNIAL AP.
The climate verdict for Denver Centennial
Dryness leads the climate profile for Denver Centennial, Colorado, with 15.0 inches of precipitation a year. NOAA records an annual average of 50°F. At 52/100 (moderate) the climate comfort score falls in the bottom third of the station-mapped U.S. score corpus, exceeding only 24% of scores.
- 50°F
- yearly average temperature, NOAA normal
- 52/100
- comfort score, above 24% of station-mapped location scores
- 15.0"
- precipitation, annual total
- 156 days
- frost-free days per growing season
Denver Centennial: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USW00093067 · Denver Centennial, CO 50°F mean · 15.0" precip
TEMP-COOL · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-DRY · SWING-MID · COMF-LOW · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-COOL 50°F
- RANK-MID #2,813
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Shrub Oak
- PRCP-DRY 15.0"
- SWING-MID 42°F
- COMF-LOW 52/100
- LOAD-HEAT 6,014 HDD
- STN-1 USW00093067
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Shrub Oak, NY (+ 0 °F mean)
Instrument codes from this station's NOAA 1991–2020 normals, mean temperature, corpus warmth rank, photo-finish peer station, precipitation band, seasonal swing, comfort composite, degree-day load, and field book, not a livability rating.
Mean-temperature neighbourhood
Nationwide NOAA normal poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every CO station list.
- Denver Centenni… (this station) 50°F
- Cold Cedarville, CA 50°F
- Hot Kassler, CO 50°F
- Near Shrub Oak, NY 50°F
- Near Sussex, NJ 50°F
Climate Living Index · Denver Centennial
Denver Centennial: 42/100 · grade D
Denver Centennial publishes 5 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals · NOAA hourly normals); 1 missing weight rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Denver Centennial, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 52/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Summer moisture balance | 46.2°F mean dew point | 73/100 · B |
| Annual temperature balance | 50.2°F · 17.3° from 67.5°F | 41/100 · D |
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 163 calendar days | 37/100 · F |
| Frost-free season | 156 days/year | 30/100 · F |
| Precipitation balance | 15.0 in · 20.0 from 35 in | 28/100 · F |
Denver Centennial · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Denver Centennial's normals sit in a dry climate class: BSk
Precipitation is low relative to temperature but above true desert thresholds: cold semi-arid steppe (BSk). Class BSk is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: dry (arid or semi-arid), specifically cold semi-arid steppe.
- Köppen code
- BSk
- Group
- Dry (arid or semi-arid)
- Warmest month
- 72.9°F
- Coldest month
- 31.4°F
Source: official public datasets monthly normals (1991–2020) at the city’s primary station. This is a station classification, not a mapped regional consensus.
National standing · heating-led station
Where Denver Centennial sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Denver Centennial's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- 41st percentile warmth
- Mid-pack annual mean versus 6,861 station normals.
- Annual precipitation
- Drier than 83%
- Denver Centennial's annual total ranks in the drier third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- 42nd percentile swing
- Typical seasonal amplitude versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Denver Centennial compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Denver Centennial's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
52 24th percentile score exceeds 24% of 6,189 station-mapped location scores
- 0–10: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 10–20: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 20–30: 96 station-mapped locations (2%). Below this entry.
- 30–40: 280 station-mapped locations (5%). Below this entry.
- 40–50: 1,113 station-mapped locations (18%). Below this entry.
- 50–60: 1,329 station-mapped locations (21%). This entry sits in this band.
- 60–70: 1,236 station-mapped locations (20%). Above this entry.
- 70–80: 650 station-mapped locations (11%). Above this entry.
- 80–90: 921 station-mapped locations (15%). Above this entry.
- 90–100: 564 station-mapped locations (9%). Above this entry.
Source NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, PlainClimate comfort index · 1991–2020
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 45°F (7°C) | 19°F (-7°C) | 32°F (0°C) | 0.4" | 29.2 | 0.0 |
| February | 46°F (8°C) | 20°F (-6°C) | 33°F (1°C) | 0.4" | 26.0 | 0.0 |
| March | 54°F (12°C) | 27°F (-3°C) | 41°F (5°C) | 1.0" | 22.3 | 0.0 |
| April | 60°F (15°C) | 34°F (1°C) | 47°F (8°C) | 1.9" | 12.9 | 0.0 |
| May | 69°F (20°C) | 43°F (6°C) | 56°F (13°C) | 2.0" | 3.0 | 0.4 |
| June | 81°F (27°C) | 52°F (11°C) | 67°F (19°C) | 2.0" | 0.0 | 6.5 |
| July | 87°F (31°C) | 59°F (15°C) | 73°F (23°C) | 1.8" | 0.0 | 14.5 |
| August | 85°F (29°C) | 57°F (14°C) | 71°F (22°C) | 2.3" | 0.0 | 8.5 |
| September | 77°F (25°C) | 49°F (9°C) | 63°F (17°C) | 1.3" | 0.6 | 1.9 |
| October | 64°F (18°C) | 36°F (2°C) | 50°F (10°C) | 1.0" | 9.5 | 0.0 |
| November | 52°F (11°C) | 26°F (-3°C) | 39°F (4°C) | 0.5" | 21.7 | 0.0 |
| December | 44°F (7°C) | 19°F (-7°C) | 31°F (0°C) | 0.3" | 29.5 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Summer here tops out rather than builds: the warmest normal high is 88°F around July 14, short of 90°F on every date, while 163 dates carry a normal low at or below freezing, the coldest 18°F near December 22.
The freezing stretch
The normal low stays at or below 32°F into April 7, then returns to freezing around October 28, covering 163 dates in all.
Derived from the normal daily minimum. This is a different measure from the 50%-probability frost dates shown elsewhere on this page, which come from NOAA’s frost product.
Where the wet dates fall
The likeliest wet date is July 31, when 33% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is January 4 at 13%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 84 wet dates a year.
The widest day
June 26 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 30°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Denver Centennial.
Where Denver Centennial Stands Nationally
A drier-than-most normal water year — around 15 inches, below what four out of five ranked stations collect.
Denver Centennial earns one nationally notable standing (outer quintile) against 6,860 NOAA 1991–2020 normals stations, middle-of-the-pack metrics stay silent here.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall
4.3 days with precipitation
5.6 days with precipitation
6.7 days with precipitation
9.7 days with precipitation
9.7 days with precipitation
7.9 days with precipitation
9.6 days with precipitation
10.0 days with precipitation
6.1 days with precipitation
6.1 days with precipitation
4.4 days with precipitation
4.3 days with precipitation
Denver Centennial runs a summer-peaked wet season
40% of Denver Centennial's yearly precipitation falls in June, July and August alone, against the 25% an evenly spread year would give those three months. The wettest month is August at 2.3", on a 41.5°F seasonal spread. Warm-season convection and, across the Southwest, the North American monsoon produce this shape: rain arrives in short heavy bursts during the hottest part of the year rather than as long cool-season soaking.
- Wettest three months: August, May, June, taking 42% of the annual total between them.
- Driest month: December at 0.3".
- Winter share: 8% falls in December, January and February.
Shares are computed from this station's own 1991-2020 monthly precipitation normals. A summer-peaked label means the June-August share reaches 35%; it describes timing across an average year, not any single season, and says nothing about how heavy an individual storm can be.
Denver Centennial is dry, and what does fall arrives gently
Only about 84 days a year record measurable precipitation here, 23% of the calendar, and they carry 15.0" between them. At roughly 0.18 inches on an average wet day, this is not the damp drizzle of a marine climate; it is an arid record in which precipitation is both uncommon and light when it appears.
The wettest month by count is August at about 10 wet days; the driest is January at about 4.
A low per-event average in a dry record is a statement about typical days only. Arid regions can still take a large share of a year's total from a single convective storm, which a normal cannot show.
A wet day is one recording at least 0.01 inches. These are 1991-2020 normals: they describe an average year, not the extremes within it.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
October 8
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
May 5
50% probability date
Growing Season
156 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
6,014
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
636
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
December
Humidity & Wind
Monthly averages from hourly observations
| Month | Humidity | Wind (mph) | Clear Sky % | Overcast % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 50% | 7.9 | 30% | 12% |
| February | 45% | 8.6 | 33% | 13% |
| March | 46% | 9.4 | 29% | 20% |
| April | 48% | 9.0 | N/A | N/A |
| May | 48% | 8.7 | 17% | 11% |
| June | 41% | 8.5 | 24% | 4% |
| July | 47% | 8.0 | 29% | 7% |
| August | 43% | 7.9 | 31% | 5% |
| September | 45% | 7.7 | 26% | 9% |
| October | 46% | 7.6 | N/A | N/A |
| November | 47% | 7.7 | 35% | 11% |
| December | 50% | 7.6 | 36% | 9% |
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside CO closest to Denver Centennial on two NOAA annual-normal axes (mean temperature and annual precipitation). Chip rows use distinct link sets.
Closest by average temperature
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual mean temperature (50°F here).
- Ainsworth, NE 50°F · 0.0°F off
- Aurora, IL 50°F · 0.0°F off
- Blair, NE 50°F · 0.0°F off
- Bloomington, IL 50°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (15.0" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Bickleton, WA 15.0" · 0.0" off
- Pilot Rock, OR 15.0" · 0.0" off
- Polson, MT 15.0" · 0.0" off
- Santa Rosa, NM 15.0" · 0.0" off
Data-derived climate profile
How Denver Centennial's climate pattern fits together
heating led · dry · mid swing
Denver Centennial's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 6,014 annual heating degree days against 636 for cooling. Its 41.5°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
Denver Centennial's frost-free season lasts about 156 days, a middle-length window whose endpoints matter more than the annual average. It describes freeze probability, not year-specific planting conditions.
July and December mark the typical warm and cold ends of the calendar in Denver Centennial's middle-range seasonal profile. The measured spread is 41.5°F. The annual average is 50°F. Neither the annual mean nor one extreme month represents the full calendar on its own.
Denver Centennial's cold-season load does not imply a wet climate. Annual precipitation is 15.0 inches, which places the station in PlainClimate's dry range. Snowfall is not added to the interpretation because its annual value is missing. The snowfall and rainfall fields should be read separately rather than inferred from temperature.
These labels group NOAA 1991-2020 normals from Denver Centennial's primary station, so the winter figures are a thirty-year average and not a floor: a single hard season can run well below them. Treat each band as a descriptive range for Denver Centennial, not an official NOAA class or a year-ahead forecast.
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Data Sources
Data source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 (1991-2020). All figures on this page are from Denver Centennial's primary station: DENVER CENTENNIAL AP (USW00093067). For informational purposes only.
Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The conservative exact name-and-state crosswalk finds no Census place match, so PlainClimate treats this as a station-mapped location and does not claim it is a municipality. No exact Gazetteer row for Denver Centennial; facility counts that depend on place identity are therefore an upper bound, not a municipal census.
On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for Denver Centennial comes from its primary NOAA station record. No figure on this page is typed in by an editor - each value is rendered from NOAA 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 1991–2020 normals.