Will it snow in Denver?
Denver, Colorado · checked 3:08 pm MDT, Mon Oct 19
This week: the National Weather Service forecast
Snow is not in the National Weather Service forecast for Denver for the next 7 days.
NWS forecast for central Denver, issued 12:46 pm MDT, Mon Oct 19. It covers about 7 days and is updated several times a day.
The whole 7-day forecast
- This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 70. East northeast wind around 7 mph.
- Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. West southwest wind 1 to 6 mph.
- Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. North northwest wind 1 to 6 mph.
- Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. West southwest wind around 3 mph.
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Southeast wind 3 to 7 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
- Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.
- Thursday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76.
- Thursday Night: A chance of rain showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56.
- Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
- Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
- Saturday: A slight chance of rain showers after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 62.
- Saturday Night: A chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 41.
- Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 65.
- Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42.
NWS forecast for Denver · Weather alerts in Colorado · Winter storm outlook
How often it snows in Denver
Denver averages 49.0 inches of snow a year in NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals (from 28 years of snowfall records in 1991–2020).
Measurable snow (0.1 inch or more) fell in 29 of the 29 winters from 1991–92 to 2020–21 with complete records — about 100%.
In the winters that had any, the median date of the first measurable snow was October 14, and of the last April 30. The earliest first snow came on September 9, 2020.
The snowiest of those winters was 1991–92, with 79.0 inches.
The snowiest month on average is March, with 8.8 inches.
On average there are 31.4 days a year with at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.
Average snowfall by month, 1991–2020
| Month | Snowfall |
|---|---|
| September | 0.8 inches |
| October | 3.9 inches |
| November | 7.3 inches |
| December | 6.6 inches |
| January | 6.4 inches |
| February | 7.6 inches |
| March | 8.8 inches |
| April | 6.2 inches |
| May | 1.4 inches |
Months with none on average are left out.
Will Denver have a white Christmas?
NOAA's 1991–2020 daily normals give Denver a 34% chance of at least 1 inch of snow on the ground on December 25 — the measure NOAA uses for its white Christmas maps.
The chance of at least 0.1 inch of snow falling that day is 15%.
These are long-run chances from past winters, smoothed across the days around Christmas — not a forecast for this year.
White Christmas in Denver: every Christmas Day since 1991
Where these numbers come from
Climate: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 (annual, monthly and daily station normals) for Denver-Stapleton, GHCN-Daily station USW00023062, 11 km from the city centre. First and last snow dates, the share of winters with snow and the snowiest winter were counted by this site from the same station's daily snowfall for the winters 1991–92 to 2020–21, read through the Regional Climate Centers' ACIS service; a winter with more than 10 missing days between October and April is left out. Forecast: the National Weather Service API, read at most once an hour. All US government data, public domain.
This site does not issue warnings or predict snow. It repeats the official forecast and the long-run record.
NOAA's winter outlook 2026–27 for Colorado
Questions
Will it snow in Denver this week?
Snow is not in the National Weather Service forecast for Denver for the next 7 days. The National Weather Service updates its forecast several times a day.
Will it snow in Denver this winter (2026–27)?
Nobody can say for a whole winter ahead. In the 29 winters from 1991–92 to 2020–21 with complete records, measurable snow fell in 29, and the 1991–2020 average is 49.0 inches a year. NOAA's seasonal outlook gives the chances of a colder or wetter winter than normal, not snow totals.
When does Denver usually get its first snow?
In the 29 winters that had measurable snow, the median date of the first one was October 14; the earliest was September 9, 2020.
Will Denver have a white Christmas?
NOAA's 1991–2020 daily normals give Denver a 34% chance of at least 1 inch of snow on the ground on December 25 — the measure NOAA uses for its white Christmas maps. The chance of at least 0.1 inch of snow falling that day is 15%. These are long-run chances from past winters, smoothed across the days around Christmas — not a forecast for this year.
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