30-year climate normals
El Paso County Climate and Weather Averages
Hottest month — July
86.5°average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 18.5°F.
El Paso County gets 15.91" of precipitation a year and 32.5" of snow, and 52% of it falls in Jun, Jul, Aug.
Temperature through the year
Each bar spans the average daily low to the average daily high for that month.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 45.0° | 18.5° | 0.29" | 4.9" |
| February | 46.5° | 20.2° | 0.32" | 4.6" |
| March | 54.9° | 27.3° | 0.79" | 5.7" |
| April | 61.0° | 34.0° | 1.45" | 5.5" |
| May | 70.7° | 43.5° | 1.99" | 0.6" |
| June | 81.6° | 52.8° | 2.27" | 0.0" |
| July | 86.5° | 58.2° | 3.12" | 0.0" |
| August | 83.6° | 56.6° | 2.96" | 0.0" |
| September | 77.1° | 48.9° | 1.35" | 0.2" |
| October | 64.7° | 36.6° | 0.77" | 2.5" |
| November | 52.9° | 26.0° | 0.37" | 4.4" |
| December | 44.6° | 18.7° | 0.23" | 4.1" |
Rainfall by month
El Paso County has a distinct wet season. 52% of the year's precipitation arrives in Jun, Jul, Aug.
What this climate costs you
Degree days measure how hard a building has to work to stay comfortable. They are the reason two identical houses have very different power bills, and they are the link between the weather here and what you pay every month.
These are rough planning figures from degree days and the state electricity price, not a bill estimate. House size, insulation and fuel type move them a lot. See the full cost of owning a home in El Paso County, where electricity is one line of eight.
Common questions
What is the weather like in El Paso County?
El Paso County averages a high of 86.5°F in July and a low of 18.5°F in January. Annual precipitation is 15.91 inches, including 32.5 inches of snow.
When is the rainy season in El Paso County?
The wettest stretch is Jun, Jul, Aug, which accounts for 52% of the year's precipitation. That is a pronounced wet season rather than rain spread evenly through the year.
How hot does it get in El Paso County?
The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 86.5°F. That drives 608 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.
Does it snow in El Paso County?
Yes. El Paso County averages 32.5 inches of snow a year.
Sources
- Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station COLORADO SPRINGS MUNI AP, CO US (USW00093037), 8.7 miles from the county centroid.
- Heating and cooling degree days — NOAA, same station and period.
- Electricity price — US Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly Table 5.6.A, Colorado residential average.
- Wet-season share is the wettest three consecutive months as a percentage of annual precipitation, calculated from the monthly normals.