Steamboat Springs Temperatures: Averages by Month
The numbers here tell you how hot and cold the weather usually is in Steamboat Springs, Colorado during each month of the year.
The average high and low temperatures are listed below monthly and annually for the ski resort, in both degrees Fahrenheit and Celsius.
Maximums and minimums are only part of the temperature picture. To fill in the rest, there's information on how many days a month get above or below a given temperature.
To find out how often it rises over 60, 70 or 80 °F each month in Steamboat Springs, scroll down farther. There are also monthly and yearly counts of days with cold weather.
The first set of high and low temperatures are averages for 2010 to 2019. Everything else here is based on 1991 to 2020 weather recorded at an elevation of 6866 feet (2093 metres).
| High °F | Low °F | High °C | Low °C | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | 3 | January | -1 | -16 |
| 34 | 9 | February | 1 | -13 |
| 45 | 17 | March | 7 | -8 |
| 54 | 26 | April | 12 | -3 |
| 62 | 32 | May | 17 | 0 |
| 77 | 40 | June | 25 | 4 |
| 82 | 46 | July | 28 | 8 |
| 80 | 44 | August | 27 | 6 |
| 74 | 37 | September | 24 | 3 |
| 59 | 27 | October | 15 | -3 |
| 44 | 17 | November | 7 | -9 |
| 31 | 7 | December | -1 | -14 |
| 56 | 25 | Year | 13 | -4 |
| High °F | Low °F | High °C | Low °C | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | 5 | January | -2 | -15 |
| 34 | 8 | February | 1 | -13 |
| 45 | 18 | March | 7 | -8 |
| 54 | 27 | April | 12 | -3 |
| 65 | 34 | May | 18 | 1 |
| 76 | 39 | June | 24 | 4 |
| 83 | 46 | July | 28 | 8 |
| 82 | 44 | August | 28 | 7 |
| 74 | 36 | September | 23 | 2 |
| 59 | 26 | October | 15 | -3 |
| 43 | 16 | November | 6 | -9 |
| 30 | 6 | December | -1 | -14 |
| 56 | 25 | Year | 13 | -4 |
Days of Hot Weather in Steamboat Springs
The hottest summer days at Steamboat Springs usually have temperatures peaking in the 80s Fahrenheit. The ski resorts averages just three or four days a year that make it to 90 °F (32 °C). Temperatures above 100 °F (38 °C) are not expected here.
| 60 °F 16 °C |
70 °F 21 °C |
80 °F 27 °C | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| February | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| March | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| April | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| May | 22 | 12 | 2 |
| June | 29 | 24 | 11 |
| July | 31 | 30 | 23 |
| August | 31 | 30 | 21 |
| September | 28 | 22 | 8 |
| October | 18 | 7 | 0 |
| November | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| December | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Year | 174 | 126 | 65 |
How Often Steamboat Springs Has Cold Temperatures
Most nights at Steamboat Springs are below freezing, and in winter they plummet far below. The ski resort averages 38 days annually that drop to 0 °F (-18 °C) or less. Negative temperatures occur periodically from October to March, and most often in January.
For many winter days, the ski resort's temperature stays below freezing. Steamboat Springs averages 61 days a year when the outside air never warms up enough to melt anything.
| 10 °F -12 °C |
20 °F -8 °C |
32 °F 0 °C | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 22 | 28 | 31 |
| February | 17 | 24 | 28 |
| March | 7 | 20 | 30 |
| April | 1 | 6 | 27 |
| May | 0 | 1 | 14 |
| June | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| July | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| August | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| September | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| October | 1 | 7 | 27 |
| November | 8 | 19 | 30 |
| December | 20 | 28 | 31 |
| Year | 75 | 133 | 233 |
References
Jay Lawrimore, Ron Ray, Scott Applequist, Bryant Korzeniewski, Matthew Menne. 2016. Global Summary of the Month and Year, Version 1.0. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI). Climate Normals.