Vail Temperatures: Averages by Month
The numbers here tell you how hot and cold the weather usually is in Vail, 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 Vail, 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 8304 feet (2531 metres).
| High °F | Low °F | High °C | Low °C | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | 6 | January | -2 | -14 |
| 33 | 10 | February | 1 | -12 |
| 44 | 17 | March | 6 | -8 |
| 51 | 25 | April | 10 | -4 |
| 60 | 30 | May | 15 | -1 |
| 74 | 36 | June | 23 | 2 |
| 77 | 43 | July | 25 | 6 |
| 74 | 41 | August | 24 | 5 |
| 68 | 35 | September | 20 | 2 |
| 54 | 26 | October | 12 | -3 |
| 39 | 15 | November | 4 | -9 |
| 29 | 8 | December | -2 | -13 |
| 52 | 24 | Year | 11 | -4 |
| High °F | Low °F | High °C | Low °C | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | 7 | January | -2 | -14 |
| 33 | 9 | February | 1 | -13 |
| 42 | 17 | March | 5 | -9 |
| 49 | 24 | April | 10 | -5 |
| 60 | 31 | May | 16 | -1 |
| 71 | 36 | June | 22 | 2 |
| 77 | 42 | July | 25 | 5 |
| 74 | 41 | August | 23 | 5 |
| 67 | 34 | September | 19 | 1 |
| 54 | 25 | October | 12 | -4 |
| 38 | 15 | November | 3 | -9 |
| 28 | 7 | December | -2 | -14 |
| 52 | 24 | Year | 11 | -5 |
Days of Hot Weather in Vail
Vail is not a place for hot weather. Temperatures in the 90s Fahrenheit (32 °C) are not normal here. Typically, just 20 days in a summer make it to 80 degrees F or higher.
| 60 °F 16 °C |
70 °F 21 °C |
80 °F 27 °C | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| February | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| March | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| April | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| May | 19 | 6 | 0 |
| June | 28 | 21 | 3 |
| July | 31 | 29 | 11 |
| August | 31 | 26 | 5 |
| September | 26 | 12 | 1 |
| October | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| November | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| December | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Year | 150 | 95 | 20 |
How Often Vail Has Cold Temperatures
Most nights at Vail are below freezing, and a frosty night can even happen here in summer. From October to April, the nights sometimes drop to 0 °F (-18 °C ) or less. Negative temperatures occur 25 times a year on average.
Most winter days remain below freezing for the entire day. Frosty days can show up as early as October or as late as May. The resort city averages 71 days a year when the thermometer never rises above 32 °F.
| 10 °F -12 °C |
20 °F -8 °C |
32 °F 0 °C | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 21 | 28 | 31 |
| February | 14 | 24 | 28 |
| March | 7 | 19 | 31 |
| April | 1 | 8 | 28 |
| May | 0 | 1 | 21 |
| June | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| July | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| August | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| September | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| October | 1 | 6 | 28 |
| November | 9 | 22 | 30 |
| December | 19 | 29 | 31 |
| Year | 72 | 137 | 248 |
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.