38.809°N, 104.689°W · station COSthr · 133 years of record
74°F
HOTTEST OCT 18 SINCE 2021
forecast high · Oct 18
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Colorado Springs.
This Day in History
Every year's high on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Colorado Springs — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
Ranks
#35 / 129
warmest Oct 17 in 129 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 17 ever
86°F
set in 2016
Coolest Oct 17 ever
33°F
set in 1984
Forecast high 71°F — 35th warmest Oct 17 of 129 years · record 86°F (2016) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#23 / 129
warmest Oct 18 in 129 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 18 ever
86°F
set in 2016
Coolest Oct 18 ever
33°F
set in 2006
Forecast high 74°F — 23rd warmest Oct 18 of 129 years · record 86°F (2016) · warmest since 2021.
Ranks
#42 / 129
warmest Oct 19 in 129 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 19 ever
84°F
set in 2003
Coolest Oct 19 ever
33°F
set in 1911
Forecast high 69°F — 42nd warmest Oct 19 of 129 years · record 84°F (2003) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#24 / 129
warmest Oct 20 in 129 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 20 ever
83°F
set in 2023
Coolest Oct 20 ever
29°F
set in 1911
Forecast high 72°F — 24th warmest Oct 20 of 129 years · record 83°F (2023) · warmest since 2023.
Ranks
#24 / 129
warmest Oct 21 in 129 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 21 ever
84°F
set in 2003
Coolest Oct 21 ever
27°F
set in 1906
Forecast high 73°F — 24th warmest Oct 21 of 129 years · record 84°F (2003) · warmest since 2023.
Ranks
#17 / 129
warmest Oct 22 in 129 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 22 ever
80°F
set in 1975
Coolest Oct 22 ever
25°F
set in 1906
Forecast high 72°F — 17th warmest Oct 22 of 129 years · record 80°F (1975) · warmest since 2023.
Ranks
#28 / 129
warmest Oct 23 in 129 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 23 ever
83°F
set in 2003
Coolest Oct 23 ever
29°F
set in 2002
Forecast high 70°F — 28th warmest Oct 23 of 129 years · record 83°F (2003) · warmest since 2024.
The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Colorado Springs in each calendar month, and for the whole 1894–2026 record — with the year each was set.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
73°FJan 2, 1997
-26°FJan 6, 1913
Feb
77°FFeb 10, 2017
-27°FFeb 1, 1951
Mar
86°FMar 21, 2026
-16°FMar 2, 1943
Apr
87°FApr 30, 1992
-3°FApr 10, 1959
May
94°FMay 30, 2000
15°FMay 1, 1916
Jun
101°FJun 26, 2012
27°FJun 1, 1903
Jul
100°FJul 13, 1954
37°FJul 4, 1903
Aug
99°FAug 3, 1954
34°FAug 26, 1910
Sep
98°FSep 11, 2021
20°FSep 27, 1908
Oct
88°FOct 2, 2024
-6°FOct 29, 1917
Nov
78°FNov 4, 1924
-12°FNov 13, 1916
Dec
77°FDec 23, 1955
-27°FDec 9, 1919
All-time
101°FJun 26, 2012
-27°FDec 9, 1919
2026 Records So Far
Records set or tied at Colorado Springs so far this year — through Oct 15.
Record Highs in 2026
13 broke
plus 5 tied — daily record highs set this year
Monthly high record this year: Mar (86°F)
Record Lows in 2026
0 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record lows set this year
Record Warm Nights & Cold Days
Two more daily records, kept separate from the rankings: the warmest a night has ever stayed (record high minimum) and the coldest a day has ever gotten (record low maximum) — the flip side of the usual record high and low.
Warmest low ever
78°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jun 16, 1920
Coldest high ever
-10°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Dec 24, 1983
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
53°FJan 15, 1943
-7°FJan 11, 1963
Feb
56°FFeb 24, 1904
-9°FFeb 4, 1989
Mar
59°FMar 21, 1907
7°FMar 18, 1965
Apr
61°FApr 1, 1946
22°FApr 3, 1945
May
65°FMay 24, 1916
30°FMay 5, 1917
Jun
78°FJun 16, 1920
42°FJun 1, 1919
Jul
70°FJul 22, 1963
53°FJul 11, 1895
Aug
77°FAug 31, 1934
50°FAug 31, 1967
Sep
68°FSep 11, 1946
31°FSep 29, 1985
Oct
62°FOct 8, 1934
11°FOct 26, 2020
Nov
53°FNov 7, 1937
0°FNov 27, 1919
Dec
48°FDec 15, 1924
-10°FDec 24, 1983
All-time
78°FJun 16, 1920
-10°FDec 24, 1983
Hot Streaks
Current run
0 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F
Longest ever
14 days
record run, ended Jul 17 1980
So far in 2026
37 days
days with a high ≥ 90°F this year
Climate Normals
Normal high & low by month, from Colorado Springs's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 65°F · forecast is +9° vs normal.
Colorado Springs's observed daily high for the last six weeks — a white ring marks any day that broke or tied its daily record for that date.
2026 So Far
Every day this year against Colorado Springs's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Each cell is one day's high at Colorado Springs, coloured by temperature — 133 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Days Above the Mark
How many days a year hit a given high at Colorado Springs — counted through Oct 18 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
37 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — the 6th most in 133 years. Normal for this point: 15. Record: 52 in 2020.
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