Is this weather normal in Boulder County?

Colorado · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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Boulder County just had its warmest September ever recorded, +4° against the usual. Boulder County is in extreme drought: NOAA's Palmer reading for September was -7.9.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 53°, lows near 28°

That is the 1991 to 2020 average for these dates in Boulder County. The Weather Service forecast fills in below.

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The last 12 months

Oct: +1.7°OctNov: +5.5°NovDec: +8.8°DecJan 2026: +2.1°JanFeb: +7.8°FebMar: +10.0°MarApr: +2.3°AprMay: -0.6°MayJun: +1.9°JunJul: +3.7°JulAug: +3.7°AugSep: +4.1°Sepwarmercooler

Each bar is a month's average temperature against the usual for that month (1991 to 2020). Ranks compare the same month in every year since 1895.

Every year since 1895

18952025

Rain and drought

Oct: -0.6 inOctNov: -0.8 inNovDec: +0.0 inDecJan 2026: -0.3 inJanFeb: -0.5 inFebMar: -0.8 inMarApr: -1.7 inAprMay: +0.4 inMayJun: -1.1 inJunJul: -0.5 inJulAug: -0.6 inAugSep: -0.7 inSepwetterdrier

Rain and melted snow against the usual for each month. The drought reading is NOAA's Palmer index for the county.

Month by month in Boulder County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January40° / 17°1.0 in34.4° 198612.0° 1930
February41° / 17°1.1 in37.2° 195412.8° 1899
March49° / 23°1.9 in46.0° 202622.6° 1924
April55° / 29°2.8 in47.8° 198132.6° 1920
May64° / 38°2.8 in56.9° 193442.6° 1917
June75° / 46°1.8 in65.6° 201253.5° 1951
July81° / 52°2.1 in70.2° 200359.2° 1895
August79° / 50°1.9 in67.9° 202658.8° 1927
September71° / 43°1.6 in61.1° 202649.0° 1912
October59° / 32°1.4 in51.6° 196336.3° 1969
November47° / 24°1.2 in42.8° 194925.0° 1929
December39° / 16°0.9 in37.2° 198016.6° 1909

Warmest and coldest are the month's whole-month average temperature, with the year it happened.

Towns in Boulder County

Crime Radar: Loveland, Estes Park, Glendale

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