Colorado Springs Weather

The Colorado Springs weather is mild all year long. In the summer, the average high is usually 84 degrees or less. It is warm enough to go swimming, but never so hot that you feel uncomfortable, like in Texas.

In the photo above, my daughter and I are enjoying a beautiful spring day in the Springs at Garden of the Gods.

In the spring, the flowers push themselves out of the ground in time for Easter and the grass, once again, turns a vibrant green. There is a lot of rain because it is so green.

Air conditioning is not necessary for most of the summer days and it is always pleasant to be outdoors in the summer, (except for when there are thunderstorms) because the humidity is low. This is due to the high altitude of 6,035 feet. There are a lot of thunderstorms during the summer months, so you do need to be prepared for them. At the very least, carry umbrellas and/or rain jackets with you.

At this altitude, the oxygen level is only about two thirds of what it is at sea level. If you have a hard time breathing, you may want to take that into consideration. Some people do have a hard time acclimating to Colorado Springs if they already have breathing or heart problems.

There is always a breeze. We lived in Colorado Springs for four years and never did we experience a day without a breeze. Some days, the breeze turns into a hard wind. With three small children and a puppy, I spent a lot of time outside and the air is never still. That is one reason why the temperature never feels uncomfortably hot.

What used to crack us up is the TV show, "Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman." Don't get me wrong. We love that show. We lived in Colorado Springs while the show originally aired and we got such a kick out of it each Saturday night.

The part that made my husband and me laugh so much was Grace's outdoor cafe. She was always cooking right outside and always serving the food out there on tables to the townspeople. Ha ha ha.  The tablecloths always stayed put on the tables and no one's hair ever blew out of place.

In real life, we had a hard time having little picnics outside in our backyard because the wind was always blowing, yet the TV program never showed the gentlest breeze. The breezes could sometimes get quite violent and other times, they were mild, but the air is never still there.

In the winter, the lows sometimes reach the teens and 20's but the average highs get up to around 42 degrees. This means that when it snows, it normally melts within a day or two and then it starts all over again. There is no snow buildup like up in Denver.

You definitely need a winter coat, warm socks, boots, and gloves so if you visit in the winter, be sure that you have these items. It does snow often; the snow just doesn't stick around for long.

Colorado Springs weather allows you to experience all four seasons. Fall is especially dramatic with the turning of the beautiful aspen leaves to gold. They are an incredible sight to see and are a very popular tourist attraction each October.

Because of the mild Colorado Springs weather, summer is the perfect time to visit. When walking around outdoors, there is never an oppressive heat and no uncomfortable humidity so you are free to enjoy the beauty that God created in nature around this incredible city.

In the photo above, even though we are enjoying beautiful, warm Colorado Springs weather in May at Garden of the Gods, Pikes Peak still has plenty of glistening snow to look at. Talk about eye candy...every time I felt overwhelmed, I just looked up at that beauty and things fell into proper perspective.

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