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).

10-year temperature averages for Steamboat Springs, 2010 to 2019
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
30-year temperature averages for Steamboat Springs, 1991 to 2020
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.

Days per month in Steamboat Springs of at least 60, 70 or 80 °F
  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.

Days per month on average in Steamboat Springs when the minimum temperature drops to 32, 20, or 10 °F or below
  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.

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