Weather

Denver residents enjoy a mild, sunny, semi-arid climate. Extremes of warm and cold weather are usually short in duration. Denver is located on the plains with the foothills and the Rocky Mountains just to the west. The temperature reaches 90 degrees or above an average of only 33 days per year and 100 degree days are extremely rare with that happening only once every five years.

Altitude - 5,375 feet
Annual precipitation - 12.55 inches
Heaviest moisture - April to June
Average relative humidity - 40 percent
Percentage of possible sunshine - 70 percent
Average annual snowfall - 59 inches
Average spring temperature - 49 degrees
Average summer temperature - 72 degrees
Average fall temperature - 53 degrees
Average winter temperature - 35 degrees
Average frost-free days - 149