2025 Compare Climate & Weather:
Winter Park, CO vs Denver, CO

Highlights

On average, there are 245 sunny days per year in Denver. Winter Park averages 248 sunny days per year. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Denver, Colorado gets 16.7 inches of rain, on average, per year. Winter Park, Colorado gets 23.7 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38.1 inches of rain per year.

Denver averages 60.2 inches of snow per year. Winter Park averages 187.4 inches of snow per year. The US average is 27.8 inches of snow per year.

Weather Highlights

Denver, Colorado
Summer High: the July high is around 88.9 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 17.9
Rain: averages 16.7 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 60.2 inches of snow a year

Winter Park, Colorado
Summer High: the July high is around 74.5 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 4.7
Rain: averages 23.7 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 187.4 inches of snow a year

BestPlaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Denver is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Colorado.

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Winter Park is 5.3 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Colorado.

Today's Weather - Winter Park, CO

28°F

Today's Weather - Denver, CO

69°F

Average Monthly High / Low (°F)

Hot, Freezing, Rainy, Snowy Days: Winter Park / Denver

July is the hottest month for Winter Park with an average high temperature of 74.5°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Colorado. In Winter Park, there are 2 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Winter Park are July, August and June.

July is the hottest month for Denver with an average high temperature of 88.9°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Colorado. In Denver, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Denver are September, June and May.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Winter Park with an average of 4.7°. This is one of the coldest places in Colorado.

December has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Denver with an average of 16.9°. This is warmer than most places in Colorado.

In Winter Park, there are 0.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Colorado.

In Denver, there are 33.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Colorado.

In Winter Park, there are 258.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Colorado.

In Denver, there are 155.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Colorado.

In Winter Park, there are 39.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Colorado.

In Denver, there are 5.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Colorado.

April is the wettest month in Winter Park with 2.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.5 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 32% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 23.7 inches in Winter Park means that it is one of the wettest places in Colorado.


May is the wettest month in Denver with 2.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.5 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 36% of yearly precipitation and 10% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 16.7 inches in Denver means that it is about average compared to other places in Colorado.

August is the rainiest month in Winter Park with 13.5 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.6 rainy days. There are 124.3 rainy days annually in Winter Park, which is one of the rainiest places in Colorado. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

May is the rainiest month in Denver with 10.1 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 4.7 rainy days. There are 83.1 rainy days annually in Denver, which is rainier than most places in Colorado. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 18% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 187.4 inches in Winter Park means that it is one of the snowiest places in Colorado.

An annual snowfall of 60.2 inches in Denver means that it is about average compared to other places in Colorado.

April is the snowiest month in Winter Park with 31.2 inches of snow, and 10 months of the year have significant snowfall.

March is the snowiest month in Denver with 11.7 inches of snow, and 9 months of the year have significant snowfall.