Snow totals Colorado Springs, CO
As of October 8, 2026, Colorado Springs has recorded no snowfall for the 2026-27 season. The normal amount of snow that would have fallen by this date is 0.8 inches, while the full-season average for the city is 38.9 inches. The reading is a station observation from Colorado Springs Municipal Airport in the GHCN-Daily network. NOAA quality-checks the reading.
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Data from Colorado Springs Municipal Airport, with records back to 1948. 99 percent of days since 1948 carry a reading, and the 2025-26 season reached 100 percent.
Most recent snowfall
2026-27 has produced no measurable snow at this station so far.
How much snow did Colorado Springs get?
| Snowfall to date | 0.0 inches | 2026-27 |
|---|---|---|
| Normal to date | 0.8 inches | 1991-2020 normal through October 8, 2026 |
| Departure from normal | -0.8 inches | |
| Snow days | 0 | days with measurable snowfall |
| Biggest day | n/a | |
| Last snow day | n/a | |
| Season average | 38.9 inches | 78 seasons on record |
In Colorado Springs, the median first measurable snow lands on October 24, GHCN-Daily records show. The earliest date on record is September 3 and the latest is December 31, a span that starts in 1948. The median first inch lands on November 4, with the earliest on September 3 and the latest on January 21.
Colorado Springs snow season totals
| Season | Snowfall | Snow days |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 26.3 inches | 12 |
| 2024-25 | 48.1 inches | 29 |
| 2023-24 | 50.6 inches | 26 |
| 2022-23 | 36.0 inches | 33 |
| 2021-22 | 33.4 inches | 23 |
| 2020-21 | 54.3 inches | 34 |
| 2019-20 | 56.4 inches | 36 |
| 2018-19 | 36.2 inches | 36 |
| 2017-18 | 21.6 inches | 25 |
| 2016-17 | 25.2 inches | 22 |
| 2015-16 | 50.7 inches | 32 |
| 2014-15 | 46.5 inches | 33 |
| 2013-14 | 34.8 inches | 26 |
| 2012-13 | 29.6 inches | 28 |
| 2011-12 | 21.7 inches | 17 |
Station observations from GHCN-Daily, with a 1 to 3 day lag and quality checks.
Snowfall days at each threshold in Colorado Springs
| Season | 1+ in. | 3+ in. | 5+ in. | 10+ in. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024-25 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023-24 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| 2022-23 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020-21 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019-20 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018-19 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017-18 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016-17 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Average | 11.8 | 3.6 | 1.2 | 0.2 |
A day counts when its snowfall total meets or passes the column amount, from Colorado Springs Municipal Airport records in GHCN-Daily. The final row averages all 78 complete seasons, running from 1948 onward.
All-time snowfall records
| Biggest day | 22.0 inches | Jan 15, 1987 |
|---|---|---|
| Snowiest season | 89.4 inches | 1956-57 |
| Least snowy season | 12.7 inches | 2010-11 |
| Average season | 38.9 inches | 78 seasons on record |
| Record begins | 1948 | 28,434 daily readings |
Monthly snowfall normals
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inches | 4.9 | 4.6 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 2.5 | 4.4 | 4.1 |
Normals, the 1991-2020 average, come from NCEI.
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