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Estes Park, CO — best months to visit
The gateway town for Rocky Mountain National Park.
Best months for Estes Park: June — cool days around 74°F, rain on about 9 days a month.
37°F
Rain 6 days
Daylight 9h 35mFEB
38°F
Rain 9 days
Daylight 10h 36mMAR
45°F
Rain 9 days
Daylight 11h 49mAPR
52°F
Rain 10 days
Daylight 13h 13mMAY
61°F
Rain 12 days
Daylight 14h 24mJUN
74°F
★ Best
Rain 9 days
Daylight 15h 02mJUL
80°F
Rain 14 days
Daylight 14h 47mAUG
78°F
Rain 13 days
Daylight 13h 46mSEP
70°F
Rain 9 days
Daylight 12h 25mOCT
57°F
Rain 7 days
Daylight 11h 03mNOV
44°F
Rain 6 days
Daylight 9h 53mDEC
36°F
Rain 7 days
Daylight 9h 18m
Averages are the 1991–2020 climate normals (NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information) for the station named on each page. Rain days = days with at least 0.01 in of precipitation. Daylight is computed for the middle of the month.
Temperature band (low to high) in each month's color; pale bars behind = total rain for the month. 1991–2020 normals.
All twelve months
| Month | Score | Avg high | Avg low | Rain | Rain days | Daylight | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36 | 37° | 16° | 0.82 in | 6 | 9h 35m | The toughest month |
| February | 27 | 38° | 16° | 0.68 in | 9 | 10h 36m | The toughest month |
| March | 44 | 45° | 21° | 1.58 in | 9 | 11h 49m | An off month |
| April | 55 | 52° | 26° | 2.26 in | 10 | 13h 13m | A shoulder month |
| May | 71 | 61° | 35° | 2.27 in | 12 | 14h 24m | A good month |
| June ★ Best | 97 | 74° | 43° | 1.37 in | 9 | 15h 02m | One of the best months |
| July | 78 | 80° | 48° | 2.55 in | 14 | 14h 47m | A good month |
| August | 82 | 78° | 46° | 1.71 in | 13 | 13h 46m | One of the best months |
| September | 94 | 70° | 39° | 1.65 in | 9 | 12h 25m | One of the best months |
| October | 71 | 57° | 30° | 1.12 in | 7 | 11h 03m | A good month |
| November | 50 | 44° | 24° | 0.74 in | 6 | 9h 53m | An off month |
| December | 30 | 36° | 16° | 0.67 in | 7 | 9h 18m | The toughest month |
Score is rule-derived from the same normals — the rules are published on How we pick. Rain days = days with at least 0.01 in of precipitation.
June in Estes Park: one of the best months (score 97 of 100)
Typical June days in Estes Park reach about 74°F with nights near 43°F; days are long — about 15h 02m of daylight in mid-June.
- A warm jacket for evenings and early starts.
- Layers — afternoons run about 31° warmer than mornings.
- A compact rain layer — about 9 days see rain in a typical June.