Colorado Springs in October: Weather, Average temperature and Climate

Colorado Springs is typically mild in October.

Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +25°C to +18°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +10°C to +4°C.

Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.

Take a look at how October is compared to other months in Colorado Springs:

October weather is still as good as in September. It’s getting colder in October. From +25°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +18°C. As October arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 40 mm to 24 mm. Humidity levels don’t change as the month goes on, averaging around 54%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during October, staying around 1 m/s. The good news is there are likely to be more sunny days in October, from 11 to 13.

November brings much the same weather, it remains good.

Here’s how October is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:

The climate in Colorado Springs in October has not changed much over the last 43 years.

The average temperature was the lowest in 1997 (+15°C) and the highest in 2012 (+20°C). The driest year was 2002 with only 219 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2023 with 773 mm.

For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Colorado Springs, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.

For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.