Days at or above 35 C (95 F) in Denver
Denver has had days with a maximum temperature at or above 35 C (95 F) in 30 years, most in 2012 with 42. Days per year, season span, streaks and every date.
Key Facts for Denver
- Denver has had days with a maximum temperature at or above 35 C (95 F) in 30 years, 567 days in all.
- The most in one year was 42 days in 2012.
- In 2026, the latest year on file, there were 26 such days.
- The earliest first date in a year was 1 June 2002.
- The latest last date in a year was 19 September 2010.
- The longest run inside a single year was 14 days in 2012.
- 4 years with under 90 percent of days observed are left out of these rankings.
Days per Year
30 years, 567 days| Year | Days | Decade average |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 7 | 6.5 |
| 1997 | 7 | 6.5 |
| 1998 | 10 | 6.5 |
| 1999 | 2 | 6.5 |
| 2000 | 21 | 16.4 |
| 2001 | 12 | 16.4 |
| 2002 | 16 | 16.4 |
| 2003 | 15 | 16.4 |
| 2004 | 7 | 16.4 |
| 2005 | 22 | 16.4 |
| 2006 | 24 | 16.4 |
| 2007 | 23 | 16.4 |
| 2008 | 22 | 16.4 |
| 2009 | 2 | 16.4 |
| 2010 | 14 | 20.4 |
| 2011 | 24 | 20.4 |
| 2012 | 42 | 20.4 |
| 2014 | 9 | 20.4 |
| 2015 | 12 | 20.4 |
| 2016 | 18 | 20.4 |
| 2017 | 19 | 20.4 |
| 2018 | 26 | 20.4 |
| 2019 | 20 | 20.4 |
| 2020 | 37 | 27.6 |
| 2021 | 29 | 27.6 |
| 2022 | 36 | 27.6 |
| 2023 | 16 | 27.6 |
| 2024 | 30 | 27.6 |
| 2025 | 19 | 27.6 |
| 2026 | 26 | 27.6 |
Season Span
earliest 1 June, latest 19 September| Year | First date | Last date |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 1996-07-02 | 1996-08-13 |
| 1997 | 1997-06-22 | 1997-07-23 |
| 1998 | 1998-07-02 | 1998-09-05 |
| 1999 | 1999-07-02 | 1999-07-04 |
| 2000 | 2000-06-08 | 2000-09-17 |
| 2001 | 2001-06-29 | 2001-08-19 |
| 2002 | 2002-06-01 | 2002-08-18 |
| 2003 | 2003-07-08 | 2003-08-22 |
| 2004 | 2004-06-06 | 2004-08-01 |
| 2005 | 2005-07-02 | 2005-08-30 |
| 2006 | 2006-06-06 | 2006-08-23 |
| 2007 | 2007-06-17 | 2007-08-26 |
| 2008 | 2008-06-26 | 2008-08-04 |
| 2009 | 2009-08-22 | 2009-08-23 |
| 2010 | 2010-06-24 | 2010-09-19 |
| 2011 | 2011-06-28 | 2011-09-01 |
| 2012 | 2012-06-09 | 2012-09-01 |
| 2014 | 2014-07-05 | 2014-07-24 |
| 2015 | 2015-07-04 | 2015-08-30 |
| 2016 | 2016-06-19 | 2016-08-10 |
| 2017 | 2017-06-16 | 2017-09-03 |
| 2018 | 2018-06-05 | 2018-09-13 |
| 2019 | 2019-06-28 | 2019-09-05 |
| 2020 | 2020-06-05 | 2020-09-06 |
| 2021 | 2021-06-10 | 2021-09-11 |
| 2022 | 2022-06-11 | 2022-09-08 |
| 2023 | 2023-07-17 | 2023-09-02 |
| 2024 | 2024-06-07 | 2024-08-21 |
| 2025 | 2025-06-20 | 2025-08-21 |
| 2026 | 2026-06-27 | 2026-08-28 |
Every Year
| Year | Days | First date | Last date | Longest streak in year | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 26 | 27 June 2026 | 28 August 2026 | 7 days | Incomplete, not ranked |
| 2025 | 19 | 20 June 2025 | 21 August 2025 | 5 days | Complete |
| 2024 | 30 | 7 June 2024 | 21 August 2024 | 9 days | Complete |
| 2023 | 16 | 17 July 2023 | 2 September 2023 | 5 days | Complete |
| 2022 | 36 | 11 June 2022 | 8 September 2022 | 7 days | Complete |
| 2021 | 29 | 10 June 2021 | 11 September 2021 | 5 days | Complete |
| 2020 | 37 | 5 June 2020 | 6 September 2020 | 8 days | Complete |
| 2019 | 20 | 28 June 2019 | 5 September 2019 | 4 days | Complete |
| 2018 | 26 | 5 June 2018 | 13 September 2018 | 5 days | Complete |
| 2017 | 19 | 16 June 2017 | 3 September 2017 | 5 days | Complete |
| 2016 | 18 | 19 June 2016 | 10 August 2016 | 5 days | Complete |
| 2015 | 12 | 4 July 2015 | 30 August 2015 | 3 days | Complete |
| 2014 | 9 | 5 July 2014 | 24 July 2014 | 4 days | Complete |
| 2012 | 42 | 9 June 2012 | 1 September 2012 | 14 days | Complete |
| 2011 | 24 | 28 June 2011 | 1 September 2011 | 4 days | Complete |
| 2010 | 14 | 24 June 2010 | 19 September 2010 | 2 days | Complete |
| 2009 | 2 | 22 August 2009 | 23 August 2009 | 2 days | Complete |
| 2008 | 22 | 26 June 2008 | 4 August 2008 | 6 days | Complete |
| 2007 | 23 | 17 June 2007 | 26 August 2007 | 4 days | Complete |
| 2006 | 24 | 6 June 2006 | 23 August 2006 | 4 days | Complete |
| 2005 | 22 | 2 July 2005 | 30 August 2005 | 10 days | Complete |
| 2004 | 7 | 6 June 2004 | 1 August 2004 | 3 days | Complete |
| 2003 | 15 | 8 July 2003 | 22 August 2003 | 6 days | Complete |
| 2002 | 16 | 1 June 2002 | 18 August 2002 | 3 days | Complete |
| 2001 | 12 | 29 June 2001 | 19 August 2001 | 4 days | Complete |
| 2000 | 21 | 8 June 2000 | 17 September 2000 | 3 days | Complete |
| 1999 | 2 | 2 July 1999 | 4 July 1999 | 1 days | Complete |
| 1998 | 10 | 2 July 1998 | 5 September 1998 | 3 days | Complete |
| 1997 | 7 | 22 June 1997 | 23 July 1997 | 4 days | Complete |
| 1996 | 7 | 2 July 1996 | 13 August 1996 | 4 days | Complete |
| Decade | Average days per year | Years counted |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.5 | 4 |
| 2000s | 16.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.4 | 9 |
| 2020s | 27.8 | 6 |
Compare with your own threshold in the threshold explorer. Fahrenheit thresholds are converted to tenths of a degree Celsius once, rounding half up.
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Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Threshold counts are computed by this site from the threaded city record.
Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-17).