Colorado · 12 cities · Nov 11, 2026

Colorado soil temperatures (4 inch)

Median across the state, top 4 inches (modelled)51°FModelled by NOAA GFS, run Nov 11, 12:00 UTC (7 am Eastern). Warmest: Denver 57°F · coolest: Durango 44°F
Cities
12
each on its own model grid cell
Change on a week ago
+2°F
median of the cities
Pre-emergent window open
0
of 12 cities today
Held 55°F last spring
Mar 21
median date

Soil temperature today, largest Colorado cities

°F, today's average of the 0–4 in layer. Green band: 50–55°F. Bars start at 30°F, not zero.

Denver57°FColorado Springs52°FFort Collins52°FPueblo54°FGreeley52°FBoulder50°FGrand Junction51°FCastle Rock47°FBrighton51°FMontrose46°FDurango44°FCañon City50°F
Denver57°FColorado Spr…52°FFort Collins52°FPueblo54°FGreeley52°FBoulder50°FGrand Juncti…51°FCastle Rock47°FBrighton51°FMontrose46°FDurango44°FCañon City50°F
Source: NOAA NCEP GFS, run Nov 11, 12:00 UTC (7 am Eastern).

Measured at 4 inches in Colorado

Daily average of hourly probe readings (NOAA USCRN), latest full day. Measured, not modelled.

NOAA station4 in2 in8 inDay
Montrose 11 ENE40.7°F39.5°F41.8°FNov 10
Cortez 8 SE43.5°F42.8°F44.0°FNov 10
La Junta 17 WSW49.5°F48.4°F51.0°FNov 10
Nunn 7 NNE47.1°F45.6°F48.5°FNov 10
Boulder 14 W36.1°F35.9°F–Nov 10
Dinosaur 2 E43.8°F43.3°F45.2°FNov 10

All 12 cities in Colorado

CitySoil todayvs a week agoNext 7 daysGrass seed
Denver, CO57°F+3°F54°F–57°FToo late in the season
Colorado Springs, CO52°F+2°F46°F–51°FToo late in the season
Fort Collins, CO52°F+1°F49°F–53°FToo late in the season
Pueblo, CO54°F+1°F48°F–53°FToo late in the season
Greeley, CO52°F+3°F48°F–51°FToo late in the season
Boulder, CO50°F+5°F44°F–50°FToo late in the season
Grand Junction, CO51°F+1°F49°F–51°FToo late in the season
Castle Rock, CO47°F+2°F43°F–47°FToo late in the season
Brighton, CO51°F+2°F47°F–51°FToo late in the season
Montrose, CO46°F±0°F44°F–46°FToo late in the season
Durango, CO44°F+3°F40°F–44°FToo late in the season
Cañon City, CO50°F+3°F45°F–50°FToo late in the season

City numbers are the modelled average of the top 4 inches (0–10 cm), not a probe at exactly 4 inches. Measured 2, 4 and 8 inch readings · Colorado by ZIP code

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Data: Global Forecast System (GFS) 0.25°, soil temperature 0–10 cm (TSOIL) (NOAA National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP)); U.S. Climate Reference Network (USCRN) hourly data, version 2 (soil temperature at 5 cm and 10 cm, air temperature) (NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)); GeoNames gazetteer (cities15000) (GeoNames).