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Which month does Denver get hail?
Hail is most common in Denver in June — 632 of 1,615 NWS-recorded ≥1-inch hail reports since 1996 (39%) fell in June. Most severe hail near Denver falls between May–July: about 82% of all ≥1-inch reports since 1996 land in those months.
Hail by month near Denver
Every NWS-recorded ≥1″ hail report within 35 miles of Denver since 1996, grouped by the calendar month it fell in.
| Month | ≥1″ reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 0% |
| February | 0 | 0% |
| March | 0 | 0% |
| April | 41 | 3% |
| May | 400 | 25% |
| June (peak) | 632 | 39% |
| July | 288 | 18% |
| August | 199 | 12% |
| September | 47 | 3% |
| October | 8 | 0% |
| November | 0 | 0% |
| December | 0 | 0% |
Denver hail, season by season
Every NWS-recorded hail report of 1″ or larger within 35 miles of Denver, grouped by season — 1,615 reports since 1996, the largest 4.50" (2011-07-13). Source: NCEI Storm Events (vintage c20260527); the current season also carries preliminary SPC reports, labeled.
| Season | ≥1″ reports | Storm days | Max hail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (in progress) | 49 (preliminary) | 0 | 2.00" |
| 2025 | 40 | 13 | 2.25" |
| 2024 | 99 | 7 | 2.75" |
| 2023 | 203 | 19 | 2.75" |
| 2022 | 17 | 6 | 1.50" |
| 2021 | 53 | 9 | 2.00" |
| 2020 | 22 | 8 | 2.50" |
| 2019 | 147 | 22 | 2.50" |
| 2018 | 134 | 20 | 3.00" |
| 2017 | 34 | 5 | 2.75" |
| 2016 | 58 | 14 | 2.50" |
| 2015 | 96 | 17 | 2.50" |
| 2014 | 100 | 20 | 2.00" |
| 2013 | 20 | 8 | 1.75" |
| 2012 | 30 | 5 | 2.00" |
| 2011 | 37 | 16 | 4.50" |
| 2010 | 96 | 11 | 3.00" |
| 2009 | 79 | 21 | 3.00" |
| 2008 | 26 | 6 | 2.00" |
| 2007 | 29 | 9 | 2.00" |
| 2006 | 26 | 7 | 2.50" |
| 2005 | 32 | 12 | 4.00" |
| 2004 | 48 | 9 | 2.00" |
| 2003 | 31 | 14 | 2.75" |
| 2002 | 28 | 10 | 3.00" |
| 2001 | 35 | 13 | 2.50" |
| 2000 | 2 | 2 | 1.00" |
| 1999 | 22 | 9 | 1.75" |
| 1998 | 24 | 7 | 2.00" |
| 1997 | 19 | 11 | 2.00" |
| 1996 | 28 | 12 | 2.00" |
NWS records are point and path observations. The absence of a nearby report does NOT prove that no hail fell at this address — it means no observation was logged nearby. A report of nearby hail documents the event; it does not by itself prove damage to a specific structure.