Current Drought Conditions for Colorado - July 14, 2026
Colorado Drought Report
As of July 14, 2026 approximately 90% (93,987 square miles) of Colorado is under active drought conditions, with an additional 7% (7,126 square miles) classified as Abnormally Dry (D0).
Breaking down current drought conditions across Colorado: 10.4% (10,861 sq mi) Moderate Drought (D1); 34.2% (35,556 sq mi) Severe Drought (D2); 33.5% (34,891 sq mi) Extreme Drought (D3); 12.2% (12,679 sq mi) Exceptional Drought (D4).
The interactive map below shows current Colorado drought boundaries. Click any shaded area for its drought category, or browse conditions by city and town in the list below.
| Drought Category | Area (sq mi) | % of State | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abnormally Dry | 7,126 | 6.8% | 6.8% |
| Moderate Drought | 10,861 | 10.4% | 10.4% |
| Severe Drought | 35,556 | 34.2% | 34.2% |
| Extreme Drought | 34,891 | 33.5% | 33.5% |
| Exceptional Drought | 12,679 | 12.2% | 12.2% |
Colorado Drought Conditions Map
Click on a drought area for its category. Use the legend icon (lower right) to view drought categories. Toggle additional layers with the icon in the upper right.
Drought boundary shapefiles sourced from the U.S. Drought Monitor GIS Data, produced by the National Drought Mitigation Center (NDMC) at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, in partnership with the USDA and NOAA. Area and percentage calculations by PlantMaps.com.
Drought Conditions by City and Town in Colorado
| Location | Drought Conditions |
|---|---|
| Aguilar | Extreme Drought |
| Alamosa | Extreme Drought |
| Allenspark | Severe Drought |
| Alma | Exceptional Drought |
| Alpine | Extreme Drought |
| Altona | Severe Drought |
| Amherst | Moderate Drought |
| Antonito | Severe Drought |
| Applewood | Severe Drought |
| Arboles | Severe Drought |
| Aristocrat Ranchettes | Severe Drought |
| Arriba | Moderate Drought |
| Arvada | Severe Drought |
| Aspen | Exceptional Drought |
| Atwood | Moderate Drought |
| Ault | Severe Drought |
| Aurora | Severe Drought |
| Avon | Exceptional Drought |
| Avondale | Severe Drought |
| Basalt | Exceptional Drought |
| Battlement Mesa | Extreme Drought |
| Bayfield | Severe Drought |
| Bennett | Moderate Drought |
| Berthoud | Severe Drought |
| Bethune | Abnormally Dry |
| Beulah Valley | Extreme Drought |
| Black Forest | Severe Drought |
| Black Hawk | Extreme Drought |
| Blanca | Extreme Drought |
| Blende | Moderate Drought |
| Blue River | Exceptional Drought |
| Bonanza Mountain Estates | Severe Drought |
| Boone | Severe Drought |
| Boulder | Severe Drought |
| Breckenridge | Exceptional Drought |
| Brighton | Severe Drought |
| Brookside | Severe Drought |
| Broomfield | Severe Drought |
| Brush | Moderate Drought |
| Buena Vista | Exceptional Drought |
| Burlington | Abnormally Dry |
| Byers | Moderate Drought |
| Cañon City | Severe Drought |
| Calhan | Severe Drought |
| Campo | Extreme Drought |
| Capulin | Severe Drought |
| Carbondale | Exceptional Drought |
| Castle Pines Village | Severe Drought |
| Castle Rock | Severe Drought |
| Cattle Creek | Exceptional Drought |
| Cedaredge | Severe Drought |
| Center | Extreme Drought |
| Central City | Extreme Drought |
| Chacra | Exceptional Drought |
| Cheraw | Exceptional Drought |
| Cherry Hills Village | Severe Drought |
| Cheyenne Wells | Abnormally Dry |
| Clifton | Extreme Drought |
| Coal Creek | Severe Drought |
| Coal Creek | Severe Drought |
| Coaldale | Extreme Drought |
| Collbran | Extreme Drought |
| Colorado City | Extreme Drought |
| Colorado Springs | Severe Drought |
| Columbine | Extreme Drought |
| Commerce City | Severe Drought |
| Copper Mountain | Exceptional Drought |
| Cortez | Extreme Drought |
| Craig | Severe Drought |
| Crawford | Severe Drought |
| Crested Butte | Extreme Drought |
| Cripple Creek | Severe Drought |
| Crisman | Severe Drought |
| Crook | Moderate Drought |
| Crowley | Extreme Drought |
| Dacono | Severe Drought |
| De Beque | Extreme Drought |
| Deer Trail | Abnormally Dry |
| Del Norte | Extreme Drought |
| Delta | Severe Drought |
| Denver | Severe Drought |
| Derby | Severe Drought |
| Dillon | Exceptional Drought |
| Dolores | Extreme Drought |
| Dotsero | Exceptional Drought |
| Dove Creek | Extreme Drought |
| Durango | Severe Drought |
| Eads | Extreme Drought |
| Eagle | Exceptional Drought |
| Eaton | Severe Drought |
| Eckley | Abnormally Dry |
| Edwards | Exceptional Drought |
| El Jebel | Exceptional Drought |
| El Moro | Severe Drought |
| Elbert | Moderate Drought |
| Eldorado Springs | Severe Drought |
| Elizabeth | Abnormally Dry |
| Ellicott | Moderate Drought |
| Empire | Extreme Drought |
| Englewood | Severe Drought |
| Erie | Severe Drought |
| Estes Park | Severe Drought |
| Evans | Extreme Drought |
| Fairplay | Exceptional Drought |
| Firestone | Severe Drought |
| Flagler | Abnormally Dry |
| Fleming | Moderate Drought |
| Florence | Severe Drought |
| Florissant | Severe Drought |
| Fort Collins | Extreme Drought |
| Fort Garland | Extreme Drought |
| Fort Lupton | Severe Drought |
| Fort Morgan | Moderate Drought |
| Fountain | Moderate Drought |
| Fowler | Severe Drought |
| Foxfield | Extreme Drought |
| Franktown | Abnormally Dry |
| Fraser | Extreme Drought |
| Frederick | Severe Drought |
| Frisco | Exceptional Drought |
| Fruita | Extreme Drought |
| Genesee | Severe Drought |
| Genoa | Moderate Drought |
| Georgetown | Extreme Drought |
| Gilcrest | Extreme Drought |
| Glendale | Severe Drought |
| Gleneagle | Severe Drought |
| Glenwood Springs | Exceptional Drought |
| Gold Hill | Severe Drought |
| Golden | Severe Drought |
| Granada | Moderate Drought |
| Granby | Extreme Drought |
| Grand Junction | Extreme Drought |
| Grand Lake | Extreme Drought |
| Grand View Estates | Extreme Drought |
| Greeley | Extreme Drought |
| Green Mountain Falls | Severe Drought |
| Greenwood Village | Extreme Drought |
| Grover | Extreme Drought |
| Gunnison | Extreme Drought |
| Gypsum | Exceptional Drought |
| Hasty | Severe Drought |
| Haxtun | Moderate Drought |
| Hayden | Severe Drought |
| Heeney | Exceptional Drought |
| Highlands Ranch | Extreme Drought |
| Hillrose | Moderate Drought |
| Hoehne | Severe Drought |
| Holly | Moderate Drought |
| Holly Hills | Severe Drought |
| Holyoke | Moderate Drought |
| Hot Sulphur Springs | Exceptional Drought |
| Hotchkiss | Severe Drought |
| Howard | Extreme Drought |
| Hudson | Severe Drought |
| Hugo | Severe Drought |
| Idaho Springs | Extreme Drought |
| Idledale | Severe Drought |
| Ignacio | Severe Drought |
| Iliff | Moderate Drought |
| Jamestown | Severe Drought |
| Jansen | Severe Drought |
| Johnson Village | Exceptional Drought |
| Johnstown | Severe Drought |
| Julesburg | Severe Drought |
| Keenesburg | Severe Drought |
| Ken Caryl | Extreme Drought |
| Kersey | Extreme Drought |
| Kiowa | Abnormally Dry |
| Kit Carson | Severe Drought |
| Kremmling | Exceptional Drought |
| La Jara | Severe Drought |
| La Junta | Extreme Drought |
| La Junta Gardens | Extreme Drought |
| La Salle | Extreme Drought |
| La Veta | Exceptional Drought |
| Lafayette | Severe Drought |
| Lake City | Exceptional Drought |
| Lakewood | Severe Drought |
| Lamar | Moderate Drought |
| Laporte | Extreme Drought |
| Larkspur | Severe Drought |
| Las Animas | Extreme Drought |
| Lazy Acres | Severe Drought |
| Leadville | Exceptional Drought |
| Lewis | Extreme Drought |
| Limon | Moderate Drought |
| Lincoln Park | Severe Drought |
| Littleton | Extreme Drought |
| Lochbuie | Severe Drought |
| Log Lane Village | Moderate Drought |
| Loghill Village | Extreme Drought |
| Loma | Extreme Drought |
| Lone Tree | Extreme Drought |
| Longmont | Severe Drought |
| Louisville | Severe Drought |
| Louviers | Extreme Drought |
| Loveland | Extreme Drought |
| Lyons | Severe Drought |
| Manassa | Severe Drought |
| Mancos | Severe Drought |
| Manitou Springs | Severe Drought |
| Manzanola | Severe Drought |
| Marble | Exceptional Drought |
| Maysville | Exceptional Drought |
| Mead | Severe Drought |
| Meeker | Extreme Drought |
| Meridian | Extreme Drought |
| Merino | Moderate Drought |
| Midland | Severe Drought |
| Milliken | Severe Drought |
| Minturn | Exceptional Drought |
| Moffat | Extreme Drought |
| Monte Vista | Extreme Drought |
| Montrose | Severe Drought |
| Monument | Severe Drought |
| Morrison | Severe Drought |
| Mount Crested Butte | Extreme Drought |
| Mountain Meadows | Severe Drought |
| Mountain View | Severe Drought |
| Mountain Village | Severe Drought |
| Mulford | Exceptional Drought |
| Naturita | Severe Drought |
| Nederland | Extreme Drought |
| New Castle | Exceptional Drought |
| Niwot | Severe Drought |
| North La Junta | Extreme Drought |
| North Washington | Severe Drought |
| Norwood | Severe Drought |
| Nucla | Severe Drought |
| Nunn | Extreme Drought |
| Oak Creek | Exceptional Drought |
| Olathe | Severe Drought |
| Olney Springs | Severe Drought |
| Ophir | Extreme Drought |
| Orchard | Severe Drought |
| Orchard City | Severe Drought |
| Ordway | Extreme Drought |
| Ouray | Extreme Drought |
| Ovid | Severe Drought |
| Pagosa Springs | Severe Drought |
| Palisade | Extreme Drought |
| Palmer Lake | Severe Drought |
| Paonia | Severe Drought |
| Parachute | Extreme Drought |
| Paragon Estates | Severe Drought |
| Parker | Severe Drought |
| Peetz | Severe Drought |
| Penrose | Severe Drought |
| Peoria | Abnormally Dry |
| Perry Park | Severe Drought |
| Phippsburg | Exceptional Drought |
| Pierce | Severe Drought |
| Pine Brook Hill | Severe Drought |
| Platteville | Extreme Drought |
| Poncha Springs | Extreme Drought |
| Ponderosa Park | Abnormally Dry |
| Pritchett | Extreme Drought |
| Pueblo | Moderate Drought |
| Ramah | Severe Drought |
| Rangely | Severe Drought |
| Red Cliff | Exceptional Drought |
| Red Feather Lakes | Severe Drought |
| Redlands | Extreme Drought |
| Redvale | Severe Drought |
| Rico | Extreme Drought |
| Ridgway | Extreme Drought |
| Rifle | Exceptional Drought |
| Rock Creek Park | Moderate Drought |
| Rockvale | Severe Drought |
| Rocky Ford | Extreme Drought |
| Rollinsville | Extreme Drought |
| Romeo | Severe Drought |
| Roxborough Park | Extreme Drought |
| Rye | Extreme Drought |
| Saguache | Extreme Drought |
| Salida | Extreme Drought |
| Salt Creek | Severe Drought |
| San Acacio | Severe Drought |
| San Luis | Severe Drought |
| Sanford | Severe Drought |
| Sedalia | Extreme Drought |
| Sedgwick | Severe Drought |
| Seibert | Abnormally Dry |
| Severance | Severe Drought |
| Sheridan | Severe Drought |
| Sherrelwood | Severe Drought |
| Silt | Exceptional Drought |
| Silver Cliff | Extreme Drought |
| Silver Plume | Extreme Drought |
| Silverthorne | Exceptional Drought |
| Silverton | Extreme Drought |
| Simla | Moderate Drought |
| Snowmass Village | Exceptional Drought |
| Snyder | Moderate Drought |
| South Fork | Extreme Drought |
| Springfield | Extreme Drought |
| Starkville | Severe Drought |
| Steamboat Springs | Severe Drought |
| Sterling | Moderate Drought |
| Strasburg | Moderate Drought |
| Stratmoor | Moderate Drought |
| Stratton | Abnormally Dry |
| Sugar City | Extreme Drought |
| Sugarloaf | Severe Drought |
| Sunshine | Severe Drought |
| Superior | Severe Drought |
| Swink | Extreme Drought |
| Tabernash | Extreme Drought |
| Tall Timber | Severe Drought |
| Telluride | Extreme Drought |
| Thornton | Severe Drought |
| Todd Creek | Severe Drought |
| Towaoc | Extreme Drought |
| Trinidad | Severe Drought |
| Twin Lakes | Severe Drought |
| Vail | Exceptional Drought |
| Victor | Severe Drought |
| Vineland | Moderate Drought |
| Vona | Abnormally Dry |
| Walden | Moderate Drought |
| Walsenburg | Extreme Drought |
| Walsh | Extreme Drought |
| Watkins | Severe Drought |
| Welby | Severe Drought |
| Weldona | Moderate Drought |
| Wellington | Extreme Drought |
| Westcliffe | Extreme Drought |
| Westcreek | Extreme Drought |
| Westminster | Severe Drought |
| Wheat Ridge | Severe Drought |
| Wiggins | Moderate Drought |
| Wiley | Moderate Drought |
| Williamsburg | Severe Drought |
| Windsor | Severe Drought |
| Winter Park | Extreme Drought |
| Woodland Park | Severe Drought |
| Woodmoor | Severe Drought |
| Woody Creek | Exceptional Drought |
| Wray | Abnormally Dry |
| Yampa | Exceptional Drought |