What is the soil temperature in Colorado Springs, Colorado?

Soil temperature at 6cm in Colorado Springs, Colorado is currently 25.7°C. Seeding conditions are open — soil is 25.7°C at 6cm and holding above 12.5°C.

Soil temperature in Colorado Springs, Colorado

Soil temperature

78°F25.7°C

at 6cm — germination depth

Cooling over the next 11 days.

Seeding conditions are open — soil is 25.7°C at 6cm and holding above 12.5°C.

Most cool-season lawns in the northern US and Canada are bluegrass, tall fescue, or a mix of the two. We assume that, and use12.5°C as the seeding threshold.

I know what grass I have

The differences are small. Ryegrass is the quickest off the mark; bluegrass is the slowest and wants the warmest soil. Everything else sits between.

Soil temperature at 6cm for reliable germination. Sources onthe method page.
Species	Soil temp	Days
Perennial ryegrass	8°C	5–10
Red / chewings fescue	8–10°C	10–14
Tall fescuelikely yours	10–12°C	10–14
Browntop bentColonial bentgrass	10–12°C	14–21
Smooth-stalked meadow grassKentucky bluegrasslikely yours	12–13°C	14–28

Soil temperature at 6cm in Colorado Springs, Colorado is currently 25.7°C, and falling about 22.3°C over the next 11 days. That depth matters because it is where grass seed sits and where roots start working, and it lags air temperature by days — which is why a warm afternoon here tells you very little on its own.

Lawns in this area are typically Kentucky bluegrass with tall fescue, the usual mix for cool-season lawns at this latitude. That blend needs the soil to hold above 12.5°C before seed germinates reliably. Seeding conditions are open — soil is 25.7°C at 6cm and holding above 12.5°C.

8 of the next 10 days are good mowing days. The best weekend slot right now is Monday 10am–1pm, on the basis that cool — 25°C.

The next recommended window in Colorado Springs opens at 7pm on Tuesday 1 September, and holds while conditions stay put. Underfoot, the ground reads as firm after 4mm rain over the last week.

See the full mowing forecast for Colorado Springs

The next 10 days

Column height is how mowable the day is; the lighter band is the best stretch within it. The line is soil temperature at 6cm. It crosses the seeding threshold inside this forecast.

12.5°C — seeding

Soil at 6cm 25.7°C cooling to 0.0°C

Tuesday 1 September · 7pm–8pmConfident

7pm–8pm — heat stress — 26°C

Good:Grass wetness: Grass dryno rain since Friday
Good:Ground firmness: Ground firm4mm rain over the last week
Good:Growth: Growing wellgrowth potential 0.99
Marginal:Temperature: Heat stress26°C
Good:Wind: Wind light15 km/h
Sociable hours: A bit early or late, but fine

Limiting factor:temperature

Wednesday 2 September · 8am–middayConfident

8am–midday — no rain since Friday, ground firm

Good:Grass wetness: Grass dryno rain since Friday
Good:Ground firmness: Ground firm2mm rain over the last week
Good:Growth: Growing wellgrowth potential 0.83
Poor:Temperature: Temperature18°C
Good:Wind: Wind light13 km/h
Sociable hours: A bit early or late, but finestarts when it stops being antisocial

Limiting factor:none

Thursday 3 September · 8am–middayConfident

8am–midday — no rain since Friday, ground firm

Good:Grass wetness: Grass dryno rain since Friday
Good:Ground firmness: Ground firm2mm rain over the last week
Good:Growth: Growing wellgrowth potential 0.78
Marginal:Temperature: Temperature14°C
Good:Wind: Wind light1 km/h
Sociable hours: A bit early or late, but finestarts when it stops being antisocial

Limiting factor:none

Friday 4 September · 8am–11amConfident

8am–11am — no rain since Friday, ground firm

Good:Grass wetness: Grass dryno rain since Friday
Good:Ground firmness: Ground firm2mm rain over the last week
Good:Growth: Growing wellgrowth potential 0.60
Poor:Temperature: Temperature21°C
Good:Wind: Wind light8 km/h
Sociable hours: A bit early or late, but finestarts when it stops being antisocial

Limiting factor:none

Saturday 5 September · 8am–middayReasonably confident

8am–midday — no rain in over a week, ground firm

Good:Grass wetness: Grass dryno rain in over a week
Good:Ground firmness: Ground firm0mm rain over the last week
Good:Growth: Growing wellgrowth potential 0.59
Poor:Temperature: Temperature22°C
Good:Wind: Wind light12 km/h
Sociable hours: A bit early or late, but finestarts when it stops being antisocial

Limiting factor:none

Sunday 6 September · 10am–middayReasonably confident

10am–midday — heat stress — 26°C

Good:Grass wetness: Grass dryno rain in over a week
Good:Ground firmness: Ground firm0mm rain over the last week
Good:Growth: Growing wellgrowth potential 0.60
Poor:Temperature: Temperature22°C
Good:Wind: Wind light9 km/h
Sociable hours: Fine by the neighboursstarts when it stops being antisocial

Limiting factor:temperature

Monday 7 September · 10am–1pmReasonably confident

10am–1pm — cool — 25°C

Good:Grass wetness: Grass dryno rain in over a week
Good:Ground firmness: Ground firm0mm rain over the last week
Good:Growth: Growing wellgrowth potential 0.66
Marginal:Temperature: Temperature21°C
Good:Wind: Wind light3 km/h
Sociable hours: Fine by the neighboursstarts when it stops being antisocial

Limiting factor:temperature

Tuesday 8 September · 8am–middayReasonably confident

8am–midday — no rain in over a week, ground firm

Good:Grass wetness: Grass dryno rain in over a week
Good:Ground firmness: Ground firm0mm rain over the last week
Good:Growth: Growing wellgrowth potential 0.71
Poor:Temperature: Temperature20°C
Good:Wind: Wind light4 km/h
Sociable hours: A bit early or late, but finestarts when it stops being antisocial

Limiting factor:none

Wednesday 9 SeptemberLow confidence this far out

No — ground frozen.

Good:Grass wetness: Grass dryno rain in over a week
Good:Ground firmness: Ground firm0mm rain over the last week
Good:Growth: Growing wellgrowth potential 0.63
Marginal:Temperature: Temperature20°C
Good:Wind: Wind light16 km/h

Limiting factor:none

Thursday 10 SeptemberLow confidence this far out

No — ground frozen.

Marginal:Grass wetness: Grass dryrain earlier today
Good:Ground firmness: Ground firm0mm rain over the last week
Good:Growth: Growing wellgrowth potential 0.90
Good:Temperature: Temperature18°C
Good:Wind: Wind light18 km/h

Limiting factor:none

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