Hail in Colorado — where it hits, county by county
Hail is a fact of life on Colorado ground — 1,648 National Weather Service hail reports in the last 5 years, led by El Paso County, peaking around June. The table below ranks the counties; the interactive national map shows exactly where, year by year. Checking a specific address? The map’s search box pulls every dated report within 25 miles.
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| County | Reports | Avg/yr | Peak month | % damaging (≥1.5″) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Paso | 385 | 77.0 | Jun | 23% |
| Yuma | 204 | 40.8 | Jun | 39% |
| Weld | 156 | 31.2 | Jun | 25% |
| Kit Carson | 133 | 26.6 | Jun | 38% |
| Elbert | 122 | 24.4 | Jun | 41% |
| Lincoln | 122 | 24.4 | Aug | 72% |
| Washington | 97 | 19.4 | May | 73% |
| Jefferson | 97 | 19.4 | Jun | 22% |
| Adams | 85 | 17.0 | Jun | 25% |
| Denver | 84 | 16.8 | Jun | 24% |
| Logan | 83 | 16.6 | Jun | 57% |
| Morgan | 80 | 16.0 | Jun | 56% |
Colorado hail — the questions people ask
Where does it hail the most in Colorado?
By reported hail over the last 5 years, the most active counties in Colorado are El Paso, Yuma, Weld. Reports track population and spotter coverage as well as storms, so rural corridors can be under-counted; the persistent leaders on this table are real hail geography.
When is hail season in Colorado?
Reported hail in Colorado peaks around June, with most activity in the spring-through-midsummer window. Any single year can break the pattern.
How much of Colorado's hail is damaging?
On this page, damaging means reported stones of 1.5″ or larger — the size that reliably dents roofs and vehicles and strips crops. The per-county damaging share is in the table; statewide, hail of any size totaled 1,648 reports over 5 years.