Colorado Hail Season Guide

The season is narrower than most people expect. Across the 672 ground-confirmed hail days in our record, 88% fell in May, June, or July — and June alone accounted for about half. Here is how the confirmed hail days break down:

Share of the 672 ground-confirmed hail days in Red Hawk's 139-city record, 2021–2026. No April hail day in these cities was confirmed on the ground over that period — April storms happen, but measured hail here is overwhelmingly a May-to-July event.

• Get a baseline inspection so pre-season condition is documented — free, photo-documented, written report.
• Photograph your roof, gutters, and siding from the ground while everything is undamaged.
• Pull out your policy: note your deductible and whether coverage is ACV or RCV before you ever need it.
• Clear gutters and trim overhanging branches — storm debris compounds hail damage.

• Photograph hailstones next to a coin for scale before they melt, and damage from the ground before anything is moved.
• Check the soft metals that date a storm — gutters, downspouts, AC fins, window screens, mailboxes.
• Don't climb on the roof, and don't sign anything at the door the day of the storm.
• If hail was 1 inch or larger, schedule an inspection and report the claim promptly.

If a storm did hit, the claim itself has its own playbook — see our step-by-step guide to filing a roof insurance claim in Colorado, or go deeper on storm-day law and documentation in the hail season survival guide.