Denver set back-to-back daily heat records over the weekend as temperatures climbed above 100 degrees, capping what could be one of the city’s hottest Julys on record.

The temperature reached 101 degrees Saturday, according to the National Weather Service, breaking the previous record of 99 degrees that was set in 1931 and tied in 1963. 

On Sunday, the temperature climbed to 103 degrees, according to the National Weather Service. The previous record for the date was 100 degrees, set in 1910.

NWS records in Denver date to 1872.

The prolonged stretch of triple-digit heat prompted heat advisories throughout the weekend and officials opened cooling centers across the region.

The latest heat wave has helped put July 2026 on track to become the city’s second-hottest July since record-keeping began. Through July 25, the month’s average temperature was 78.3 degrees, trailing only July 2012, which finished with an average temperature of 78.9 degrees.

Denver also is on pace to record its third-highest average maximum temperature for July. The average high temperature this month stands at 94 degrees, behind only 94.5 degrees in 2005 and 94.4 degrees in 2012.

Despite recent records, Denver’s hottest July day remains July 20, 2005, when the temperature reached 105 degrees.

A break from the extreme heat is expected this week. 

Forecasters are calling for scattered showers through much of the week, with daytime highs gradually falling into the low 90s by midweek.