When to plant Winter squash in Colorado

In fall, June 1 – 15.

USDA's earliest safe spring and latest safe fall planting dates, matched to each place's average frost dates.

Winter squash planting dates by place in Colorado
PlaceSpringFall
Arvada—June 1 – 15
Aurora—June 1 – July 1
Berthoud—June 1 – 15
Boulder—June 1 – 15
Brighton—June 1 – July 1
Broomfield—June 1 – July 1
Cañon City—June 1 – July 1
Castle Pines—June 1 – 15
Castle Rock—June 1 – 15
Centennial—June 1 – July 1
Colorado Springs—June 1 – July 1
Commerce City—June 1 – July 1
Denver—June 1 – July 1
Durango—June 1 – 15
Englewood—June 1 – July 1
Erie—June 1 – 15
Evans—June 1 – July 1
Federal Heights—June 1 – July 1
Firestone—June 1 – 15
Fort Collins—June 1 – July 1
Fort Morgan—June 1 – July 1
Fountain—June 1 – July 1
Frederick—June 1 – 15
Fruita—June 1 – July 1
Glenwood Springs—June 1 – 15
Golden—June 1 – July 1
Grand Junction—June 1 – July 1
Greeley—June 1 – July 1
Greenwood Village—June 1 – July 1
Johnstown—June 1 – 15
Lafayette—June 1 – July 1
Lakewood—June 1 – July 1
Littleton—June 1 – July 1
Lone Tree—June 1 – July 1
Longmont—June 1 – 15
Louisville—June 1 – 15
Loveland—June 1 – 15
Montrose—June 1 – July 1
Monument—June 1 – 15
Northglenn—June 1 – July 1
Parker—June 1 – 15
Pueblo—June 1 – July 1
Rifle—June 1 – 15
Severance—June 1 – July 1
Steamboat Springs—Not listed
Sterling—June 1 – July 1
Superior—June 1 – 15
Thornton—June 1 – July 1
Timnath—June 1 – July 1
Wellington—June 1 – July 1
Westminster—June 1 – July 1
Wheat Ridge—June 1 – 15
Windsor—June 1 – July 1

Planting dates: USDA Home and Garden Bulletin No. 9 (1967), tables 4 and 5. Frost dates: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020. “—” means the place's frost date is outside the table. The full USDA table for winter squash.