Colorado Natural Gas Prices
Residential price per thousand cubic feet, month by month, with the national average alongside. June 2026 EIA data. Electricity rates: Colorado electricity page.
Natural gas delivered to homes in Colorado costs $15.05/Mcf (≈ $1.45 per therm) — below the US average of $24.09, the 45th highest of 51 tracked states.
Estimate your bill — therms × Colorado gas price
Your usage × the latest average rate. Fixed charges, demand charges, and utility-specific rates vary — this is the benchmark, not an invoice.
Where Colorado gas prices are heading
Residential $/Mcf, last 12 months and the 5-year view — the winter peaks are heating season.
Colorado natural gas price (12 months) US average
Price, month by month
Last 24 months, residential $/Mcf.
| Month | Price | ≈ per therm |
|---|---|---|
| June 2026 | $15.05/Mcf | $1.45 |
| May 2026 | $11.92/Mcf | $1.15 |
| April 2026 | $11.03/Mcf | $1.06 |
| March 2026 | $11.64/Mcf | $1.12 |
| February 2026 | $10.99/Mcf | $1.06 |
| January 2026 | $10.57/Mcf | $1.02 |
| December 2025 | $10.41/Mcf | $1.00 |
| November 2025 | $10.92/Mcf | $1.05 |
| October 2025 | $12.28/Mcf | $1.18 |
| September 2025 | $16.02/Mcf | $1.54 |
| August 2025 | $17.41/Mcf | $1.68 |
| July 2025 | $17.22/Mcf | $1.66 |
| June 2025 | $16.23/Mcf | $1.57 |
| May 2025 | $13.02/Mcf | $1.26 |
| April 2025 | $11.67/Mcf | $1.13 |
| March 2025 | $10.31/Mcf | $0.99 |
| February 2025 | $9.75/Mcf | $0.94 |
| January 2025 | $10.02/Mcf | $0.97 |
| December 2024 | $9.87/Mcf | $0.95 |
| November 2024 | $10.06/Mcf | $0.97 |
| October 2024 | $12.29/Mcf | $1.19 |
| September 2024 | $15.30/Mcf | $1.48 |
| August 2024 | $16.50/Mcf | $1.59 |
| July 2024 | $15.79/Mcf | $1.52 |
Per-therm figures use a labeled approximation (1 Mcf ≈ 10.37 therms at typical residential heat content) — your bill states your utility's exact conversion and delivery charges.
Gas prices next door
Neighboring states, latest residential $/Mcf.
| State | Price | vs Colorado |
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Common questions
Answered from the data on this page.
What is the price of residential natural gas in Colorado?
Natural gas delivered to residences in Colorado averaged $15.05 per thousand cubic feet ($/Mcf) as of June 2026, per EIA — roughly $1.45 per therm at typical heat content (1 Mcf ≈ 10.37 therms; your utility’s conversion is on the bill).
How does Colorado compare to the national average for natural gas?
The US average is $24.09/Mcf in the same month — Colorado is lower than that, at $15.05/Mcf.
Why is my natural gas bill higher in winter?
Heating demand drives both usage and price. Over the last two winters, Colorado residential gas averaged $10.27/Mcf in December–February; the latest month is above that seasonal average. More therms × higher price is why winter bills dwarf summer ones.
Data: EIA Natural Gas Navigator (monthly residential prices), through June 2026. Electricity comparison: Colorado electricity rates. See the methodology.