Denver / Aurora per diem ratesColorado · FY 2027
Meals and incidentals are paid at the top tier, which 33 areas share. Denver / Aurora’s full-year average lodging cap, $203 a night, ranks sixth of the 15 Colorado areas, between Steamboat Springs ($206) and Montrose ($164).
| Months | Cap | Nights |
|---|---|---|
| October | $227 | 31 |
| November to March | $170 | 151 |
| April to September | $227 | 183 |
Four days in October
Monday, October 5, 2026, to Thursday: up to $1,003, three nights at the October cap plus $322 M&IE. Starting November 2 instead, in a low month, the same trip comes to $832.
Weighted by days, the cap sits 80% above the standard rate over the year.
Denver / Aurora among the 295
Denver / Aurora’s Oct, Apr–Sep peak lodging cap of $227 ranks 51st among the peak caps of the 295 areas, between Coeur d’Alene (ID) and Montpelier (VT). Philadelphia (PA) has exactly the same peak cap. Nationally, Denver / Aurora is 31st of 295 by full-year average, between Bar Harbor / Rockport (ME, $204) and Chicago (IL, $202). Colorado, area by area.
Denver / Aurora since FY 2021
Since FY 2021 Denver / Aurora’s full-year average has grown 11.7%; ranked by that growth, Denver / Aurora sits between Washington, DC (DC) and Hot Springs (AR). Against FY 2026, Denver / Aurora’s full-year average rose 4.7%, between Galveston (TX) and Pittsfield (MA) among year-on-year changes. In FY 2021 Denver / Aurora ranked 27th of 293 by full-year average, between Midland / Odessa (TX) and Los Angeles (CA). Along the way: flat in FY 2023, up 1.6% in FY 2024, up 5% in FY 2025.