Alta vs Telluride: which is better, month by month

Alta beats Telluride in 8 of 12 months — its lead peaks in May (64 vs 33) — and they are within 3 points in the other 4 months.

Each place is scored under the lens that suits its type. Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 estimate from ERA5 climate normals, not a forecast.

Alta

🇺🇸 United States · continental climate

Best month: March 94/100
Months won: 8 of 12

Telluride

🇺🇸 United States · continental climate

Best month: March 87/100
Months won: 0 of 12

Alta vs Telluride — all 12 months

Month	Alta	Telluride	Winner	Gap
January	89Afreezing, rainy, clean air	82Afreezing, dry, clean air	Alta	7
February	86Afreezing, rainy, reliable snow	85Afreezing, a little rain, reliable snow	Tie	1
March	94Sfreezing, rainy, reliable snow	87Acold, a little rain, reliable snow	Alta	7
April	79Bcold, rainy, reliable snow	59Dcold, dry, reliable snow	Alta	20
May	64Ccold, rainy, reliable snow	33Fcool, a little rain, reliable snow	Alta	31
June	26Fnice, a little rain	17Fnice, a little rain	Alta	9
July	14Fnice, rainy	12Fwarm, a little rain	Tie	2
August	12Fnice, rainy, clean air	14Fnice, a little rain, clean air	Tie	2
September	22Fnice, rainy, clean air	19Fnice, a little rain, clean air	Tie	3
October	69Ccold, a little rain, clean air	38Fcool, dry, clean air	Alta	31
November	82Acold, a little rain, clean air	68Ccold, dry, clean air	Alta	14
December	91Sfreezing, rainy, clean air	78Bfreezing, dry, clean air	Alta	13

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is May (64 vs 33). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.