Alta vs Vail: which is better, month by month

Alta beats Vail in 6 of 12 months — its lead peaks in May (64 vs 35) — while Vail wins January; they are within 3 points in the other 5 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: 6 of 12

Vail

🇺🇸 United States · continental climate

Best month: January 93/100
Months won: 1 of 12

Alta vs Vail — all 12 months

Month	Alta	Vail	Winner	Gap
January	89Afreezing, rainy, clean air	93Sfreezing, a little rain, clean air	Vail	4
February	86Afreezing, rainy, reliable snow	87Afreezing, a little rain, reliable snow	Tie	1
March	94Sfreezing, rainy, reliable snow	82Acold, rainy, reliable snow	Alta	12
April	79Bcold, rainy, reliable snow	62Ccold, rainy, reliable snow	Alta	17
May	64Ccold, rainy, reliable snow	35Fcool, a little rain, reliable snow	Alta	29
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	20Fnice, a little rain, clean air	Tie	2
October	69Ccold, a little rain, clean air	46Fcool, a little rain, clean air	Alta	23
November	82Acold, a little rain, clean air	76Bcold, a little rain, clean air	Alta	6
December	91Sfreezing, rainy, clean air	89Afreezing, a little rain, clean air	Tie	2

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is May (64 vs 35). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.