Aspen vs Banff: which is better, month by month

Banff beats Aspen in 5 of 12 months — its lead peaks in October (57 vs 43) — while Aspen wins January; they are within 3 points in the other 6 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.

Aspen

🇺🇸 United States · continental climate

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

Banff

🇨🇦 Canada · continental climate

Best month: February 91/100
Months won: 5 of 12

Aspen vs Banff — all 12 months

Month	Aspen	Banff	Winner	Gap
January	93Sfreezing, a little rain, clean air	77Bfreezing, dry, clean air	Aspen	16
February	90Sfreezing, a little rain, reliable snow	91Sfreezing, a little rain, clean air	Tie	1
March	82Acold, a little rain, reliable snow	83Acold, a little rain, clean air	Tie	1
April	61Ccold, a little rain, reliable snow	66Ccold, a little rain, clean air	Banff	5
May	34Fcool, a little rain, reliable snow	38Fcool, a little rain, reliable snow	Banff	4
June	18Fnice, dry	25Fnice, rainy, clean air	Banff	7
July	12Fwarm, a little rain	12Fwarm, rainy, clean air	Tie	0
August	14Fwarm, a little rain, clean air	16Fwarm, rainy, clean air	Tie	2
September	20Fnice, a little rain, clean air	22Fnice, a little rain, clean air	Tie	2
October	43Fcool, a little rain, clean air	57Dcold, a little rain, clean air	Banff	14
November	74Bcold, a little rain, clean air	80Afreezing, a little rain, clean air	Banff	6
December	87Afreezing, a little rain, clean air	87Afreezing, a little rain, clean air	Tie	0

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is January (93 vs 77). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.