Aspen vs Telluride: which is better, month by month

Aspen beats Telluride in 5 of 12 months — its lead peaks in January (93 vs 82) — while Telluride wins March; they are within 3 points in April to September.

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: 5 of 12

Telluride

🇺🇸 United States · continental climate

Best month: March 87/100
Months won: 1 of 12

Aspen vs Telluride — all 12 months

Month	Aspen	Telluride	Winner	Gap
January	93Sfreezing, a little rain, clean air	82Afreezing, dry, clean air	Aspen	11
February	90Sfreezing, a little rain, reliable snow	85Afreezing, a little rain, reliable snow	Aspen	5
March	82Acold, a little rain, reliable snow	87Acold, a little rain, reliable snow	Telluride	5
April	61Ccold, a little rain, reliable snow	59Dcold, dry, reliable snow	Tie	2
May	34Fcool, a little rain, reliable snow	33Fcool, a little rain, reliable snow	Tie	1
June	18Fnice, dry	17Fnice, a little rain	Tie	1
July	12Fwarm, a little rain	12Fwarm, a little rain	Tie	0
August	14Fwarm, a little rain, clean air	14Fnice, a little rain, clean air	Tie	0
September	20Fnice, a little rain, clean air	19Fnice, a little rain, clean air	Tie	1
October	43Fcool, a little rain, clean air	38Fcool, dry, clean air	Aspen	5
November	74Bcold, a little rain, clean air	68Ccold, dry, clean air	Aspen	6
December	87Afreezing, a little rain, clean air	78Bfreezing, dry, clean air	Aspen	9

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is January (93 vs 82). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.