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 vs Telluride — all 12 months

MonthAspenTellurideWinnerGap
January93Sfreezing, a little rain, clean air82Afreezing, dry, clean airAspen11
February90Sfreezing, a little rain, reliable snow85Afreezing, a little rain, reliable snowAspen5
March82Acold, a little rain, reliable snow87Acold, a little rain, reliable snowTelluride5
April61Ccold, a little rain, reliable snow59Dcold, dry, reliable snowTie2
May34Fcool, a little rain, reliable snow33Fcool, a little rain, reliable snowTie1
June18Fnice, dry17Fnice, a little rainTie1
July12Fwarm, a little rain12Fwarm, a little rainTie0
August14Fwarm, a little rain, clean air14Fnice, a little rain, clean airTie0
September20Fnice, a little rain, clean air19Fnice, a little rain, clean airTie1
October43Fcool, a little rain, clean air38Fcool, dry, clean airAspen5
November74Bcold, a little rain, clean air68Ccold, dry, clean airAspen6
December87Afreezing, a little rain, clean air78Bfreezing, dry, clean airAspen9

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.

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

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