Aspen vs Yellowstone National Park: which is better, month by month

Yellowstone National Park beats Aspen in 7 of 12 months — its lead peaks in July (90 vs 12) — while Aspen wins November to March.

Each place is scored under the lens that suits its type — they are different kinds of destination, so the scores are each place at its own best. 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

Yellowstone National Park

🇺🇸 United States · continental climate

Best month
August 92/100
Months won
7 of 12

Aspen vs Yellowstone National Park — all 12 months

MonthAspenYellowstone National ParkWinnerGap
January93Sfreezing, a little rain, clean air45Ffreezing, a little rain, clean airAspen48
February90Sfreezing, a little rain, reliable snow47Ffreezing, a little rain, clean airAspen43
March82Acold, a little rain, reliable snow62Cfreezing, a little rain, muggy airAspen20
April61Ccold, a little rain, reliable snow71Bcold, a little rain, reliable snowYellowstone National Park10
May34Fcool, a little rain, reliable snow78Bcold, a little rain, reliable snowYellowstone National Park44
June18Fnice, dry86Acool, a little rainYellowstone National Park68
July12Fwarm, a little rain90Snice, dryYellowstone National Park78
August14Fwarm, a little rain, clean air92Snice, a little rain, clean airYellowstone National Park78
September20Fnice, a little rain, clean air84Acool, a little rain, clean airYellowstone National Park64
October43Fcool, a little rain, clean air70Bcold, a little rain, clean airYellowstone National Park27
November74Bcold, a little rain, clean air55Dfreezing, a little rain, clean airAspen19
December87Afreezing, a little rain, clean air42Ffreezing, a little rain, clean airAspen45

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is July (12 vs 90). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.