Boulder vs Salt Lake City: which is better, month by month

Boulder beats Salt Lake City in 6 of 12 months — its lead peaks in July (84 vs 66) — while Salt Lake City wins May; 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.

Boulder

🇺🇸 United States · mild climate

Best month
September 90/100
Months won
6 of 12

Salt Lake City

🇺🇸 United States · arid climate

Best month
May 94/100
Months won
1 of 12

Boulder vs Salt Lake City — all 12 months

MonthBoulderSalt Lake CityWinnerGap
January62Ccold, dry, clean air51Dcold, a little rain, clean airBoulder11
February66Ccold, a little rain, clean air61Ccold, a little rain, reliable snowBoulder5
March74Bcool, a little rain, clean air72Bcold, a little rain, reliable snowTie2
April80Acool, a little rain, reliable snow82Acool, a little rainTie2
May83Anice, rainy, clean air94Snice, a little rainSalt Lake City11
June88Ahot, a little rain, clean air88Ahot, dryTie0
July84Ahot, a little rain66Csweltering, dryBoulder18
August87Ahot, a little rain, clean air80Ahot, dry, clean airBoulder7
September90Swarm, a little rain, clean air92Swarm, dry, clean airTie2
October86Anice, dry, clean air84Anice, a little rain, clean airTie2
November73Bcool, dry, clean air69Ccold, dry, clean airBoulder4
December67Ccold, dry, clean air53Dcold, a little rain, muggy airBoulder14

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is July (84 vs 66). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.