Calgary vs Denver: which is better, month by month

Denver beats Calgary in 9 of 12 months — its lead peaks in December (67 vs 38) — while Calgary wins July to August; they are within 3 points in June.

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.

Calgary vs Denver — all 12 months

MonthCalgaryDenverWinnerGap
January43Ffreezing, dry, clean air63Ccold, dry, clean airDenver20
February41Ffreezing, dry, clean air66Ccold, dry, clean airDenver25
March55Dcold, dry, clean air75Bcool, a little rain, clean airDenver20
April72Bcold, dry, clean air82Acool, a little rain, clean airDenver10
May80Acool, a little rain88Anice, a little rainDenver8
June84Anice, rainy, clean air87Ahot, a little rain, clean airTie3
July91Swarm, a little rain81Ahot, a little rainCalgary10
August94Swarm, a little rain84Ahot, dry, clean airCalgary10
September86Anice, dry, clean air90Swarm, dry, clean airDenver4
October68Ccold, dry, clean air86Anice, dry, clean airDenver18
November51Dcold, dry, clean air73Bcool, dry, clean airDenver22
December38Ffreezing, dry, clean air67Ccold, dry, clean airDenver29

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is December (38 vs 67). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.

Calgary

🇨🇦 Canada · arid climate

Best month
August 94/100
Months won
2 of 12

Denver

🇺🇸 United States · arid climate

Best month
September 90/100
Months won
9 of 12

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