Steamboat Springs vs Vail: which is better, month by month

Vail beats Steamboat Springs in 3 of 12 months — its lead peaks in October (46 vs 39) — and they are within 3 points in the other 9 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.

Steamboat Springs

🇺🇸 United States · continental climate

Best month: January 92/100
Months won: 0 of 12

Vail

🇺🇸 United States · continental climate

Best month: January 93/100
Months won: 3 of 12

Steamboat Springs vs Vail — all 12 months

Month	Steamboat Springs	Vail	Winner	Gap
January	92Sfreezing, a little rain, clean air	93Sfreezing, a little rain, clean air	Tie	1
February	88Afreezing, a little rain, clean air	87Afreezing, a little rain, reliable snow	Tie	1
March	81Acold, a little rain, reliable snow	82Acold, rainy, reliable snow	Tie	1
April	57Dcold, a little rain, reliable snow	62Ccold, rainy, reliable snow	Vail	5
May	29Fnice, a little rain, reliable snow	35Fcool, a little rain, reliable snow	Vail	6
June	17Fnice, a little rain, clean air	17Fnice, a little rain	Tie	0
July	14Fwarm, dry	12Fwarm, a little rain	Tie	2
August	12Fwarm, dry, clean air	14Fnice, a little rain, clean air	Tie	2
September	19Fnice, a little rain, clean air	20Fnice, a little rain, clean air	Tie	1
October	39Fcool, a little rain, clean air	46Fcool, a little rain, clean air	Vail	7
November	73Bcold, a little rain, clean air	76Bcold, a little rain, clean air	Tie	3
December	86Afreezing, a little rain, clean air	89Afreezing, a little rain, clean air	Tie	3

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is October (39 vs 46). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.