Sun Valley vs Telluride: which is better, month by month

Sun Valley beats Telluride in 5 of 12 months — its lead peaks in December (88 vs 78) — 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.

Sun Valley vs Telluride — all 12 months

MonthSun ValleyTellurideWinnerGap
January86Afreezing, a little rain, clean air82Afreezing, dry, clean airSun Valley4
February91Sfreezing, a little rain, clean air85Afreezing, a little rain, reliable snowSun Valley6
March83Acold, a little rain, muggy air87Acold, a little rain, reliable snowTelluride4
April58Dcold, a little rain, reliable snow59Dcold, dry, reliable snowTie1
May34Fcool, a little rain, reliable snow33Fcool, a little rain, reliable snowTie1
June20Fnice, dry, clean air17Fnice, a little rainTie3
July12Fwarm, dry, clean air12Fwarm, a little rainTie0
August14Fwarm, dry, clean air14Fnice, a little rain, clean airTie0
September18Fnice, dry, clean air19Fnice, a little rain, clean airTie1
October45Fcold, a little rain, clean air38Fcool, dry, clean airSun Valley7
November72Bcold, a little rain, clean air68Ccold, dry, clean airSun Valley4
December88Afreezing, a little rain, clean air78Bfreezing, dry, clean airSun Valley10

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is December (88 vs 78). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.

Sun Valley

🇺🇸 United States · continental climate

Best month
February 91/100
Months won
5 of 12

Telluride

🇺🇸 United States · continental climate

Best month
March 87/100
Months won
1 of 12

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