SeasonMapTelluride vs Vail: which is better, month by month
Vail beats Telluride in 4 of 12 months — its lead peaks in January (93 vs 82) — while Telluride wins March; they are within 3 points in the other 7 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.
Telluride vs Vail — all 12 months
| Month | Telluride | Vail | Winner | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 82Afreezing, dry, clean air | 93Sfreezing, a little rain, clean air | Vail | 11 |
| February | 85Afreezing, a little rain, reliable snow | 87Afreezing, a little rain, reliable snow | Tie | 2 |
| March | 87Acold, a little rain, reliable snow | 82Acold, rainy, reliable snow | Telluride | 5 |
| April | 59Dcold, dry, reliable snow | 62Ccold, rainy, reliable snow | Tie | 3 |
| May | 33Fcool, a little rain, reliable snow | 35Fcool, a little rain, reliable snow | Tie | 2 |
| June | 17Fnice, a little rain | 17Fnice, a little rain | Tie | 0 |
| July | 12Fwarm, a little rain | 12Fwarm, a little rain | Tie | 0 |
| August | 14Fnice, a little rain, clean air | 14Fnice, a little rain, clean air | Tie | 0 |
| September | 19Fnice, a little rain, clean air | 20Fnice, a little rain, clean air | Tie | 1 |
| October | 38Fcool, dry, clean air | 46Fcool, a little rain, clean air | Vail | 8 |
| November | 68Ccold, dry, clean air | 76Bcold, a little rain, clean air | Vail | 8 |
| December | 78Bfreezing, dry, clean air | 89Afreezing, a little rain, clean air | Vail | 11 |
A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is January (82 vs 93). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.