Montrose vs Aspen: which is sunnier?
🇺🇸 United States vs 🇺🇸 United States · 119 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Montrose is the sunnier overall: about 3,242 hours of sunshine a year to Aspen's 3,154. Montrose has the higher Sunshine Score in 5 of 12 months, Aspen in 1 (6 within 2 points).
Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.
At a glance
| Montrose | Aspen | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 3,242 | 3,154 |
| Sunniest month | June (96/100) | June (94/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 6/100 | 0/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 87/100 | 91/100 |
| Rain / year | 411 mm | 527 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 10 (very high) | 9 (very high) |
Montrose vs Aspen month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montrose | Aspen | Montrose | Aspen | Montrose | Aspen | |
| January | 0 | 0 | 5° | -1° | 34 | 48 |
| February | 0 | 0 | 6° | 0° | 34 | 45 |
| March | 31 | 0 | 12° | 4° | 34 | 45 |
| April | 69 | 7 | 17° | 9° | 33 | 51 |
| May | 92 | 60 | 23° | 16° | 32 | 43 |
| June | 96 | 94 | 31° | 24° | 14 | 21 |
| July | 73 | 89 | 34° | 27° | 39 | 47 |
| August | 91 | 90 | 31° | 25° | 42 | 45 |
| September | 90 | 89 | 27° | 21° | 43 | 46 |
| October | 76 | 30 | 18° | 12° | 36 | 43 |
| November | 23 | 0 | 11° | 5° | 30 | 42 |
| December | 0 | 0 | 5° | -1° | 40 | 51 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan even · Feb even · Mar Montrose · Apr Montrose · May Montrose · Jun even · Jul Aspen · Aug even · Sep even · Oct Montrose · Nov Montrose · Dec even.
When to pick which
- November–February: Montrose (average score 6/100 vs 0). Montrose is the warmer, around 7°C daytime highs vs 1°C. See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: Montrose (average score 64/100 vs 22). Montrose is the warmer, around 17°C daytime highs vs 10°C.
- June–August: Aspen (average score 91/100 vs 87). Montrose is the warmer, around 32°C daytime highs vs 25°C.
- September–October: Montrose (average score 83/100 vs 60). Montrose is the warmer, around 23°C daytime highs vs 17°C.
Full month-by-month guides: Montrose weather by month · Aspen weather by month · Best time to visit United States.
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