Sunshine Atlas

Alamosa weather by month & the best time to visit

United States · alpine / mountain town · continental climate

Alamosa, United States
Alamosa — photo by Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

The best time to visit Alamosa is June — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 96/100), with May and September close behind. Alamosa averages about 3,524 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 28°C / 82°F and roughly 22 mm of rain in June.

When is the best time to visit Alamosa?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Alamosa is June, then May and September. The dullest month is January (0/100, 25 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Alamosa?

Alamosa is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,524 hours of sunshine a year. 96 Sunshine Score points separate June (96) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #35 of 580 destinations in United States for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,279 hours. The year's 410 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.

Sunshine Score by month

January: 0February: 0March: 16April: 54May: 93June: 9696July: 89August: 91September: 93October: 63November: 8December: 0JFMAMJJASOND
MonthScoreDay highNight lowRainUV
January0 3° / 37°F-10° / 14°F 25 mm3
February0 5° / 41°F-9° / 16°F 27 mm4
March16 10° / 50°F-4° / 25°F 32 mm6
April54 15° / 59°F-1° / 30°F 39 mm8
May93 21° / 70°F4° / 39°F 36 mm9
June96 28° / 82°F10° / 50°F 22 mm11
July89 29° / 84°F13° / 55°F 61 mm10
August91 28° / 82°F12° / 54°F 50 mm10
September93 24° / 75°F7° / 45°F 37 mm8
October63 16° / 61°F0° / 32°F 28 mm6
November8 9° / 48°F-4° / 25°F 23 mm4
December0 3° / 37°F-10° / 14°F 30 mm2

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Alamosa: questions and answers

What kind of destination is Alamosa?

Alamosa is a alpine / mountain town in United States at 2,296 m elevation with a continental climate.

How many hours of sunshine does Alamosa get a year?

Alamosa gets about 3,524 hours of sunshine a year, at its best around June.

When is the best time to visit Alamosa?

The sunniest time to visit Alamosa is June, when the Sunshine Score peaks at 96/100 (with May and September close behind). Expect daytime highs around 28°C / 82°F.

What is the least sunny month in Alamosa?

January is the least sunny month in Alamosa, scoring 0/100 with about 25 mm of rain.

How strong is the sun in Alamosa?

The typical midday UV index in Alamosa peaks around 11 (extreme) in June, easing to about 2 (low) in December. Month-by-month midday UV values are in the UV column of the table on this page.

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