Telluride weather by month & the best time to visit
United States · alpine / mountain town · continental climate
The best time to visit Telluride is June — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 95/100), with July and August close behind. Telluride averages about 3,220 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 23°C / 73°F and roughly 18 mm of rain in June.
When is the best time to visit Telluride?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Telluride is June, then July and August. The dullest month is January (0/100, 47 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Telluride?
Telluride is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,220 hours of sunshine a year. 95 Sunshine Score points separate June (95) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #57 of 580 destinations in United States for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,279 hours. The year's 529 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | -2° / 28°F | -13° / 9°F | 47 mm | 3 |
| February | 0 | -1° / 30°F | -12° / 10°F | 47 mm | 4 |
| March | 0 | 4° / 39°F | -8° / 18°F | 42 mm | 6 |
| April | 8 | 9° / 48°F | -4° / 25°F | 41 mm | 8 |
| May | 53 | 15° / 59°F | 1° / 34°F | 39 mm | 9 |
| June | 95 | 23° / 73°F | 6° / 43°F | 18 mm | 11 |
| July | 89 | 25° / 77°F | 10° / 50°F | 52 mm | 10 |
| August | 89 | 23° / 73°F | 9° / 48°F | 52 mm | 9 |
| September | 81 | 19° / 66°F | 5° / 41°F | 54 mm | 8 |
| October | 23 | 11° / 52°F | -1° / 30°F | 43 mm | 5 |
| November | 0 | 4° / 39°F | -7° / 19°F | 41 mm | 3 |
| December | 0 | -2° / 28°F | -12° / 10°F | 53 mm | 2 |
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Telluride: questions and answers
What kind of destination is Telluride?
Telluride is a alpine / mountain town in United States at 2,752 m elevation with a continental climate.
How many hours of sunshine does Telluride get a year?
Telluride gets about 3,220 hours of sunshine a year, at its best around June.
When is the best time to visit Telluride?
The sunniest time to visit Telluride is June, when the Sunshine Score peaks at 95/100 (with July and August close behind). Expect daytime highs around 23°C / 73°F.
What is the least sunny month in Telluride?
January is the least sunny month in Telluride, scoring 0/100 with about 47 mm of rain.
How strong is the sun in Telluride?
The typical midday UV index in Telluride 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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