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Courchevel vs Telluride
Comparing Courchevel change · Telluride change
Courchevel and Telluride have nearly identical year-round temperatures; Courchevel is the wetter, with 15 in more rain a year, and Telluride the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Courchevel and Telluride, in everyday terms.
Summers
Telluride has much hotter summers
Courchevel: Cool
Telluride: Mild
Winters
Courchevel has much milder winters
Courchevel: Very cold
Telluride: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Courchevel is wetter
Courchevel: Moderate rainfall
Telluride: Fairly dry
Sky
Telluride is sunnier
Courchevel: Often cloudy
Telluride: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Courchevel and Telluride run remarkably close all year.
Precipitation
Courchevel is the wetter — about 15 in more across the year.
Clear skies
Telluride has the clearer skies — the higher line.
Exact monthly numbers
Tap a metric to open its full table. Desktop shows all twelve months; on a phone each metric splits into Jan–Jun and Jul–Dec.
Avg high (°F) Telluride runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courchevel | 31 | 33 | 38 | 44 | 53 | 62 | 65 | 65 | 57 | 51 | 40 | 33 |
| Telluride | 37 | 39 | 44 | 52 | 61 | 73 | 77 | 74 | 68 | 58 | 46 | 37 |
| Difference | +6 | +6 | +6 | +8 | +8 | +11 | +12 | +10 | +11 | +7 | +5 | +4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courchevel | 31 | 33 | 38 | 44 | 53 | 62 |
| Telluride | 37 | 39 | 44 | 52 | 61 | 73 |
| Difference | +6 | +6 | +6 | +8 | +8 | +11 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courchevel | 65 | 65 | 57 | 51 | 40 | 33 |
| Telluride | 77 | 74 | 68 | 58 | 46 | 37 |
| Difference | +12 | +10 | +11 | +7 | +5 | +4 |
Avg low (°F) Courchevel runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courchevel | 16 | 16 | 21 | 28 | 36 | 41 | 44 | 44 | 38 | 33 | 25 | 19 |
| Telluride | 3 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 30 | 35 | 42 | 41 | 34 | 25 | 14 | 4 |
| Difference | -13 | -8 | -6 | -5 | -6 | -6 | -2 | -3 | -4 | -8 | -11 | -15 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courchevel | 16 | 16 | 21 | 28 | 36 | 41 |
| Telluride | 3 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 30 | 35 |
| Difference | -13 | -8 | -6 | -5 | -6 | -6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courchevel | 44 | 44 | 38 | 33 | 25 | 19 |
| Telluride | 42 | 41 | 34 | 25 | 14 | 4 |
| Difference | -2 | -3 | -4 | -8 | -11 | -15 |
Precipitation (in) Courchevel runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courchevel | 3.2 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 3.7 |
| Telluride | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.2 |
| Difference | -1.7 | -1 | -1.1 | -0.7 | -1.8 | -2.5 | -0.9 | -0.4 | — | -1.1 | -1.6 | -2.4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courchevel | 3.2 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 3.4 |
| Telluride | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 0.9 |
| Difference | -1.7 | -1 | -1.1 | -0.7 | -1.8 | -2.5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courchevel | 3.3 | 3 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 3.7 |
| Telluride | 2.4 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.2 |
| Difference | -0.9 | -0.4 | — | -1.1 | -1.6 | -2.4 |
Snowfall (in)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courchevel | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Telluride | 24.3 | 21.5 | 22.8 | 13.5 | 5.2 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 5.3 | 18.3 | 18.9 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courchevel | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Telluride | 24.3 | 21.5 | 22.8 | 13.5 | 5.2 | 0.3 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courchevel | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Telluride | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 5.3 | 18.3 | 18.9 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Courchevel runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courchevel | 66 | 67 | 69 | 72 | 73 | 65 | 56 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 68 | 68 |
| Telluride | 48 | 55 | 57 | 60 | 56 | 43 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 43 | 46 | 51 |
| Difference | -17 | -13 | -12 | -12 | -17 | -22 | +1 | +2 | -13 | -21 | -21 | -17 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courchevel | 66 | 67 | 69 | 72 | 73 | 65 |
| Telluride | 48 | 55 | 57 | 60 | 56 | 43 |
| Difference | -17 | -13 | -12 | -12 | -17 | -22 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courchevel | 56 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 68 | 68 |
| Telluride | 57 | 58 | 46 | 43 | 46 | 51 |
| Difference | +1 | +2 | -13 | -21 | -21 | -17 |
Relative humidity (%) Courchevel runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courchevel | 86 | 87 | 86 | 81 | 77 | 74 | 72 | 71 | 76 | 79 | 85 | 85 |
| Telluride | 78 | 78 | 68 | 60 | 52 | 41 | 48 | 52 | 50 | 54 | 63 | 75 |
| Difference | -8 | -8 | -18 | -21 | -24 | -33 | -24 | -19 | -26 | -26 | -22 | -11 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courchevel | 86 | 87 | 86 | 81 | 77 | 74 |
| Telluride | 78 | 78 | 68 | 60 | 52 | 41 |
| Difference | -8 | -8 | -18 | -21 | -24 | -33 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courchevel | 72 | 71 | 76 | 79 | 85 | 85 |
| Telluride | 48 | 52 | 50 | 54 | 63 | 75 |
| Difference | -24 | -19 | -26 | -26 | -22 | -11 |
How both climates are changing
Both cities are warming. Each city has its own warming trend; see its trends page for the year-by-year detail. Courchevel trends → · Telluride trends →
Methodology & sources
Courchevel
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 28 years of daily observations at Val D'isere Jos, a weather station, about 27 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.
Telluride
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 24 years of daily observations at Telluride 4wnw, a weather station, about 6 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.
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