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Salzburg vs Denver
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Salzburg and Denver have nearly identical year-round temperatures; Salzburg is the wetter, with 33 in more rain a year, and Denver the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Salzburg and Denver, in everyday terms.
Summers
Denver has much hotter summers
Salzburg: Mild
Denver: Hot
Winters
Salzburg has much milder winters
Salzburg: Cold
Denver: Very cold
Rain & snow
Salzburg is much wetter
Salzburg: Wet
Denver: Fairly dry
Sky
Denver is sunnier
Salzburg: Often cloudy
Denver: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Salzburg and Denver run remarkably close all year.
Precipitation
Salzburg is the wetter — about 33 in more across the year.
Clear skies
Denver 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) Denver runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salzburg | 39 | 43 | 51 | 61 | 68 | 74 | 77 | 77 | 68 | 59 | 48 | 40 |
| Denver | 44 | 46 | 56 | 63 | 72 | 84 | 90 | 88 | 80 | 66 | 53 | 44 |
| Difference | +6 | +3 | +5 | +2 | +4 | +10 | +13 | +11 | +12 | +7 | +6 | +4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salzburg | 39 | 43 | 51 | 61 | 68 | 74 |
| Denver | 44 | 46 | 56 | 63 | 72 | 84 |
| Difference | +6 | +3 | +5 | +2 | +4 | +10 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salzburg | 77 | 77 | 68 | 59 | 48 | 40 |
| Denver | 90 | 88 | 80 | 66 | 53 | 44 |
| Difference | +13 | +11 | +12 | +7 | +6 | +4 |
Avg low (°F) Salzburg runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salzburg | 26 | 28 | 34 | 40 | 48 | 55 | 58 | 58 | 50 | 43 | 34 | 28 |
| Denver | 16 | 19 | 27 | 34 | 43 | 52 | 58 | 56 | 47 | 35 | 25 | 16 |
| Difference | -10 | -9 | -7 | -7 | -5 | -3 | — | -1 | -3 | -8 | -9 | -12 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salzburg | 26 | 28 | 34 | 40 | 48 | 55 |
| Denver | 16 | 19 | 27 | 34 | 43 | 52 |
| Difference | -10 | -9 | -7 | -7 | -5 | -3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salzburg | 58 | 58 | 50 | 43 | 34 | 28 |
| Denver | 58 | 56 | 47 | 35 | 25 | 16 |
| Difference | — | -1 | -3 | -8 | -9 | -12 |
Precipitation (in) Salzburg runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salzburg | 2.2 | 1.7 | 3.3 | 3 | 5.3 | 6.3 | 5.8 | 6.3 | 4.7 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 2.4 |
| Denver | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Difference | -1.8 | -1.2 | -2.3 | -1.2 | -3 | -4.8 | -4.1 | -4.6 | -3.5 | -2.1 | -2 | -2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salzburg | 2.2 | 1.7 | 3.3 | 3 | 5.3 | 6.3 |
| Denver | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 1.4 |
| Difference | -1.8 | -1.2 | -2.3 | -1.2 | -3 | -4.8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salzburg | 5.8 | 6.3 | 4.7 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 2.4 |
| Denver | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Difference | -4.1 | -4.6 | -3.5 | -2.1 | -2 | -2 |
Snowfall (in)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salzburg | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Denver | 5.2 | 5.3 | 6 | 3.1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 3.2 | 5.8 | 5.2 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salzburg | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Denver | 5.2 | 5.3 | 6 | 3.1 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salzburg | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Denver | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 3.2 | 5.8 | 5.2 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Salzburg runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salzburg | 69 | 70 | 72 | 70 | 73 | 72 | 68 | 65 | 66 | 66 | 71 | 70 |
| Denver | 57 | 57 | 56 | 59 | 58 | 49 | 50 | 50 | 43 | 46 | 51 | 55 |
| Difference | -11 | -13 | -16 | -11 | -14 | -23 | -18 | -14 | -24 | -20 | -20 | -15 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salzburg | 69 | 70 | 72 | 70 | 73 | 72 |
| Denver | 57 | 57 | 56 | 59 | 58 | 49 |
| Difference | -11 | -13 | -16 | -11 | -14 | -23 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salzburg | 68 | 65 | 66 | 66 | 71 | 70 |
| Denver | 50 | 50 | 43 | 46 | 51 | 55 |
| Difference | -18 | -14 | -24 | -20 | -20 | -15 |
Relative humidity (%) Salzburg runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salzburg | 90 | 88 | 84 | 79 | 78 | 78 | 77 | 78 | 81 | 85 | 90 | 90 |
| Denver | 56 | 56 | 52 | 50 | 50 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 43 | 47 | 52 | 57 |
| Difference | -34 | -32 | -32 | -28 | -28 | -35 | -35 | -33 | -38 | -38 | -38 | -34 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salzburg | 90 | 88 | 84 | 79 | 78 | 78 |
| Denver | 56 | 56 | 52 | 50 | 50 | 42 |
| Difference | -34 | -32 | -32 | -28 | -28 | -35 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salzburg | 77 | 78 | 81 | 85 | 90 | 90 |
| Denver | 43 | 44 | 43 | 47 | 52 | 57 |
| Difference | -35 | -33 | -38 | -38 | -38 | -34 |
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. Salzburg trends → · Denver trends →
Salzburg is projected to shift from Cfb to Cfa by the 2071–2099 window (SSP2-4.5); Denver from Cfa to BSk.
Methodology & sources
Salzburg
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Salzburg, a weather station, about 3 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.
Denver
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Brighton 3 SE (NOAA GHCN station USC00050950), about 26 km from the city centre.
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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