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Arosa vs Telluride
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Arosa and Telluride have nearly identical year-round temperatures; Arosa is the wetter, with 655 mm more rain a year, and Telluride the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Arosa and Telluride, in everyday terms.
Summers
Telluride has far hotter summers
Arosa: Cool
Telluride: Mild
Winters
Arosa has much milder winters
Arosa: Very cold
Telluride: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Arosa is much wetter
Arosa: Wet
Telluride: Fairly dry
Sky
Telluride is sunnier
Arosa: Often cloudy
Telluride: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Arosa and Telluride run remarkably close all year.
Precipitation
Arosa is the wetter — about 655 mm 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 (°C) Telluride runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arosa | -0 | -0 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| Telluride | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 3 |
| Difference | +3 | +4 | +5 | +6 | +7 | +9 | +9 | +8 | +8 | +6 | +4 | +2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arosa | -0 | -0 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14 |
| Telluride | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 23 |
| Difference | +3 | +4 | +5 | +6 | +7 | +9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arosa | 16 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| Telluride | 25 | 24 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 3 |
| Difference | +9 | +8 | +8 | +6 | +4 | +2 |
Avg low (°C) Arosa runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arosa | -7 | -8 | -5 | -2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | -3 | -6 |
| Telluride | -16 | -13 | -9 | -5 | -1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | -4 | -10 | -16 |
| Difference | -9 | -6 | -4 | -3 | -4 | -4 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -6 | -7 | -10 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arosa | -7 | -8 | -5 | -2 | 3 | 6 |
| Telluride | -16 | -13 | -9 | -5 | -1 | 2 |
| Difference | -9 | -6 | -4 | -3 | -4 | -4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arosa | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | -3 | -6 |
| Telluride | 5 | 5 | 1 | -4 | -10 | -16 |
| Difference | -3 | -3 | -3 | -6 | -7 | -10 |
Precipitation (mm) Arosa runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arosa | 77 | 65 | 73 | 77 | 97 | 132 | 136 | 158 | 104 | 90 | 90 | 80 |
| Telluride | 37 | 37 | 43 | 44 | 43 | 22 | 60 | 67 | 61 | 40 | 40 | 32 |
| Difference | -40 | -28 | -31 | -33 | -54 | -110 | -76 | -91 | -42 | -50 | -50 | -49 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arosa | 77 | 65 | 73 | 77 | 97 | 132 |
| Telluride | 37 | 37 | 43 | 44 | 43 | 22 |
| Difference | -40 | -28 | -31 | -33 | -54 | -110 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arosa | 136 | 158 | 104 | 90 | 90 | 80 |
| Telluride | 60 | 67 | 61 | 40 | 40 | 32 |
| Difference | -76 | -91 | -42 | -50 | -50 | -49 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arosa | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Telluride | 62 | 54 | 58 | 34 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 46 | 48 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arosa | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Telluride | 62 | 54 | 58 | 34 | 13 | 1 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arosa | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Telluride | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 46 | 48 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Arosa runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arosa | 68 | 70 | 72 | 75 | 75 | 69 | 62 | 61 | 63 | 65 | 70 | 70 |
| Telluride | 48 | 55 | 57 | 60 | 56 | 43 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 43 | 46 | 51 |
| Difference | -19 | -15 | -16 | -15 | -18 | -27 | -4 | -3 | -17 | -22 | -24 | -19 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arosa | 68 | 70 | 72 | 75 | 75 | 69 |
| Telluride | 48 | 55 | 57 | 60 | 56 | 43 |
| Difference | -19 | -15 | -16 | -15 | -18 | -27 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arosa | 62 | 61 | 63 | 65 | 70 | 70 |
| Telluride | 57 | 58 | 46 | 43 | 46 | 51 |
| Difference | -4 | -3 | -17 | -22 | -24 | -19 |
Relative humidity (%) Arosa runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arosa | 88 | 89 | 87 | 80 | 79 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 83 | 84 | 87 | 88 |
| Telluride | 78 | 78 | 68 | 60 | 52 | 41 | 48 | 52 | 50 | 54 | 63 | 75 |
| Difference | -10 | -11 | -19 | -20 | -26 | -38 | -32 | -29 | -33 | -30 | -24 | -13 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arosa | 88 | 89 | 87 | 80 | 79 | 79 |
| Telluride | 78 | 78 | 68 | 60 | 52 | 41 |
| Difference | -10 | -11 | -19 | -20 | -26 | -38 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arosa | 80 | 81 | 83 | 84 | 87 | 88 |
| Telluride | 48 | 52 | 50 | 54 | 63 | 75 |
| Difference | -32 | -29 | -33 | -30 | -24 | -13 |
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. Arosa trends → · Telluride trends →
Methodology & sources
Arosa
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from a national meteorological service, measured at Arosa, about 2 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.
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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