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Davos vs Telluride
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Davos and Telluride have nearly identical year-round temperatures; Davos is the wetter, with 522 mm more rain a year, and Telluride the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Davos and Telluride, in everyday terms.
Summers
Telluride has much hotter summers
Davos: Cool
Telluride: Mild
Winters
Davos has much milder winters
Davos: Very cold
Telluride: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Davos is wetter
Davos: Wet
Telluride: Fairly dry
Sky
Telluride is sunnier
Davos: Often cloudy
Telluride: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Davos and Telluride run remarkably close all year.
Precipitation
Davos is the wetter — about 522 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davos | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 1 |
| Telluride | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 3 |
| Difference | +3 | +3 | +2 | +3 | +3 | +6 | +7 | +5 | +6 | +4 | +3 | +2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davos | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 17 |
| Telluride | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 23 |
| Difference | +3 | +3 | +2 | +3 | +3 | +6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davos | 19 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 1 |
| Telluride | 25 | 24 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 3 |
| Difference | +7 | +5 | +6 | +4 | +3 | +2 |
Avg low (°C) Davos runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davos | -9 | -9 | -6 | -2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | -4 | -7 |
| Telluride | -16 | -13 | -9 | -5 | -1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | -4 | -10 | -16 |
| Difference | -7 | -4 | -4 | -3 | -3 | -4 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -5 | -6 | -8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davos | -9 | -9 | -6 | -2 | 2 | 6 |
| Telluride | -16 | -13 | -9 | -5 | -1 | 2 |
| Difference | -7 | -4 | -4 | -3 | -3 | -4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davos | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | -4 | -7 |
| Telluride | 5 | 5 | 1 | -4 | -10 | -16 |
| Difference | -2 | -3 | -3 | -5 | -6 | -8 |
Precipitation (mm) Davos runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davos | 70 | 52 | 57 | 54 | 89 | 129 | 133 | 150 | 96 | 77 | 71 | 68 |
| Telluride | 37 | 37 | 43 | 44 | 43 | 22 | 60 | 67 | 61 | 40 | 40 | 32 |
| Difference | -33 | -15 | -14 | -11 | -46 | -106 | -73 | -82 | -35 | -38 | -31 | -36 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davos | 70 | 52 | 57 | 54 | 89 | 129 |
| Telluride | 37 | 37 | 43 | 44 | 43 | 22 |
| Difference | -33 | -15 | -14 | -11 | -46 | -106 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davos | 133 | 150 | 96 | 77 | 71 | 68 |
| Telluride | 60 | 67 | 61 | 40 | 40 | 32 |
| Difference | -73 | -82 | -35 | -38 | -31 | -36 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davos | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Telluride | 62 | 54 | 58 | 34 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 46 | 48 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davos | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Telluride | 62 | 54 | 58 | 34 | 13 | 1 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davos | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Telluride | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 46 | 48 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Davos runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davos | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davos | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davos | 62 | 61 | 63 | 65 | 70 | 70 |
| Telluride | 57 | 58 | 46 | 43 | 46 | 51 |
| Difference | -4 | -3 | -17 | -22 | -24 | -19 |
Relative humidity (%) Davos runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davos | 87 | 89 | 92 | 85 | 80 | 79 | 79 | 81 | 83 | 83 | 88 | 87 |
| Telluride | 78 | 78 | 68 | 60 | 52 | 41 | 48 | 52 | 50 | 54 | 63 | 75 |
| Difference | -9 | -11 | -24 | -25 | -27 | -38 | -31 | -28 | -33 | -29 | -24 | -13 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davos | 87 | 89 | 92 | 85 | 80 | 79 |
| Telluride | 78 | 78 | 68 | 60 | 52 | 41 |
| Difference | -9 | -11 | -24 | -25 | -27 | -38 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davos | 79 | 81 | 83 | 83 | 88 | 87 |
| Telluride | 48 | 52 | 50 | 54 | 63 | 75 |
| Difference | -31 | -28 | -33 | -29 | -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. Davos trends → · Telluride trends →
Methodology & sources
Davos
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from a national meteorological service, measured at Davos, about 1 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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