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St. Moritz vs Estes Park
Comparing St. Moritz change · Estes Park change
St. Moritz is the warmer of the two — about 1°C on the annual average; Estes Park is the wetter, with 275 mm more rain a year, and Estes Park the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between St. Moritz and Estes Park, in everyday terms.
Summers
Estes Park has hotter summers
St. Moritz: Mild
Estes Park: Mild
Winters
Winters are similar
St. Moritz: Bitterly cold
Estes Park: Very cold
Rain & snow
Estes Park is wetter
St. Moritz: Moderate rainfall
Estes Park: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Estes Park is sunnier
St. Moritz: Often cloudy
Estes Park: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
St. Moritz is the warmer of the two — about 1°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Estes Park is the wetter — about 275 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Estes Park 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) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Moritz | -1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 4 | -1 |
| Estes Park | -2 | -1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 2 | -3 |
| Difference | -1 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -1 | +2 | +3 | +2 | +1 | -2 | -2 | -2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Moritz | -1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 17 |
| Estes Park | -2 | -1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 19 |
| Difference | -1 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -1 | +2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Moritz | 19 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 4 | -1 |
| Estes Park | 22 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 2 | -3 |
| Difference | +3 | +2 | +1 | -2 | -2 | -2 |
Avg low (°C) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Moritz | -16 | -16 | -10 | -4 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | -3 | -8 | -13 |
| Estes Park | -14 | -14 | -11 | -7 | -3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | -1 | -5 | -10 | -14 |
| Difference | +2 | +2 | -1 | -3 | -3 | — | +2 | +1 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Moritz | -16 | -16 | -10 | -4 | 0 | 3 |
| Estes Park | -14 | -14 | -11 | -7 | -3 | 3 |
| Difference | +2 | +2 | -1 | -3 | -3 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Moritz | 5 | 5 | 1 | -3 | -8 | -13 |
| Estes Park | 6 | 6 | -1 | -5 | -10 | -14 |
| Difference | +2 | +1 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -1 |
Precipitation (mm) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Moritz | 29 | 19 | 24 | 37 | 67 | 91 | 87 | 100 | 73 | 77 | 70 | 37 |
| Estes Park | 132 | 114 | 106 | 112 | 76 | 37 | 38 | 34 | 54 | 72 | 97 | 113 |
| Difference | +102 | +95 | +82 | +75 | +9 | -54 | -49 | -66 | -19 | -4 | +27 | +77 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Moritz | 29 | 19 | 24 | 37 | 67 | 91 |
| Estes Park | 132 | 114 | 106 | 112 | 76 | 37 |
| Difference | +102 | +95 | +82 | +75 | +9 | -54 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Moritz | 87 | 100 | 73 | 77 | 70 | 37 |
| Estes Park | 38 | 34 | 54 | 72 | 97 | 113 |
| Difference | -49 | -66 | -19 | -4 | +27 | +77 |
Cloud cover (%) St. Moritz runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Moritz | 68 | 70 | 72 | 75 | 75 | 69 | 62 | 61 | 63 | 65 | 70 | 70 |
| Estes Park | 61 | 65 | 66 | 69 | 65 | 48 | 51 | 54 | 47 | 52 | 59 | 62 |
| Difference | -7 | -5 | -7 | -5 | -10 | -21 | -11 | -7 | -16 | -13 | -12 | -7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Moritz | 68 | 70 | 72 | 75 | 75 | 69 |
| Estes Park | 61 | 65 | 66 | 69 | 65 | 48 |
| Difference | -7 | -5 | -7 | -5 | -10 | -21 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Moritz | 62 | 61 | 63 | 65 | 70 | 70 |
| Estes Park | 51 | 54 | 47 | 52 | 59 | 62 |
| Difference | -11 | -7 | -16 | -13 | -12 | -7 |
Relative humidity (%) St. Moritz runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Moritz | 86 | 88 | 90 | 84 | 79 | 77 | 77 | 78 | 81 | 83 | 88 | 87 |
| Estes Park | 97 | 97 | 87 | 72 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 62 | 78 | 93 |
| Difference | +11 | +9 | -3 | -12 | -14 | -23 | -25 | -26 | -28 | -21 | -9 | +7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Moritz | 86 | 88 | 90 | 84 | 79 | 77 |
| Estes Park | 97 | 97 | 87 | 72 | 65 | 54 |
| Difference | +11 | +9 | -3 | -12 | -14 | -23 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Moritz | 77 | 78 | 81 | 83 | 88 | 87 |
| Estes Park | 51 | 52 | 53 | 62 | 78 | 93 |
| Difference | -25 | -26 | -28 | -21 | -9 | +7 |
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. St. Moritz trends → · Estes Park trends →
Methodology & sources
St. Moritz
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from a national meteorological service, measured at Samedan, about 4 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.
Estes Park
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Columbine, a weather station, about 91 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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