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Reykjavík vs Telluride
Comparing Reykjavík change · Telluride change
Reykjavík is the warmer of the two — about 1°C on the annual average; Reykjavík is the wetter, with 808 mm more rain a year, and Telluride the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Reykjavík and Telluride, in everyday terms.
Summers
Telluride has far hotter summers
Reykjavík: Cool
Telluride: Mild
Winters
Reykjavík has far milder winters
Reykjavík: Cold
Telluride: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Reykjavík is much wetter
Reykjavík: Wet
Telluride: Fairly dry
Sky
Telluride is far sunnier
Reykjavík: Often grey
Telluride: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Reykjavík is the warmer of the two — about 1°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Reykjavík is the wetter — about 808 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reykjavík | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 4 |
| Telluride | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 3 |
| Difference | — | +1 | +3 | +5 | +7 | +10 | +11 | +10 | +9 | +7 | +3 | -1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reykjavík | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 12 |
| Telluride | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 23 |
| Difference | — | +1 | +3 | +5 | +7 | +10 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reykjavík | 14 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 4 |
| Telluride | 25 | 24 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 3 |
| Difference | +11 | +10 | +9 | +7 | +3 | -1 |
Avg low (°C) Reykjavík runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reykjavík | -1 | -2 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | -1 |
| Telluride | -16 | -13 | -9 | -5 | -1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | -4 | -10 | -16 |
| Difference | -15 | -11 | -8 | -6 | -5 | -5 | -3 | -3 | -5 | -7 | -10 | -15 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reykjavík | -1 | -2 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| Telluride | -16 | -13 | -9 | -5 | -1 | 2 |
| Difference | -15 | -11 | -8 | -6 | -5 | -5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reykjavík | 9 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | -1 |
| Telluride | 5 | 5 | 1 | -4 | -10 | -16 |
| Difference | -3 | -3 | -5 | -7 | -10 | -15 |
Precipitation (mm) Reykjavík runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reykjavík | 133 | 127 | 109 | 75 | 93 | 50 | 95 | 135 | 128 | 114 | 149 | 123 |
| Telluride | 37 | 37 | 43 | 44 | 43 | 22 | 60 | 67 | 61 | 40 | 40 | 32 |
| Difference | -96 | -90 | -66 | -32 | -50 | -28 | -35 | -67 | -66 | -75 | -109 | -92 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reykjavík | 133 | 127 | 109 | 75 | 93 | 50 |
| Telluride | 37 | 37 | 43 | 44 | 43 | 22 |
| Difference | -96 | -90 | -66 | -32 | -50 | -28 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reykjavík | 95 | 135 | 128 | 114 | 149 | 123 |
| Telluride | 60 | 67 | 61 | 40 | 40 | 32 |
| Difference | -35 | -67 | -66 | -75 | -109 | -92 |
Snowfall (cm) Telluride runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reykjavík | 28 | 40 | 29 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 30 |
| Telluride | 62 | 54 | 58 | 34 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 46 | 48 |
| Difference | +34 | +14 | +29 | +23 | +12 | +1 | — | — | +2 | +12 | +26 | +18 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reykjavík | 28 | 40 | 29 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| Telluride | 62 | 54 | 58 | 34 | 13 | 1 |
| Difference | +34 | +14 | +29 | +23 | +12 | +1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reykjavík | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 30 |
| Telluride | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 46 | 48 |
| Difference | — | — | +2 | +12 | +26 | +18 |
Cloud cover (%) Reykjavík runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reykjavík | 85 | 82 | 82 | 79 | 76 | 79 | 81 | 79 | 79 | 78 | 82 | 84 |
| Telluride | 48 | 55 | 57 | 60 | 56 | 43 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 43 | 46 | 51 |
| Difference | -37 | -27 | -25 | -19 | -20 | -37 | -24 | -21 | -33 | -35 | -35 | -33 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reykjavík | 85 | 82 | 82 | 79 | 76 | 79 |
| Telluride | 48 | 55 | 57 | 60 | 56 | 43 |
| Difference | -37 | -27 | -25 | -19 | -20 | -37 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reykjavík | 81 | 79 | 79 | 78 | 82 | 84 |
| Telluride | 57 | 58 | 46 | 43 | 46 | 51 |
| Difference | -24 | -21 | -33 | -35 | -35 | -33 |
Relative humidity (%) Reykjavík runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reykjavík | 88 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 83 | 83 | 85 | 86 | 86 | 88 | 88 | 88 |
| Telluride | 78 | 78 | 68 | 60 | 52 | 41 | 48 | 52 | 50 | 54 | 63 | 75 |
| Difference | -9 | -9 | -18 | -25 | -31 | -43 | -37 | -34 | -36 | -34 | -24 | -13 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reykjavík | 88 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 83 | 83 |
| Telluride | 78 | 78 | 68 | 60 | 52 | 41 |
| Difference | -9 | -9 | -18 | -25 | -31 | -43 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reykjavík | 85 | 86 | 86 | 88 | 88 | 88 |
| Telluride | 48 | 52 | 50 | 54 | 63 | 75 |
| Difference | -37 | -34 | -36 | -34 | -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. Reykjavík trends → · Telluride trends →
Methodology & sources
Reykjavík
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 11 years of daily observations at Keflavik, a weather station, about 39 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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