Alamosa weather by month & the best time to visit
🇺🇸 United States · alpine / mountain town · continental climate
The best time to visit Alamosa is June — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 96/100), with May and September close behind. Alamosa averages about 3,524 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 28°C / 82°F and roughly 22 mm of rain in June.
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- Sun hours / year
- 3,524
- Sunniest month
- June
- Peak score
- 96/100
- Rain / year
- 410 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈1 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 11 (extreme)
- Population
- 10k
- Elevation
- 2,296 m
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When is the best time to visit Alamosa?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Alamosa is June, then May and September. The dullest month is January (0/100, 25 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Alamosa?
Alamosa is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,524 hours of sunshine a year. 96 Sunshine Score points separate June (96) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #35 of 580 destinations in United States for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,279 hours. The year's 410 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 3° / 37°F | -10° / 14°F | 25 mm | 3 |
| February | 0 | 5° / 41°F | -9° / 16°F | 27 mm | 4 |
| March | 16 | 10° / 50°F | -4° / 25°F | 32 mm | 6 |
| April | 54 | 15° / 59°F | -1° / 30°F | 39 mm | 8 |
| May | 93 | 21° / 70°F | 4° / 39°F | 36 mm | 9 |
| June | 96 | 28° / 82°F | 10° / 50°F | 22 mm | 11 |
| July | 89 | 29° / 84°F | 13° / 55°F | 61 mm | 10 |
| August | 91 | 28° / 82°F | 12° / 54°F | 50 mm | 10 |
| September | 93 | 24° / 75°F | 7° / 45°F | 37 mm | 8 |
| October | 63 | 16° / 61°F | 0° / 32°F | 28 mm | 6 |
| November | 8 | 9° / 48°F | -4° / 25°F | 23 mm | 4 |
| December | 0 | 3° / 37°F | -10° / 14°F | 30 mm | 2 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Colorado Springs United States · 183 km · best in Jun · 3,289 h sun/yr
- Montrose United States · 214 km · best in Jun · 3,242 h sun/yr
- Aspen United States · 217 km · best in Jun · 3,154 h sun/yr
- Eagle United States · 262 km · best in Jun · 3,154 h sun/yr
- Albuquerque United States · 274 km · best in May · 3,616 h sun/yr
- Denver United States · 289 km · best in Sep · 3,169 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Taos United States · 111 km · 3,466 h sun/yr · best in Jun
- Pueblo United States · 153 km · 3,288 h sun/yr · best in Oct
- Gunnison United States · 154 km · 3,272 h sun/yr · best in Jun
- Telluride United States · 189 km · 3,220 h sun/yr · best in Jun
- Santa Fe United States · 203 km · 3,617 h sun/yr · best in Apr
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