Aspen weather by month & the best time to visit
🇺🇸 United States · alpine / mountain town · continental climate
The best time to visit Aspen is June — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 94/100), with August and July close behind. Aspen averages about 3,154 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 24°C / 75°F and roughly 21 mm of rain in June.
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- Sun hours / year
- 3,154
- Sunniest month
- June
- Peak score
- 94/100
- Rain / year
- 527 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈4.4 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 9 (very high)
- Population
- 7k
- Elevation
- 2,360 m
When is the best time to visit Aspen?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Aspen is June, then August and July. The dullest month is January (0/100, 48 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Aspen?
Aspen is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,154 hours of sunshine a year. 94 Sunshine Score points separate June (94) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #65 of 580 destinations in United States for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,279 hours. The year's 527 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 | -1° / 30°F | -12° / 10°F | 48 mm | 2 |
| February | 0 | 0° / 32°F | -12° / 10°F | 45 mm | 4 |
| March | 0 | 4° / 39°F | -8° / 18°F | 45 mm | 6 |
| April | 7 | 9° / 48°F | -2° / 28°F | 51 mm | 7 |
| May | 60 | 16° / 61°F | 2° / 36°F | 43 mm | 8 |
| June | 94 | 24° / 75°F | 7° / 45°F | 21 mm | 9 |
| July | 89 | 27° / 81°F | 11° / 52°F | 47 mm | 9 |
| August | 90 | 25° / 77°F | 10° / 50°F | 45 mm | 8 |
| September | 89 | 21° / 70°F | 6° / 43°F | 46 mm | 7 |
| October | 30 | 12° / 54°F | 0° / 32°F | 43 mm | 5 |
| November | 0 | 5° / 41°F | -6° / 21°F | 42 mm | 3 |
| December | 0 | -1° / 30°F | -12° / 10°F | 51 mm | 2 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Eagle United States · 47 km · best in Jun · 3,154 h sun/yr
- Montrose United States · 119 km · best in Jun · 3,242 h sun/yr
- Hayden United States · 143 km · best in Jun · 3,058 h sun/yr
- Grand Junction United States · 144 km · best in May · 3,302 h sun/yr
- Colorado Springs United States · 193 km · best in Jun · 3,289 h sun/yr
- Denver United States · 201 km · best in Sep · 3,169 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Gunnison United States · 77 km · 3,272 h sun/yr · best in Jun
- Telluride United States · 168 km · 3,220 h sun/yr · best in Jun
Head-to-head
How Aspen compares month by month: Aspen vs Denver · Aspen vs Colorado Springs · Aspen vs Grand Junction · Aspen vs Montrose · all comparisons
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