Cortez weather by month & the best time to visit
🇺🇸 United States · alpine / mountain town · Mediterranean climate
The best time to visit Cortez is June — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 98/100), with May and August close behind. Cortez averages about 3,470 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 31°C / 88°F and roughly 12 mm of rain in June.
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- Sun hours / year
- 3,470
- Sunniest month
- June
- Peak score
- 98/100
- Rain / year
- 399 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈1.6 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 11 (extreme)
- Population
- 9k
- Elevation
- 1,801 m
When is the best time to visit Cortez?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Cortez is June, then May and August. The dullest month is January (0/100, 37 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Cortez?
Cortez is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,470 hours of sunshine a year. 98 Sunshine Score points separate June (98) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #39 of 580 destinations in United States for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,279 hours. The year's 399 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 | 5° / 41°F | -6° / 21°F | 37 mm | 3 |
| February | 0 | 7° / 45°F | -5° / 23°F | 36 mm | 4 |
| March | 31 | 12° / 54°F | -1° / 30°F | 29 mm | 6 |
| April | 71 | 17° / 63°F | 2° / 36°F | 27 mm | 8 |
| May | 95 | 23° / 73°F | 7° / 45°F | 28 mm | 9 |
| June | 98 | 31° / 88°F | 13° / 55°F | 12 mm | 11 |
| July | 83 | 33° / 91°F | 17° / 63°F | 41 mm | 11 |
| August | 92 | 31° / 88°F | 16° / 61°F | 41 mm | 9 |
| September | 91 | 26° / 79°F | 11° / 52°F | 46 mm | 8 |
| October | 78 | 18° / 64°F | 4° / 39°F | 33 mm | 5 |
| November | 24 | 11° / 52°F | -1° / 30°F | 29 mm | 3 |
| December | 0 | 5° / 41°F | -6° / 21°F | 40 mm | 2 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Montrose United States · 149 km · best in Jun · 3,242 h sun/yr
- Grand Junction United States · 203 km · best in May · 3,302 h sun/yr
- Aspen United States · 263 km · best in Jun · 3,154 h sun/yr
- Eagle United States · 300 km · best in Jun · 3,154 h sun/yr
- Albuquerque United States · 310 km · best in May · 3,616 h sun/yr
- Grand Canyon - Tusayan United States · 348 km · best in Jun · 3,647 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Telluride United States · 96 km · 3,220 h sun/yr · best in Jun
- Moab United States · 189 km · 3,527 h sun/yr · best in May
- Gallup United States · 200 km · 3,620 h sun/yr · best in Jun
- Gunnison United States · 202 km · 3,272 h sun/yr · best in Jun
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