Eagle weather by month & the best time to visit

🇺🇸 United States · alpine / mountain town · hot-summer continental climate

The best time to visit Eagle is June — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 93/100), with July and August close behind. Eagle averages about 3,154 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 27°C / 81°F and roughly 26 mm of rain in June.

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Sun hours / year

3,154

Sunniest month

June

Peak score

93/100

Rain / year

575 mm

Snow / year

≈1.7 m

Midday UV at peak

9 (very high)

Population

7k

Elevation

1,975 m

When is the best time to visit Eagle?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Eagle is June, then July and August. The dullest month is January (0/100, 54 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Eagle?

Eagle is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,154 hours of sunshine a year. 93 Sunshine Score points separate June (93) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #66 of 580 destinations in United States for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,279 hours. The year's 575 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Aspen United States · 47 km · best in Jun · 3,154 h sun/yr
• Hayden United States · 97 km · best in Jun · 3,058 h sun/yr
• Grand Junction United States · 150 km · best in May · 3,302 h sun/yr
• Montrose United States · 152 km · best in Jun · 3,242 h sun/yr
• Denver United States · 193 km · best in Sep · 3,169 h sun/yr
• Colorado Springs United States · 212 km · best in Jun · 3,289 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Gunnison United States · 123 km · 3,272 h sun/yr · best in Jun

Head-to-head

How Eagle compares month by month: Eagle vs Denver · Eagle vs Colorado Springs · Eagle vs Grand Junction · Eagle vs Montrose · all comparisons