Gunnison weather by month & the best time to visit
🇺🇸 United States · alpine / mountain town · continental climate
The best time to visit Gunnison is June — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 95/100), with September and July close behind. Gunnison averages about 3,272 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 26°C / 79°F and roughly 18 mm of rain in June.
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- Sun hours / year
- 3,272
- Sunniest month
- June
- Peak score
- 95/100
- Rain / year
- 426 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈1.1 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 10 (very high)
- Population
- 6k
- Elevation
- 2,336 m
When is the best time to visit Gunnison?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Gunnison is June, then September and July. The dullest month is January (0/100, 35 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Gunnison?
Gunnison is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,272 hours of sunshine a year. 95 Sunshine Score points separate June (95) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #54 of 580 destinations in United States for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,279 hours. The year's 426 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° / 34°F | -12° / 10°F | 35 mm | 3 |
| February | 0 | 2° / 36°F | -11° / 12°F | 33 mm | 4 |
| March | 0 | 7° / 45°F | -5° / 23°F | 32 mm | 6 |
| April | 31 | 12° / 54°F | -1° / 30°F | 38 mm | 7 |
| May | 77 | 18° / 64°F | 3° / 37°F | 34 mm | 8 |
| June | 95 | 26° / 79°F | 9° / 48°F | 18 mm | 10 |
| July | 90 | 29° / 84°F | 13° / 55°F | 49 mm | 9 |
| August | 90 | 27° / 81°F | 11° / 52°F | 46 mm | 8 |
| September | 91 | 22° / 72°F | 7° / 45°F | 41 mm | 7 |
| October | 46 | 14° / 57°F | 0° / 32°F | 32 mm | 5 |
| November | 0 | 7° / 45°F | -5° / 23°F | 30 mm | 3 |
| December | 0 | 1° / 34°F | -11° / 12°F | 38 mm | 2 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Aspen United States · 77 km · best in Jun · 3,154 h sun/yr
- Montrose United States · 84 km · best in Jun · 3,242 h sun/yr
- Eagle United States · 123 km · best in Jun · 3,154 h sun/yr
- Grand Junction United States · 153 km · best in May · 3,302 h sun/yr
- Colorado Springs United States · 196 km · best in Jun · 3,289 h sun/yr
- Hayden United States · 218 km · best in Jun · 3,058 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Telluride United States · 107 km · 3,220 h sun/yr · best in Jun
- Alamosa United States · 154 km · 3,524 h sun/yr · best in Jun
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