Montrose weather by month & the best time to visit
🇺🇸 United States · alpine / mountain town · Mediterranean climate
The best time to visit Montrose is June — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 96/100), with May and August close behind. Montrose averages about 3,242 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 31°C / 88°F and roughly 14 mm of rain in June.
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- Sun hours / year
- 3,242
- Sunniest month
- June
- Peak score
- 96/100
- Rain / year
- 411 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈62 cm
- Midday UV at peak
- 10 (very high)
- Population
- 19k
- Elevation
- 1,743 m
When is the best time to visit Montrose?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Montrose is June, then May and August. The dullest month is January (0/100, 34 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Montrose?
Montrose is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,242 hours of sunshine a year. 96 Sunshine Score points separate June (96) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #56 of 580 destinations in United States for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,279 hours. The year's 411 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 | 34 mm | 2 |
| February | 0 | 6° / 43°F | -5° / 23°F | 34 mm | 4 |
| March | 31 | 12° / 54°F | -1° / 30°F | 34 mm | 6 |
| April | 69 | 17° / 63°F | 2° / 36°F | 33 mm | 7 |
| May | 92 | 23° / 73°F | 7° / 45°F | 32 mm | 8 |
| June | 96 | 31° / 88°F | 13° / 55°F | 14 mm | 10 |
| July | 73 | 34° / 93°F | 17° / 63°F | 39 mm | 10 |
| August | 91 | 31° / 88°F | 16° / 61°F | 42 mm | 9 |
| September | 90 | 27° / 81°F | 11° / 52°F | 43 mm | 7 |
| October | 76 | 18° / 64°F | 4° / 39°F | 36 mm | 5 |
| November | 23 | 11° / 52°F | -1° / 30°F | 30 mm | 3 |
| December | 0 | 5° / 41°F | -6° / 21°F | 40 mm | 2 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Grand Junction United States · 88 km · best in May · 3,302 h sun/yr
- Aspen United States · 119 km · best in Jun · 3,154 h sun/yr
- Eagle United States · 152 km · best in Jun · 3,154 h sun/yr
- Hayden United States · 227 km · best in Jun · 3,058 h sun/yr
- Colorado Springs United States · 279 km · best in Jun · 3,289 h sun/yr
- Denver United States · 316 km · best in Sep · 3,169 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Telluride United States · 62 km · 3,220 h sun/yr · best in Jun
- Gunnison United States · 84 km · 3,272 h sun/yr · best in Jun
- Cortez United States · 149 km · 3,470 h sun/yr · best in Jun
Head-to-head
How Montrose compares month by month: Montrose vs Albuquerque · Montrose vs Grand Junction · Montrose vs Aspen · Montrose vs Eagle · all comparisons
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