2025 Compare Climate & Weather:
Telluride, CO vs Seattle, WA

Highlights

On average, there are 152 sunny days per year in Seattle. Telluride averages 242 sunny days per year. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Seattle, Washington gets 38 inches of rain, on average, per year. Telluride, Colorado gets 25 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38.1 inches of rain per year.

Seattle averages 4.6 inches of snow per year. Telluride averages 167.2 inches of snow per year. The US average is 27.8 inches of snow per year.

Weather Highlights

Seattle, Washington
Summer High: the July high is around 75.8 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 37
Rain: averages 38 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 4.6 inches of snow a year

Telluride, Colorado
Summer High: the July high is around 74.3 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 0.6
Rain: averages 25 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 167.2 inches of snow a year

BestPlaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Seattle is 7.5 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Washington.

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Telluride is 5.6 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Colorado.

Today's Weather - Telluride, CO

30°F

Today's Weather - Seattle, WA

51°F

Average Monthly High / Low (°F)

Hot, Freezing, Rainy, Snowy Days: Telluride / Seattle

July is the hottest month for Telluride with an average high temperature of 74.3°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Colorado. In Telluride, there are 2 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Telluride are July, August and June.

August is the hottest month for Seattle with an average high temperature of 76.3°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Washington. In Seattle, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Seattle are August, July and September.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Telluride with an average of 0.6°. This is one of the coldest places in Colorado.

December has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Seattle with an average of 35.9°. This is one of the warmest places in Washington.

In Telluride, there are 0.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Colorado.

In Seattle, there are 1.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Washington.

In Telluride, there are 259.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Colorado.

In Seattle, there are 24.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Washington.

In Telluride, there are 47.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Colorado.

In Seattle, there are 0.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Washington.

August is the wettest month in Telluride with 3.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is June with 1.2 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 27% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 25.0 inches in Telluride means that it is one of the wettest places in Colorado.


November is the wettest month in Seattle with 6.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is July with 0.8 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 39% of yearly precipitation and 9% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 38.0 inches in Seattle means that it is about average compared to other places in Washington.

August is the rainiest month in Telluride with 15.1 days of rain, and June is the driest month with only 6.6 rainy days. There are 119.0 rainy days annually in Telluride, which is one of the rainiest places in Colorado. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.

November is the rainiest month in Seattle with 18.7 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 5.3 rainy days. There are 155.3 rainy days annually in Seattle, which is about average compared to other places in Washington. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 33% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 13% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 167.2 inches in Telluride means that it is one of the snowiest places in Colorado.

An annual snowfall of 4.6 inches in Seattle means that it is about average compared to other places in Washington.

March is the snowiest month in Telluride with 30.1 inches of snow, and 9 months of the year have significant snowfall.

December is the snowiest month in Seattle with 2.1 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.