2025 Compare Climate & Weather:
Fairfield, IA vs Telluride, CO

Highlights

On average, there are 242 sunny days per year in Telluride. Fairfield averages 199 sunny days per year. The US average is 205 sunny days.

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

Telluride averages 167.2 inches of snow per year. Fairfield averages 25.7 inches of snow per year. The US average is 27.8 inches of snow per year.

Weather Highlights

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

Fairfield, Iowa
Summer High: the July high is around 87 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 15.5
Rain: averages 38 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 25.7 inches of snow a year

BestPlaces Comfort Index

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

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Fairfield is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Iowa.

Today's Weather - Fairfield, IA

63°F

Today's Weather - Telluride, CO

54°F

Average Monthly High / Low (°F)

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

July is the hottest month for Fairfield with an average high temperature of 87.0°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Iowa. In Fairfield, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Fairfield are September, May and June.

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.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Fairfield with an average of 15.5°. This is one of the warmest places in Iowa.

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

In Fairfield, there are 24.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Iowa.

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

In Fairfield, there are 123.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Iowa.

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 Fairfield, there are 9.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in Iowa.

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.

May is the wettest month in Fairfield with 4.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 35% of yearly precipitation and 12% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 38.0 inches in Fairfield means that it is one of the wettest places in Iowa.


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.

May is the rainiest month in Fairfield with 11.3 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 6.6 rainy days. There are 99.6 rainy days annually in Fairfield, which is about average compared to other places in Iowa. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

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.

An annual snowfall of 25.7 inches in Fairfield means that it is less snowy than most places in Iowa.

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

February is the snowiest month in Fairfield with 7.1 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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