Telluride weather in June

In June, Telluride sees average daytime highs of 63°F and overnight lows near 35°F, with 1.3 in of precipitation across 6.5 wet days and about 14.6 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 57°F in the first days to 67°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time in June, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 24 min at the start of June to 14 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Telluride's 2nd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Telluride's year-round climate.

Daytime high
63°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
35°
10th coldest
Precipitation
1.3 in
6.5 wet days
Daylight
14 h 36 min
4:53 AM – 7:30 PM
Cloud cover
40%
2nd clearest
Wind
5 mph
2nd windiest
Solar energy
8.23 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Telluride is town and county seat of San Miguel County, Colorado, United States.

Density
1,255/km²
people per km²
Founded
1878

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in June

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 57°F in the first days to 67°F by the end.

A typical June day in Telluride reaches about 63°F in the afternoon and slips back to 35°F overnight — a 28°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 54°F and 70°F. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 13°F warmer than May and about 6°F cooler than July.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
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25731
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45831
55832
65932
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116133
126134
136234
146234
156335
166335
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306740

How June really feels in Telluride

Once humidity and wind are folded in, June averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 19 that feel at or below 32°F — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 90°F
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ 32°F
19
wind chill below the day's low

The story in June is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Telluride weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 3rd-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 2.21010.79.70.0
Feb30° / 10°2.311.312.210.50.0
Mar36° / 16°2.511.71211.70.0
Apr40° / 21°3.011.711.1130.1
May50° / 27°2.110.25.9142.3
Jun63° / 35°1.36.50.614.66.1
Jul68° / 43°4.213.9014.45.9
Aug66° / 42°4.516013.55.4
Sep59° / 35°2.611.40.912.34.6
Oct48° / 24°2.19.86.3111.8
Nov36° / 11°1.98.18.39.90.0
Dec28° / 2.09.510.39.40.0

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 27%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17030
27129
37129
47228
57228
67228
77228
87327
97327
107327
117327
127426
137426
147426
157525
167525
177525
187525
197624
207624
217624
227525
237525
247525
257426
267327
277327
287129
297129
306931

Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitationSnow

Telluride gets around 1.3 in of rain and snow over 6.5 wet days in June, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 23% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1247
2246
3235
4225
5224
6224
7213
8213
9213
10223
11223
12223
13223
14223
15222
16222
17222
18222
19222
20222
21221
22231
23231
24241
25241
26251
27261
28270
29280
30290

Humidity in June

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of June feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, June lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
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11100
12100
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14100
15100
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17100
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21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100

Wind in June

Winds average 5 mph in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 5 mph on the calmest days to 5 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
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95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm

Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 24 min at the start of June to 14 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 4:56 AM to 4:56 AM, and sunset from 7:22 PM to 7:33 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.44:567:22
214.44:567:22
314.54:557:23
414.54:557:24
514.54:547:24
614.54:547:25
714.54:547:26
814.54:547:26
914.64:547:27
1014.64:537:27
1114.64:537:28
1214.64:537:28
1314.64:537:29
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1914.64:537:31
2014.64:537:31
2114.64:547:32
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2614.64:557:32
2714.64:557:33
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2914.64:567:33
3014.64:567:33

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 8.23 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.75 kWh/m² to a high of 8.23 kWh/m² in June across the year — June's 8.23 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
18.1Intense
28.2Intense
38.2Intense
48.2Intense
58.2Intense
68.2Intense
78.2Intense
88.2Intense
98.2Intense
108.2Intense
118.2Intense
128.3Intense
138.3Intense
148.3Intense
158.3Intense
168.3Intense
178.3Intense
188.2Intense
198.2Intense
208.2Intense
218.2Intense
228.2Intense
238.2Intense
248.1Intense
258.1Intense
268.1Intense
278.0Intense
288.0Intense
298.0Intense
307.9Intense
Planning a trip in June

Is June a good time to visit Telluride?

Our two travel scores rate June for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

6.1
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
1.6
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

June is a reasonable time to visit Telluride for sightseeing.

What to pack for Telluride in June

From June's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In June, Telluride sees daytime highs around 63°F and nights near 35°F. Pack sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer. About 7 days see rain.

sun protectiona warm layer

UV index in Telluride in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Telluride peaks around July 10 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 10UV 12Jan 1UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar7High
Apr7High
May10Very high
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Telluride?

Telluride sits at 37.9°N, 107.8°W, 0 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Montrose, 37 mi away.

Topography around Telluride

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 2, 10 and 50 miles of Telluride.

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Telluride has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,481 ft around an average of 10,089 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 6,365 ft; within 50 miles, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 8,862 ft.

The land around Telluride is covered by trees (80%) within 2 miles, trees (54%) within 10 miles, and trees (60%) and grassland (26%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
3,481 ft
10 miles
6,365 ft
50 miles
8,862 ft
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainmoss and lichen
June weather nearby: Montrose 37 mi · Durango 46 mi · Farmington 86 mi · Clifton 87 mi · Grand Junction 88 mi · Aspen 102 mi · Moab 104 mi · Cañon City 144 mi

United States travel facts

Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 100% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$90,027
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
98%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
5.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
12.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 47%unaffiliated 23%Roman Catholic 21%Jewish 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Telluride (37.9375°, -107.8123°, elevation 0 ft), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).