Aspen, USA
mountain climate · nature · high crowds · premium prices
Not ranked as a sun destination — shown for reference.
There are 83 mountain destinations in our catalog, and Aspen's numbers hold their own: a 98/100 sun score at its June peak, when rain interrupts roughly 22% of days. For a trip built around landscapes and trails in a highland climate, the data is a good starting point.
Across a typical year, afternoon temperatures swing between 0°C (January) and 26°C (July). On the rain ledger, June is the safest bet at a 22% chance of a wet day, while March climbs to 43%. The genuinely warm window — average highs of 24°C or better — covers July–August.
Season by season (on the northern calendar), spring brings 10°C highs with 39% rain-day odds, summer 25°C at 24%, autumn 13°C at 27%, and winter 1°C at 38%. In short: plan around summer if you can, keep autumn as the fallback, and go into winter with managed expectations (its season score is 57).
Best months to visit Aspen
The best month on record is June — a 98/100 sun score, built on 36% cloud cover and 22% rain-day odds — followed by July and August. In practice you have flexibility — May–September all stay above a 70 sun score. At the other end, December scores just 56, the weakest month of the year.
Put against its 82 mountain peers in June, it lands in the sunnier half of the group, ahead of 85% of them.
Month-by-month breakdown for Aspen → · More destinations for June →
As of the latest refresh, Aspen's next 16 days span -5°C to 15°C; 5 days look mostly sunny while 2 look likely to be wet — a live sun score of 63/100.
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Flights from Europe
| From | Distance | Estimated non-stop time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brussels (BRU) | 7,977 km | ~10 h 30 | Find flights → |
| Amsterdam (AMS) | 7,897 km | ~10 h 15 | Find flights → |
| London (LON) | 7,688 km | ~10 h | Find flights → |
| Paris (PAR) | 8,010 km | ~10 h 30 | Find flights → |
| Frankfurt (FRA) | 8,260 km | ~10 h 45 | Find flights → |
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Next 16 days
Live forecast, refreshed twice daily. Forecasts updated 29 Oct, 06:35 CET.
| Date | High / low | Cloud | Rain odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 28 Oct | 14° / 2° | 39% | 0% |
| Thu 29 Oct | 15° / 3° | 42% | 0% |
| Fri 30 Oct | 14° / 5° | 86% | 2% |
| Sat 31 Oct | 9° / 4° | 95% | 19% |
| Sun 1 Nov | 11° / 4° | 100% | 56% |
| Mon 2 Nov | 5° / -2° | 98% | 76% |
| Tue 3 Nov | 5° / -5° | 60% | 15% |
| Wed 4 Nov | 10° / -3° | 25% | 7% |
| Thu 5 Nov | 10° / -2° | 19% | 13% |
| Fri 6 Nov | 12° / 0° | 82% | 14% |
| Sat 7 Nov | 11° / 2° | 77% | 21% |
| Sun 8 Nov | 11° / 1° | 59% | 15% |
| Mon 9 Nov | 10° / 1° | 81% | 8% |
| Tue 10 Nov | 11° / 2° | 75% | 10% |
| Wed 11 Nov | 12° / 2° | 39% | 10% |
| Thu 12 Nov | 14° / 3° | 10% | 32% |
Aspen climate, month by month
2015–2024 averages (June highlighted as the best month).
| Month | Day / night °C | Cloud | Rain-day odds | Sun score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | -0.2° / -13.4° | 58.7% | 37.1% | 57 |
| February | 1.6° / -11.5° | 56.6% | 42.1% | 57 |
| March | 5.2° / -8.3° | 57.4% | 43.4% | 59 |
| April | 9.3° / -4.7° | 53.6% | 42.3% | 63 |
| May | 14.7° / -1.3° | 48.3% | 31.3% | 70 |
| June | 23.1° / 4.2° | 36% | 22% | 98 |
| July | 26.3° / 8.3° | 38.7% | 23.2% | 98 |
| August | 25° / 7.5° | 37.3% | 26.8% | 98 |
| September | 21° / 4° | 30.4% | 23.3% | 95 |
| October | 12.7° / -3.4° | 35.5% | 27.5% | 62 |
| November | 5.9° / -9.8° | 44.9% | 29.7% | 60 |
| December | 1.5° / -13.3° | 57.1% | 33.9% | 56 |
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