Leadville, USA

Set in a highland climate, Leadville (USA) is best understood through its weather data: our 2015–2024 climate record puts its peak at a 94/100 sun score in July, exactly the kind of reliability you want for an outdoors-led escape.

Across a typical year, afternoon temperatures swing between -4°C (January) and 20°C (July). On the rain ledger, June is the safest bet at a 22% chance of a wet day, while February climbs to 41%. Note that average highs never reach 24°C in any month — pack for mild weather rather than hot.

Averaged by season, sun scores land at 65 for spring, 89 for summer, 67 for autumn and 61 for winter — with typical afternoons of 5°, 19°, 9° and -3°C respectively. In short: plan around summer if you can, keep autumn as the fallback, and go into winter with managed expectations (its season score is 61).

Best months to visit Leadville

Our month-by-month scoring puts July first (94/100), with August (90) and June (82) close behind. In practice you have flexibility — June–September all stay above a 70 sun score. Skip December if sunshine is the point — it bottoms out at 61/100.

For context: in July, Leadville is drier than 60% of the mountain destinations we track.

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As of the latest refresh, Leadville's next 16 days span -7°C to 10°C; 5 days look mostly sunny while 2 look likely to be wet — a live sun score of 65/100.