Climate · United States

Sundance

Warm and mostly dry from June to September; chilly and damp from November to March.

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years40.5°N1,859 m above the sea
  1. Jan37°3°13°-11°Rain on about three days a week.
  2. Feb39°4°16°-9°Rain on about three days a week.
  3. Mar44°7°20°-7°Rain on about three days a week.
  4. Apr51°11°25°-4°Rain on about three days a week.
  5. May62°17°33°1°Rain on about three days a week.
  6. Jun78°26°45°7°Rain on about two days a week.
  7. Jul89°32°55°13°Rain on about one day a week.
  8. Aug87°31°54°12°Rain on about two days a week.
  9. Sep78°26°46°8°Rain on about two days a week.
  10. Oct65°18°36°2°Rain on about two days a week.
  11. Nov50°10°23°-5°Rain on about two days a week.
  12. Dec38°3°12°-11°Rain on about three days a week.
Each month: its typical high and low, and dots for wet days a week. Tap a month to open it.The best months

The warm season runs from June to September, with highs near 83°F and nights near 50°F. From November to March, highs are nearer 42°F. The rain and snow come from December to May, on about three days a week. June to September is the driest stretch, with rain on about one day a week. Daylight runs from about 9½ hours in December to 15 hours in June.The warm season runs from June to September, with highs near 28°C and nights near 10°C. From November to March, highs are nearer 6°C. The rain and snow come from December to May, on about three days a week. June to September is the driest stretch, with rain on about one day a week. Daylight runs from about 9½ hours in December to 15 hours in June.

Where Sundance sits

America/Denver

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Latitude
40.5°Nnorthern hemisphere
Above the sea
1,859 mhigh country
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Nearest of ours
Alta12 km north

The land around Sundance, shaded by its typical high in January, the planning map's own layer.The land around Sundance, shaded by its typical high in February, the planning map's own layer.The land around Sundance, shaded by its typical high in March, the planning map's own layer.The land around Sundance, shaded by its typical high in April, the planning map's own layer.The land around Sundance, shaded by its typical high in May, the planning map's own layer.The land around Sundance, shaded by its typical high in June, the planning map's own layer.The land around Sundance, shaded by its typical high in July, the planning map's own layer.The land around Sundance, shaded by its typical high in August, the planning map's own layer.The land around Sundance, shaded by its typical high in September, the planning map's own layer.The land around Sundance, shaded by its typical high in October, the planning map's own layer.The land around Sundance, shaded by its typical high in November, the planning map's own layer.The land around Sundance, shaded by its typical high in December, the planning map's own layer. Hover the map for the figure at that spot; tap it on a phone. Clock times are local, for the 15th.

Through the year

week by week

Temperature

Highs from 37°F in January to 89°F in July.Highs from 3°C in January to 32°C in July.

Chance of a wet day

Wettest in April (43% of days), driest in July (18%).

Cloud cover

Clearest in September (27% cover), cloudiest in February (57%).

Daylight

From 9h 19m in December to 15h 01m in June.

Week by week, lightly smoothed. Shading marks the seasons; the olive line, the best months. Hover or tap a week for its figures.

Month by month

°F°C

Sundance, month by month: the typical high and low, wet days a week, cloud cover and daylight.
MonthTypical low to highWet days a weekCloudDaylight
JanuaryWetter
13°-11°37°3°
3 days55%9h 38m
FebruaryWetter
16°-9°39°4°
3 days57%10h 36m
MarchWetter
20°-7°44°7°
3 days56%11h 52m
AprilWetter
25°-4°51°11°
3 days52%13h 15m
MayWetter
33°1°62°17°
3 days48%14h 25m
JuneWarm seasonAt its best
45°7°78°26°
2 days34%15h 01m
JulyWarm season
55°13°89°32°
1 day28%14h 44m
AugustWarm season
54°12°87°31°
2 days30%13h 43m
SeptemberWarm seasonAt its best
46°8°78°26°
2 days27%12h 22m
October
36°2°65°18°
2 days35%11h 01m
November
23°-5°50°10°
2 days47%9h 52m
DecemberWetter
12°-11°38°3°
3 days54%9h 19m

When is the best time to visit Sundance?


The best months are June, or September: highs near 78°F, nights near 46°F, and rain on about two days a week.The best months are June, or September: highs near 26°C, nights near 8°C, and rain on about two days a week.

How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 70°F to 80°F, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 21°C to 27°C, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.

Questions


What is the warmest month in Sundance?

July, with highs near 89°F and lows near 55°F. The coolest is January, with highs near 37°F.July, with highs near 32°C and lows near 13°C. The coolest is January, with highs near 3°C.

When does it rain most in Sundance?

April, with rain or snow on about three days a week. July is the driest, with rain on about one day a week.

How long are the days in Sundance?

From about 9½ hours in December to 15 hours in June.

When are the skies clearest in Sundance?

September, when cloud covers about 27% of the sky on average. February is the cloudiest, at about 57%.

Places with a year like Sundance's

by their highs, lows and wet days

Their highs, lows, wet days and cloud run closest to Sundance's through the year, one place a country. “Six months apart”: their winter is Sundance's summer.

Elsewhere in United States

All of United States

Where to stay

1 in our collection

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years (1995–2024), from the 11 km grid square nearest Sundance. Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 3.1°F cold in the source data and are raised to match, and both highs and lows are adjusted for the town's height (1,859 m) against the climate model's (2,537 m).Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 1.7°C cold in the source data and are raised to match, and both highs and lows are adjusted for the town's height (1,859 m) against the climate model's (2,537 m). Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not. Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.

Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not.

Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.