5 winsColorado363 sights · 1,706 eats · 6 regions
1 winIowa274 sights · 275 eats · 6 regionsColorado vs Iowa
The verdict
Colorado takes 5 of 6
Warmer winter escape
Colorado
44°F vs 32°F Dec–Feb avg high
Cooler summer
Iowa
88°F vs 83°F Jun–Aug avg high
Museum hopping
Colorado
56 vs 30 museums
Great outdoors
Colorado
266 vs 226 parks & viewpoints
Foodie weekend
Colorado
1,706 vs 275 notable restaurants
Best in October
Colorado
100% vs 92% of regions in season
Tale of the tape
ColoradoIowa
- 363274Sights
- 1,706275Restaurants & cafés
- 5630Museums
- 264226Parks & nature
- 00Beaches
- 20Viewpoints
- 66Regions
Weather, month by month
Average daily high across each state's regions, from last year's weather. Hover for details.
| Month | Colorado | Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 36 | 30 |
| Feb | 46 | 30 |
| Mar | 60 | 55 |
| Apr | 65 | 62 |
| May | 72 | 71 |
| Jun | 85 | 83 |
| Jul | 91 | 85 |
| Aug | 88 | 81 |
| Sep | 80 | 79 |
| Oct | 68 | 67 |
| Nov | 58 | 49 |
| Dec | 51 | 34 |
Colorado
- January: Off season
- February: Off season
- March: Mixed
- April: Peak season
- May: Peak season
- June: Good
- July: Mixed
- August: Mixed
- September: Peak season
- October: Peak season
- November: Mixed
- December: Off season
Iowa
- January: Off season
- February: Off season
- March: Off season
- April: Mixed
- May: Peak season
- June: Good
- July: Mixed
- August: Peak season
- September: Peak season
- October: Peak season
- November: Off season
- December: Off season
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