5 winsColorado362 sights · 1,706 eats · 6 regions
1 winSouth Dakota67 sights · 101 eats · 7 regionsColorado vs South Dakota
The verdict
Colorado takes 5 of 6
Warmer winter escape
Colorado
44°F vs 28°F Dec–Feb avg high
Cooler summer
South Dakota
88°F vs 81°F Jun–Aug avg high
Museum hopping
Colorado
56 vs 8 museums
Great outdoors
Colorado
266 vs 49 parks & viewpoints
Foodie weekend
Colorado
1,706 vs 101 notable restaurants
Best in October
Colorado
100% vs 42% of regions in season
Tale of the tape
ColoradoSouth Dakota
- 36267Sights
- 1,706101Restaurants & cafés
- 568Museums
- 26449Parks & nature
- 00Beaches
- 20Viewpoints
- 67Regions
Weather, month by month
Average daily high across each state's regions, from last year's weather. Hover for details.
| Month | Colorado | South Dakota |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 36 | 26 |
| Feb | 46 | 25 |
| Mar | 60 | 50 |
| Apr | 65 | 57 |
| May | 72 | 69 |
| Jun | 85 | 79 |
| Jul | 91 | 83 |
| Aug | 88 | 80 |
| Sep | 80 | 76 |
| Oct | 68 | 64 |
| Nov | 58 | 46 |
| 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
South Dakota
- January: Off season
- February: Off season
- March: Off season
- April: Off season
- May: Peak season
- June: Peak season
- July: Good
- August: Peak season
- September: Peak season
- October: Good
- November: Off season
- December: Off season
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