Per Diem RatesFY 2027 federal travel allowances

Montrose per diem ratesColorado · FY 2027

Since FY 2021 its full-year average has climbed 60.3%, the seventh largest rise among the 293 areas listed in all 7 years, between Albuquerque (NM) and Tucson (AZ). Montrose’s high season has shifted: in FY 2021 it ran June to August, now October and June to September.

Oct 2026$194Nov 2026$143Dec 2026$143Jan 2027$143Feb 2027$143Mar 2027$143Apr 2027$143May 2027$143Jun 2027$194Jul 2027$194Aug 2027$194Sep 2027$194standard $113
Oct 2026$194Nov 2026$143Dec 2026$143Jan 2027$143Feb 2027$143Mar 2027$143Apr 2027$143May 2027$143Jun 2027$194Jul 2027$194Aug 2027$194Sep 2027$194standard $113
$103$103$114$130$157$157$164standard $113$96FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25FY26FY27
$103$164$113FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25FY26FY27

Montrose since FY 2021

Against FY 2026, Montrose’s full-year average rose 5%, between Dallas (TX) and Deadwood / Spearfish (SD) among year-on-year changes. In FY 2021 Montrose ranked 277th of 293 by full-year average, between Taos (NM) and Mackinac Island (MI). Along the way: up 11.5% in FY 2023, up 13.4% in FY 2024, up 20.8% in FY 2025.

MonthsCapNights
October$19431
November to May$143212
June to September$194122

Four days in October

Monday, October 5, 2026, to Thursday: up to $841, three nights at the October cap plus $259 M&IE. Starting November 2 instead, in a low month, the same trip comes to $688.

Weighted by days, the cap sits 45.5% above the standard rate over the year.

Montrose among the 295

$164 here$115$334
$164 here$115$334

Montrose’s full-year average lodging cap, $164 a night, ranks seventh of the 15 Colorado areas, between Denver / Aurora ($203) and Crested Butte / Gunnison ($160). Montrose’s Oct, Jun–Sep peak lodging cap of $194 ranks 94th among the peak caps of the 295 areas, between Panama City (FL) and Arlington / Fort Worth / Grapevine (TX). Nationally, Montrose is 87th of 295 on that measure, between New Orleans (LA, $164) and Laconia (NH, $164). Colorado, area by area.