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Hamilton vs Crested Butte
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Hamilton is the warmer of the two — about 21°C on the annual average; Hamilton is the wetter, with 846 mm more rain a year, and Crested Butte the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Hamilton and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Hamilton has much hotter summers
Hamilton: Warm
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Hamilton has far milder winters
Hamilton: Stays warm
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Hamilton is much wetter
Hamilton: Wet
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Crested Butte is sunnier
Hamilton: Often cloudy
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Hamilton is the warmer of the two — about 21°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Hamilton is the wetter — about 846 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Crested Butte has the clearer skies — the higher line.
Exact monthly numbers
Tap a metric to open its full table. Desktop shows all twelve months; on a phone each metric splits into Jan–Jun and Jul–Dec.
Avg high (°C) Hamilton runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 24 | 23 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -25 | -22 | -17 | -14 | -10 | -6 | -5 | -7 | -10 | -14 | -20 | -25 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 27 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 |
| Difference | -25 | -22 | -17 | -14 | -10 | -6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 24 | 23 |
| Crested Butte | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -5 | -7 | -10 | -14 | -20 | -25 |
Avg low (°C) Hamilton runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 17 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -37 | -34 | -29 | -24 | -22 | -21 | -21 | -21 | -24 | -27 | -32 | -37 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 22 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 |
| Difference | -37 | -34 | -29 | -24 | -22 | -21 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 17 |
| Crested Butte | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -21 | -21 | -24 | -27 | -32 | -37 |
Precipitation (mm) Hamilton runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton | 129 | 125 | 132 | 84 | 82 | 116 | 111 | 156 | 145 | 141 | 109 | 116 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | -60 | -61 | -78 | -33 | -44 | -92 | -61 | -106 | -96 | -98 | -58 | -59 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton | 129 | 125 | 132 | 84 | 82 | 116 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 |
| Difference | -60 | -61 | -78 | -33 | -44 | -92 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton | 111 | 156 | 145 | 141 | 109 | 116 |
| Crested Butte | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | -61 | -106 | -96 | -98 | -58 | -59 |
Snowfall (cm) Crested Butte runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | +106 | +90 | +69 | +46 | +17 | +1 | — | — | +3 | +20 | +66 | +88 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 |
| Difference | +106 | +90 | +69 | +46 | +17 | +1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | +3 | +20 | +66 | +88 |
Cloud cover (%) Hamilton runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton | 79 | 78 | 76 | 66 | 63 | 60 | 50 | 52 | 59 | 67 | 69 | 76 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -24 | -18 | -16 | -3 | -2 | -14 | +7 | +6 | -14 | -23 | -21 | -23 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton | 79 | 78 | 76 | 66 | 63 | 60 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | -24 | -18 | -16 | -3 | -2 | -14 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton | 50 | 52 | 59 | 67 | 69 | 76 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | +7 | +6 | -14 | -23 | -21 | -23 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton | 76 | 77 | 77 | 79 | 82 | 84 | 81 | 79 | 78 | 77 | 75 | 75 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +15 | +17 | +13 | -3 | -18 | -33 | -26 | -20 | -21 | -14 | +2 | +13 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton | 76 | 77 | 77 | 79 | 82 | 84 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +15 | +17 | +13 | -3 | -18 | -33 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton | 81 | 79 | 78 | 77 | 75 | 75 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -26 | -20 | -21 | -14 | +2 | +13 |
How both climates are changing
Both cities are warming. Each city has its own warming trend; see its trends page for the year-by-year detail. Hamilton trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Hamilton
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 24 years of daily observations at L F Wade Intl AP Kindley Fld, a weather station, about 12 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.
Crested Butte
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Crested Butte, a weather station, about 1 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.
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