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Vancouver vs Crested Butte
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Vancouver is the warmer of the two — about 10°C on the annual average; Vancouver is the wetter, with 915 mm more rain a year, and Crested Butte the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Vancouver and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Summers are nearly the same
Vancouver: Mild
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Vancouver has far milder winters
Vancouver: Chilly
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Vancouver is much wetter
Vancouver: Wet
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Crested Butte is sunnier
Vancouver: Often cloudy
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Vancouver is the warmer of the two — about 10°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Vancouver is the wetter — about 915 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) Vancouver runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vancouver | 7 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 7 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -11 | -10 | -7 | -6 | -3 | +1 | +2 | — | — | -1 | -5 | -10 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vancouver | 7 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 20 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 |
| Difference | -11 | -10 | -7 | -6 | -3 | +1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vancouver | 23 | 23 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 7 |
| Crested Butte | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | +2 | — | — | -1 | -5 | -10 |
Avg low (°C) Vancouver runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vancouver | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 3 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -24 | -22 | -18 | -14 | -12 | -12 | -11 | -11 | -12 | -14 | -18 | -23 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vancouver | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 13 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 |
| Difference | -24 | -22 | -18 | -14 | -12 | -12 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vancouver | 15 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 3 |
| Crested Butte | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -11 | -11 | -12 | -14 | -18 | -23 |
Precipitation (mm) Vancouver runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vancouver | 222 | 118 | 164 | 114 | 73 | 60 | 39 | 45 | 77 | 157 | 245 | 203 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | -153 | -53 | -110 | -63 | -34 | -36 | +11 | +5 | -28 | -114 | -194 | -146 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vancouver | 222 | 118 | 164 | 114 | 73 | 60 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 |
| Difference | -153 | -53 | -110 | -63 | -34 | -36 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vancouver | 39 | 45 | 77 | 157 | 245 | 203 |
| Crested Butte | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | +11 | +5 | -28 | -114 | -194 | -146 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vancouver | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vancouver | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vancouver | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Vancouver runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vancouver | 77 | 73 | 77 | 75 | 70 | 70 | 52 | 51 | 55 | 71 | 77 | 77 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -22 | -13 | -17 | -13 | -9 | -24 | +5 | +7 | -10 | -27 | -29 | -24 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vancouver | 77 | 73 | 77 | 75 | 70 | 70 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | -22 | -13 | -17 | -13 | -9 | -24 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vancouver | 52 | 51 | 55 | 71 | 77 | 77 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | +5 | +7 | -10 | -27 | -29 | -24 |
Relative humidity (%) Vancouver runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vancouver | 94 | 92 | 90 | 84 | 78 | 78 | 77 | 78 | 80 | 85 | 91 | 94 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -3 | +2 | — | -8 | -14 | -27 | -21 | -19 | -23 | -23 | -15 | -5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vancouver | 94 | 92 | 90 | 84 | 78 | 78 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | -3 | +2 | — | -8 | -14 | -27 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vancouver | 77 | 78 | 80 | 85 | 91 | 94 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -21 | -19 | -23 | -23 | -15 | -5 |
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. Vancouver trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Vancouver
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 29 years of daily observations at Vancouver Harbour CS, a weather station, about 6 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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