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Luzern vs Crested Butte
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Luzern is the warmer of the two — about 9°C on the annual average; Luzern is the wetter, with 690 mm more rain a year, and Crested Butte the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Luzern and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Summers are nearly the same
Luzern: Mild
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Luzern has far milder winters
Luzern: Cold
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Luzern is wetter
Luzern: Wet
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Crested Butte is sunnier
Luzern: Often cloudy
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Luzern is the warmer of the two — about 9°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Luzern is the wetter — about 690 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) Luzern runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luzern | 4 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 5 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -7 | -7 | -7 | -7 | -5 | -1 | — | -1 | — | -2 | -4 | -7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luzern | 4 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 23 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 |
| Difference | -7 | -7 | -7 | -7 | -5 | -1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luzern | 25 | 24 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 5 |
| Crested Butte | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | — | -1 | — | -2 | -4 | -7 |
Avg low (°C) Luzern runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luzern | -2 | -2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 2 | -1 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -20 | -17 | -15 | -12 | -11 | -12 | -10 | -11 | -11 | -12 | -15 | -19 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luzern | -2 | -2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 13 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 |
| Difference | -20 | -17 | -15 | -12 | -11 | -12 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luzern | 15 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 2 | -1 |
| Crested Butte | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -10 | -11 | -11 | -12 | -15 | -19 |
Precipitation (mm) Luzern runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luzern | 56 | 61 | 75 | 96 | 149 | 164 | 166 | 170 | 109 | 88 | 78 | 78 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | +13 | +3 | -22 | -46 | -110 | -140 | -115 | -120 | -60 | -45 | -27 | -21 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luzern | 56 | 61 | 75 | 96 | 149 | 164 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 |
| Difference | +13 | +3 | -22 | -46 | -110 | -140 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luzern | 166 | 170 | 109 | 88 | 78 | 78 |
| Crested Butte | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | -115 | -120 | -60 | -45 | -27 | -21 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luzern | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luzern | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luzern | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Luzern runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luzern | 69 | 69 | 68 | 67 | 69 | 65 | 60 | 60 | 62 | 68 | 72 | 72 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -15 | -9 | -8 | -4 | -8 | -19 | -4 | -2 | -17 | -25 | -23 | -19 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luzern | 69 | 69 | 68 | 67 | 69 | 65 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | -15 | -9 | -8 | -4 | -8 | -19 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luzern | 60 | 60 | 62 | 68 | 72 | 72 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -4 | -2 | -17 | -25 | -23 | -19 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luzern | 82 | 82 | 80 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 77 | 77 | 80 | 81 | 84 | 83 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +9 | +12 | +9 | -2 | -14 | -26 | -22 | -18 | -23 | -19 | -7 | +6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luzern | 82 | 82 | 80 | 78 | 78 | 78 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +9 | +12 | +9 | -2 | -14 | -26 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luzern | 77 | 77 | 80 | 81 | 84 | 83 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -22 | -18 | -23 | -19 | -7 | +6 |
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. Luzern trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Luzern
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from a national meteorological service, measured at Luzern, about 2 km from the city centre.
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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