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San José vs Crested Butte
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San José is the warmer of the two — about 40°F on the annual average; San José is the wetter, with 35 in more rain a year, and Crested Butte the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between San José and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
San José has much hotter summers
San José: Warm
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
San José has far milder winters
San José: Stays warm
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
San José is much wetter
San José: Wet
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Crested Butte is sunnier
San José: Often cloudy
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
San José is the warmer of the two — about 40°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
San José is the wetter — about 35 in 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 (°F) San José runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San José | 83 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 84 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 82 | 82 | 83 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | -57 | -55 | -48 | -40 | -26 | -13 | -7 | -10 | -16 | -27 | -42 | -56 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San José | 83 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 84 | 83 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 |
| Difference | -57 | -55 | -48 | -40 | -26 | -13 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San José | 83 | 83 | 83 | 82 | 82 | 83 |
| Crested Butte | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | -7 | -10 | -16 | -27 | -42 | -56 |
Avg low (°F) San José runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San José | 65 | 65 | 65 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -71 | -67 | -58 | -47 | -38 | -32 | -27 | -27 | -33 | -43 | -55 | -69 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San José | 65 | 65 | 65 | 66 | 66 | 66 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 |
| Difference | -71 | -67 | -58 | -47 | -38 | -32 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San José | 66 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 |
| Crested Butte | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -27 | -27 | -33 | -43 | -55 | -69 |
Precipitation (in) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San José | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 2.1 | 6.9 | 8.2 | 5.1 | 7 | 10.2 | 11.3 | 5.8 | 1.4 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | +2.5 | +2.3 | +1.9 | -0.1 | -5.4 | -7.3 | -3.1 | -5 | -8.2 | -9.6 | -3.8 | +0.9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San José | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 2.1 | 6.9 | 8.2 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 |
| Difference | +2.5 | +2.3 | +1.9 | -0.1 | -5.4 | -7.3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San José | 5.1 | 7 | 10.2 | 11.3 | 5.8 | 1.4 |
| Crested Butte | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | -3.1 | -5 | -8.2 | -9.6 | -3.8 | +0.9 |
Snowfall (in)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San José | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 41.7 | 35.3 | 27.3 | 18 | 6.9 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.1 | 26.1 | 34.6 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San José | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 41.7 | 35.3 | 27.3 | 18 | 6.9 | 0.3 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San José | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.1 | 26.1 | 34.6 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) San José runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San José | 43 | 38 | 41 | 67 | 82 | 85 | 85 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 78 | 57 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | +11 | +23 | +19 | -4 | -21 | -39 | -28 | -26 | -39 | -41 | -29 | -3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San José | 43 | 38 | 41 | 67 | 82 | 85 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | +11 | +23 | +19 | -4 | -21 | -39 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San José | 85 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 78 | 57 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -28 | -26 | -39 | -41 | -29 | -3 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San José | 76 | 69 | 63 | 67 | 80 | 87 | 86 | 87 | 89 | 91 | 89 | 83 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +15 | +25 | +26 | +9 | -16 | -36 | -31 | -28 | -32 | -28 | -12 | +6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San José | 76 | 69 | 63 | 67 | 80 | 87 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +15 | +25 | +26 | +9 | -16 | -36 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San José | 86 | 87 | 89 | 91 | 89 | 83 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -31 | -28 | -32 | -28 | -12 | +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. San José trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
San José
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 28 years of daily observations at Juan Santamaria Intl, a weather station, about 15 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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