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Bilbao vs Crested Butte
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Bilbao is the warmer of the two — about 24°F on the annual average; Bilbao is the wetter, with 22 in more rain a year, and Crested Butte the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Bilbao and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Bilbao has hotter summers
Bilbao: Warm
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Bilbao has far milder winters
Bilbao: Cool
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Bilbao is wetter
Bilbao: Wet
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Crested Butte is sunnier
Bilbao: Often cloudy
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Bilbao is the warmer of the two — about 24°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Bilbao is the wetter — about 22 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) Bilbao runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilbao | 56 | 58 | 62 | 65 | 70 | 74 | 78 | 79 | 76 | 71 | 62 | 57 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | -30 | -28 | -24 | -18 | -11 | -4 | -1 | -6 | -10 | -16 | -22 | -30 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilbao | 56 | 58 | 62 | 65 | 70 | 74 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 |
| Difference | -30 | -28 | -24 | -18 | -11 | -4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilbao | 78 | 79 | 76 | 71 | 62 | 57 |
| Crested Butte | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | -1 | -6 | -10 | -16 | -22 | -30 |
Avg low (°F) Bilbao runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilbao | 42 | 41 | 44 | 47 | 52 | 57 | 61 | 61 | 57 | 53 | 47 | 43 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -48 | -43 | -37 | -27 | -24 | -23 | -21 | -22 | -26 | -31 | -38 | -47 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilbao | 42 | 41 | 44 | 47 | 52 | 57 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 |
| Difference | -48 | -43 | -37 | -27 | -24 | -23 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilbao | 61 | 61 | 57 | 53 | 47 | 43 |
| Crested Butte | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -21 | -22 | -26 | -31 | -38 | -47 |
Precipitation (in) Bilbao runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilbao | 5.1 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3 | 2.3 | 2 | 2.1 | 3 | 4.4 | 6.7 | 5 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | -2.4 | -1.7 | -1.7 | -1.8 | -1.5 | -1.3 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -1 | -2.7 | -4.7 | -2.7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilbao | 5.1 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3 | 2.3 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 |
| Difference | -2.4 | -1.7 | -1.7 | -1.8 | -1.5 | -1.3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilbao | 2 | 2.1 | 3 | 4.4 | 6.7 | 5 |
| Crested Butte | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | -0.1 | -0.1 | -1 | -2.7 | -4.7 | -2.7 |
Snowfall (in)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilbao | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilbao | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 41.7 | 35.3 | 27.3 | 18 | 6.9 | 0.3 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilbao | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.1 | 26.1 | 34.6 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Bilbao runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilbao | 77 | 75 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 67 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 71 | 77 | 78 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -23 | -15 | -12 | -10 | -11 | -21 | -6 | -5 | -18 | -27 | -29 | -25 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilbao | 77 | 75 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 67 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | -23 | -15 | -12 | -10 | -11 | -21 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilbao | 63 | 63 | 63 | 71 | 77 | 78 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -6 | -5 | -18 | -27 | -29 | -25 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilbao | 79 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 76 | 73 | 72 | 74 | 77 | 79 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +12 | +16 | +12 | -2 | -14 | -26 | -20 | -14 | -16 | -11 | -1 | +10 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilbao | 79 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +12 | +16 | +12 | -2 | -14 | -26 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilbao | 76 | 73 | 72 | 74 | 77 | 79 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -20 | -14 | -16 | -11 | -1 | +10 |
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. Bilbao trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Bilbao
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Bilbao Aeropuerto, a weather station, about 4 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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