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Split vs Crested Butte
Comparing Split change · Crested Butte change
Split is the warmer of the two — about 28°F on the annual average; Split is the wetter, with 8 in more rain a year.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Split and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Split has much hotter summers
Split: Hot
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Split has far milder winters
Split: Cool
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Split is wetter
Split: Moderate rainfall
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Similar amounts of sun
Split: Partly cloudy
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Split is the warmer of the two — about 28°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Split is the wetter — about 8 in more across the year.
Clear skies
The two cities see a similar amount of sun.
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) Split runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Split | 51 | 53 | 58 | 65 | 74 | 83 | 88 | 88 | 78 | 69 | 60 | 53 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | -25 | -23 | -20 | -19 | -16 | -12 | -12 | -14 | -11 | -14 | -20 | -26 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Split | 51 | 53 | 58 | 65 | 74 | 83 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 |
| Difference | -25 | -23 | -20 | -19 | -16 | -12 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Split | 88 | 88 | 78 | 69 | 60 | 53 |
| Crested Butte | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | -12 | -14 | -11 | -14 | -20 | -26 |
Avg low (°F) Split runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Split | 43 | 43 | 47 | 53 | 61 | 68 | 73 | 73 | 65 | 59 | 51 | 45 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -49 | -45 | -40 | -34 | -33 | -35 | -33 | -35 | -34 | -37 | -42 | -49 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Split | 43 | 43 | 47 | 53 | 61 | 68 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 |
| Difference | -49 | -45 | -40 | -34 | -33 | -35 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Split | 73 | 73 | 65 | 59 | 51 | 45 |
| Crested Butte | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -33 | -35 | -34 | -37 | -42 | -49 |
Precipitation (in) Split runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Split | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 1 | 1.3 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 4.9 | 3.8 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | -0.1 | — | -0.2 | -0.5 | -0.8 | -0.9 | +1 | +0.7 | -1.2 | -1.4 | -2.9 | -1.5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Split | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 1.9 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 |
| Difference | -0.1 | — | -0.2 | -0.5 | -0.8 | -0.9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Split | 1 | 1.3 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 4.9 | 3.8 |
| Crested Butte | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | +1 | +0.7 | -1.2 | -1.4 | -2.9 | -1.5 |
Snowfall (in)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Split | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Split | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 41.7 | 35.3 | 27.3 | 18 | 6.9 | 0.3 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Split | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.1 | 26.1 | 34.6 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Split runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Split | 67 | 66 | 64 | 65 | 60 | 50 | 38 | 37 | 52 | 59 | 69 | 66 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -12 | -5 | -4 | -2 | +1 | -4 | +19 | +21 | -6 | -15 | -20 | -13 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Split | 67 | 66 | 64 | 65 | 60 | 50 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | -12 | -5 | -4 | -2 | +1 | -4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Split | 38 | 37 | 52 | 59 | 69 | 66 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | +19 | +21 | -6 | -15 | -20 | -13 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Split | 77 | 75 | 75 | 74 | 71 | 66 | 59 | 58 | 66 | 72 | 77 | 77 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +14 | +18 | +14 | +2 | -7 | -14 | -3 | +1 | -9 | -10 | -1 | +11 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Split | 77 | 75 | 75 | 74 | 71 | 66 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +14 | +18 | +14 | +2 | -7 | -14 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Split | 59 | 58 | 66 | 72 | 77 | 77 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -3 | +1 | -9 | -10 | -1 | +11 |
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. Split trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Split
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Split Marjan, a weather station, inside the city. 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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