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Limerick vs Crested Butte
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Limerick is the warmer of the two — about 17°F on the annual average; Limerick is the wetter, with 18 in more rain a year, and Crested Butte the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Limerick and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Crested Butte has much hotter summers
Limerick: Mild
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Limerick has far milder winters
Limerick: Chilly
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Limerick is wetter
Limerick: Wet
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Crested Butte is far sunnier
Limerick: Often grey
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Limerick is the warmer of the two — about 17°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Limerick is the wetter — about 18 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) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limerick | 48 | 49 | 52 | 56 | 61 | 65 | 67 | 67 | 64 | 58 | 52 | 49 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | -22 | -19 | -14 | -10 | -3 | +5 | +9 | +7 | +3 | -3 | -12 | -22 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limerick | 48 | 49 | 52 | 56 | 61 | 65 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 |
| Difference | -22 | -19 | -14 | -10 | -3 | +5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limerick | 67 | 67 | 64 | 58 | 52 | 49 |
| Crested Butte | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | +9 | +7 | +3 | -3 | -12 | -22 |
Avg low (°F) Limerick runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limerick | 38 | 38 | 40 | 42 | 47 | 51 | 55 | 54 | 51 | 47 | 42 | 39 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -44 | -40 | -32 | -23 | -18 | -18 | -15 | -16 | -20 | -25 | -33 | -43 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limerick | 38 | 38 | 40 | 42 | 47 | 51 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 |
| Difference | -44 | -40 | -32 | -23 | -18 | -18 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limerick | 55 | 54 | 51 | 47 | 42 | 39 |
| Crested Butte | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -15 | -16 | -20 | -25 | -33 | -43 |
Precipitation (in) Limerick runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limerick | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 3 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.6 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | -1.5 | -1.2 | -1.2 | -0.5 | -1.1 | -1.8 | -1 | -1.6 | -1.4 | -2.4 | -2.2 | -2.3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limerick | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.7 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 |
| Difference | -1.5 | -1.2 | -1.2 | -0.5 | -1.1 | -1.8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limerick | 3 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.6 |
| Crested Butte | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | -1 | -1.6 | -1.4 | -2.4 | -2.2 | -2.3 |
Snowfall (in)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limerick | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limerick | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 41.7 | 35.3 | 27.3 | 18 | 6.9 | 0.3 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limerick | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.1 | 26.1 | 34.6 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Limerick runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limerick | 77 | 78 | 76 | 75 | 76 | 78 | 79 | 77 | 74 | 74 | 75 | 76 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -22 | -18 | -17 | -12 | -15 | -32 | -23 | -19 | -29 | -30 | -26 | -23 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limerick | 77 | 78 | 76 | 75 | 76 | 78 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | -22 | -18 | -17 | -12 | -15 | -32 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limerick | 79 | 77 | 74 | 74 | 75 | 76 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -23 | -19 | -29 | -30 | -26 | -23 |
Relative humidity (%) Limerick runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limerick | 94 | 92 | 90 | 87 | 84 | 83 | 85 | 86 | 88 | 90 | 93 | 94 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -2 | +2 | — | -10 | -20 | -32 | -30 | -27 | -31 | -28 | -17 | -6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limerick | 94 | 92 | 90 | 87 | 84 | 83 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | -2 | +2 | — | -10 | -20 | -32 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limerick | 85 | 86 | 88 | 90 | 93 | 94 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -30 | -27 | -31 | -28 | -17 | -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. Limerick trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Limerick
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Shannon, a weather station, about 21 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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