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Palermo vs Crested Butte
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Palermo is the warmer of the two — about 17°C on the annual average.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Palermo and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Palermo has much hotter summers
Palermo: Warm
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Palermo has far milder winters
Palermo: Cool
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Similar yearly rainfall
Palermo: Fairly dry
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Similar amounts of sun
Palermo: Partly cloudy
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Palermo is the warmer of the two — about 17°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Both cities get a similar amount of precipitation 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 (°C) Palermo runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palermo | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 23 | 19 | 15 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -17 | -15 | -12 | -10 | -7 | -5 | -5 | -7 | -8 | -10 | -15 | -18 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palermo | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 26 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 |
| Difference | -17 | -15 | -12 | -10 | -7 | -5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palermo | 29 | 30 | 27 | 23 | 19 | 15 |
| Crested Butte | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -5 | -7 | -8 | -10 | -15 | -18 |
Avg low (°C) Palermo runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palermo | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 11 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -31 | -28 | -24 | -19 | -17 | -18 | -18 | -19 | -21 | -23 | -27 | -31 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palermo | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 19 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 |
| Difference | -31 | -28 | -24 | -19 | -17 | -18 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palermo | 22 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 11 |
| Crested Butte | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -18 | -19 | -21 | -23 | -27 | -31 |
Precipitation (mm) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palermo | 60 | 53 | 39 | 34 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 21 | 61 | 79 | 72 | 72 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | +9 | +12 | +14 | +17 | +20 | +12 | +46 | +29 | -12 | -36 | -22 | -15 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palermo | 60 | 53 | 39 | 34 | 18 | 12 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 |
| Difference | +9 | +12 | +14 | +17 | +20 | +12 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palermo | 4 | 21 | 61 | 79 | 72 | 72 |
| Crested Butte | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | +46 | +29 | -12 | -36 | -22 | -15 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palermo | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palermo | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palermo | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palermo | 66 | 63 | 57 | 54 | 45 | 33 | 18 | 22 | 45 | 52 | 62 | 68 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -11 | -3 | +2 | +9 | +16 | +13 | +39 | +36 | +1 | -9 | -13 | -14 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palermo | 66 | 63 | 57 | 54 | 45 | 33 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | -11 | -3 | +2 | +9 | +16 | +13 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palermo | 18 | 22 | 45 | 52 | 62 | 68 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | +39 | +36 | +1 | -9 | -13 | -14 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palermo | 76 | 75 | 78 | 79 | 79 | 77 | 74 | 73 | 73 | 75 | 75 | 75 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +16 | +19 | +12 | -3 | -15 | -26 | -19 | -14 | -16 | -13 | +2 | +14 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palermo | 76 | 75 | 78 | 79 | 79 | 77 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +16 | +19 | +12 | -3 | -15 | -26 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palermo | 74 | 73 | 73 | 75 | 75 | 75 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -19 | -14 | -16 | -13 | +2 | +14 |
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. Palermo trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Palermo
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from the WMO's CLINO 1991–2020 collection, measured at Ustica, about 68 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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