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Kingston vs Crested Butte
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Kingston is the warmer of the two — about 48°F on the annual average; Kingston is the wetter, with 8 in more rain a year, and Kingston the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Kingston and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Kingston has far hotter summers
Kingston: Hot
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Kingston has far milder winters
Kingston: Mild
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Kingston is wetter
Kingston: Moderate rainfall
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Kingston is sunnier
Kingston: Fairly sunny
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Kingston is the warmer of the two — about 48°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Kingston is the wetter — about 8 in more across the year.
Clear skies
Kingston 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) Kingston runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston | 88 | 88 | 88 | 89 | 90 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 91 | 90 | 89 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | -62 | -58 | -50 | -43 | -32 | -21 | -16 | -19 | -25 | -36 | -50 | -62 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston | 88 | 88 | 88 | 89 | 90 | 92 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 |
| Difference | -62 | -58 | -50 | -43 | -32 | -21 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston | 92 | 92 | 92 | 91 | 90 | 89 |
| Crested Butte | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | -16 | -19 | -25 | -36 | -50 | -62 |
Avg low (°F) Kingston runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston | 72 | 72 | 73 | 75 | 76 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 76 | 75 | 73 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -78 | -74 | -66 | -56 | -48 | -44 | -39 | -40 | -46 | -54 | -66 | -77 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston | 72 | 72 | 73 | 75 | 76 | 78 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 |
| Difference | -78 | -74 | -66 | -56 | -48 | -44 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston | 78 | 78 | 78 | 76 | 75 | 73 |
| Crested Butte | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -39 | -40 | -46 | -54 | -66 | -77 |
Precipitation (in) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 3.9 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 3.2 | 5.6 | 8.1 | 3 | 1.7 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | +2.2 | +2 | +0.5 | +1.1 | -2.3 | -0.5 | +0.9 | -1.2 | -3.7 | -6.4 | -1 | +0.6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 3.9 | 1.5 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 |
| Difference | +2.2 | +2 | +0.5 | +1.1 | -2.3 | -0.5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston | 1.1 | 3.2 | 5.6 | 8.1 | 3 | 1.7 |
| Crested Butte | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | +0.9 | -1.2 | -3.7 | -6.4 | -1 | +0.6 |
Snowfall (in)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 41.7 | 35.3 | 27.3 | 18 | 6.9 | 0.3 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.1 | 26.1 | 34.6 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston | 39 | 33 | 34 | 37 | 54 | 57 | 48 | 51 | 57 | 59 | 50 | 43 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | +16 | +27 | +26 | +26 | +7 | -10 | +9 | +7 | -11 | -15 | -1 | +10 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston | 39 | 33 | 34 | 37 | 54 | 57 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | +16 | +27 | +26 | +26 | +7 | -10 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston | 48 | 51 | 57 | 59 | 50 | 43 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | +9 | +7 | -11 | -15 | -1 | +10 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston | 74 | 73 | 70 | 70 | 75 | 79 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 79 | 77 | 76 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +17 | +21 | +19 | +6 | -10 | -27 | -22 | -19 | -21 | -17 | -1 | +13 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston | 74 | 73 | 70 | 70 | 75 | 79 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +17 | +21 | +19 | +6 | -10 | -27 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston | 78 | 78 | 78 | 79 | 77 | 76 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -22 | -19 | -21 | -17 | -1 | +13 |
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. Kingston trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Kingston
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 26 years of daily observations at Norman Manley Intl, a weather station, about 7 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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