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Lerwick vs Crested Butte
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Lerwick is the warmer of the two — about 6°C on the annual average; Lerwick is the wetter, with 587 mm more rain a year, and Crested Butte the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Lerwick and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Crested Butte has far hotter summers
Lerwick: Cool
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Lerwick has far milder winters
Lerwick: Chilly
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Lerwick is wetter
Lerwick: Wet
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Crested Butte is far sunnier
Lerwick: Often grey
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Lerwick is the warmer of the two — about 6°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Lerwick is the wetter — about 587 mm 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 (°C) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lerwick | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 6 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -9 | -7 | -3 | — | +4 | +9 | +10 | +9 | +6 | +2 | -4 | -9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lerwick | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 |
| Difference | -9 | -7 | -3 | — | +4 | +9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lerwick | 14 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 6 |
| Crested Butte | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | +10 | +9 | +6 | +2 | -4 | -9 |
Avg low (°C) Lerwick runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lerwick | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -23 | -20 | -16 | -10 | -7 | -6 | -5 | -6 | -8 | -10 | -16 | -22 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lerwick | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 |
| Difference | -23 | -20 | -16 | -10 | -7 | -6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lerwick | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Crested Butte | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -5 | -6 | -8 | -10 | -16 | -22 |
Precipitation (mm) Lerwick runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lerwick | 139 | 115 | 102 | 65 | 54 | 58 | 65 | 86 | 103 | 126 | 136 | 139 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | -70 | -50 | -49 | -14 | -16 | -34 | -15 | -35 | -54 | -83 | -85 | -82 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lerwick | 139 | 115 | 102 | 65 | 54 | 58 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 |
| Difference | -70 | -50 | -49 | -14 | -16 | -34 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lerwick | 65 | 86 | 103 | 126 | 136 | 139 |
| Crested Butte | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | -15 | -35 | -54 | -83 | -85 | -82 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lerwick | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lerwick | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lerwick | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Lerwick runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lerwick | 84 | 84 | 83 | 79 | 76 | 83 | 83 | 80 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 83 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -29 | -23 | -23 | -16 | -15 | -37 | -27 | -22 | -35 | -37 | -33 | -30 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lerwick | 84 | 84 | 83 | 79 | 76 | 83 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | -29 | -23 | -23 | -16 | -15 | -37 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lerwick | 83 | 80 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 83 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -27 | -22 | -35 | -37 | -33 | -30 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lerwick | 82 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 85 | 87 | 89 | 88 | 87 | 84 | 82 | 81 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +10 | +13 | +7 | -7 | -20 | -35 | -34 | -29 | -30 | -21 | -6 | +8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lerwick | 82 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 85 | 87 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +10 | +13 | +7 | -7 | -20 | -35 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lerwick | 89 | 88 | 87 | 84 | 82 | 81 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -34 | -29 | -30 | -21 | -6 | +8 |
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. Lerwick trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Lerwick
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Lerwick, a weather station, about 3 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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