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Saint John’s vs Crested Butte

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Bottom line

Saint John’s is the warmer of the two — about 46°F on the annual average; Saint John’s is the wetter, with 16 in more rain a year, and Saint John’s the sunnier.

Warmer Saint John’s 46°F on the year

Wetter Saint John’s 16 in more a year

Sunnier Saint John’s 9 pp less cloud

Colder winters Crested Butte 78°F colder nights

How the seasons compare

The differences between Saint John’s and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.

Summers

Saint John’s has much hotter summers

Saint John’s: Hot
Crested Butte: Mild

Winters

Saint John’s has far milder winters

Saint John’s: Stays warm
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold

Rain & snow

Saint John’s is wetter

Saint John’s: Moderate rainfall
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall

Sky

Saint John’s is sunnier

Saint John’s: Fairly sunny
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy

Month-by-month charts

Temperature

Saint John’s is the warmer of the two — about 46°F on the annual average.

Precipitation

Saint John’s is the wetter — about 16 in more across the year.

Clear skies

Saint John’s has the clearer skies — the higher line.

Exact monthly numbers

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Avg high (°F) Saint John’s runs higher most of the year

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Saint John’s	83	83	84	85	86	87	88	88	88	88	86	84
Crested Butte	26	30	38	47	58	71	76	74	66	55	40	27
Difference	-57	-53	-46	-39	-28	-17	-11	-15	-22	-33	-46	-57

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Saint John’s	83	83	84	85	86	87
Crested Butte	26	30	38	47	58	71
Difference	-57	-53	-46	-39	-28	-17

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Saint John’s	88	88	88	88	86	84
Crested Butte	76	74	66	55	40	27
Difference	-11	-15	-22	-33	-46	-57

Avg low (°F) Saint John’s runs higher most of the year

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Saint John’s	72	72	73	74	76	77	77	77	77	76	75	73
Crested Butte	-6	-2	7	19	28	34	39	39	31	22	9	-4
Difference	-78	-74	-65	-54	-47	-44	-38	-39	-45	-54	-65	-77

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Saint John’s	72	72	73	74	76	77
Crested Butte	-6	-2	7	19	28	34
Difference	-78	-74	-65	-54	-47	-44

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Saint John’s	77	77	77	76	75	73
Crested Butte	39	39	31	22	9	-4
Difference	-38	-39	-45	-54	-65	-77

Precipitation (in) Saint John’s runs higher most of the year

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Saint John’s	2.3	1.4	1.3	2.3	3.7	3.2	4	4.3	4	5	4.8	3.2
Crested Butte	2.7	2.5	2.1	2	1.5	0.9	2	2	1.9	1.7	2	2.3
Difference	+0.5	+1.1	+0.8	-0.3	-2.2	-2.2	-2	-2.3	-2.1	-3.3	-2.8	-0.9

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Saint John’s	2.3	1.4	1.3	2.3	3.7	3.2
Crested Butte	2.7	2.5	2.1	2	1.5	0.9
Difference	+0.5	+1.1	+0.8	-0.3	-2.2	-2.2

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Saint John’s	4	4.3	4	5	4.8	3.2
Crested Butte	2	2	1.9	1.7	2	2.3
Difference	-2	-2.3	-2.1	-3.3	-2.8	-0.9

Snowfall (in)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Saint John’s	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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
Saint John’s	—	—	—	—	—	—
Crested Butte	41.7	35.3	27.3	18	6.9	0.3
Difference	—	—	—	—	—	—

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Saint John’s	—	—	—	—	—	—
Crested Butte	0	0	1	8.1	26.1	34.6
Difference	—	—	—	—	—	—

Cloud cover (%) Crested Butte runs higher most of the year

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Saint John’s	36	38	39	43	53	52	46	43	52	49	46	41
Crested Butte	54	60	60	63	61	46	57	58	46	44	49	54
Difference	+18	+22	+21	+20	+8	-6	+11	+14	-7	-5	+3	+13

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Saint John’s	36	38	39	43	53	52
Crested Butte	54	60	60	63	61	46
Difference	+18	+22	+21	+20	+8	-6

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Saint John’s	46	43	52	49	46	41
Crested Butte	57	58	46	44	49	54
Difference	+11	+14	-7	-5	+3	+13

Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Saint John’s	76	75	75	76	78	78	78	79	79	79	78	77
Crested Butte	91	94	89	76	64	52	56	59	57	63	77	89
Difference	+16	+19	+14	—	-14	-27	-23	-20	-22	-16	-2	+12

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Saint John’s	76	75	75	76	78	78
Crested Butte	91	94	89	76	64	52
Difference	+16	+19	+14	—	-14	-27

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Saint John’s	78	79	79	79	78	77
Crested Butte	56	59	57	63	77	89
Difference	-23	-20	-22	-16	-2	+12

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. Saint John’s trends → · Crested Butte trends →

Methodology & sources

Saint John’s

Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at V C Bird Intl, a weather station, about 6 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.

How we build these numbers →

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