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Salzburg vs Crested Butte
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Salzburg is the warmer of the two — about 9°C on the annual average; Salzburg is the wetter, with 584 mm more rain a year, and Crested Butte the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Salzburg and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Summers are nearly the same
Salzburg: Mild
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Salzburg has far milder winters
Salzburg: Cold
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Salzburg is wetter
Salzburg: Wet
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Crested Butte is sunnier
Salzburg: Often cloudy
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Salzburg is the warmer of the two — about 9°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Salzburg is the wetter — about 584 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) Salzburg runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salzburg | 4 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 15 | 9 | 4 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -7 | -7 | -7 | -8 | -6 | -2 | -1 | -2 | -1 | -2 | -4 | -7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salzburg | 4 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 20 | 23 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 |
| Difference | -7 | -7 | -7 | -8 | -6 | -2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salzburg | 25 | 25 | 20 | 15 | 9 | 4 |
| Crested Butte | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -1 | -2 | -1 | -2 | -4 | -7 |
Avg low (°C) Salzburg runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salzburg | -3 | -2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 1 | -2 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -18 | -16 | -15 | -12 | -11 | -12 | -10 | -11 | -11 | -12 | -14 | -18 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salzburg | -3 | -2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 13 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 |
| Difference | -18 | -16 | -15 | -12 | -11 | -12 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salzburg | 14 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 1 | -2 |
| Crested Butte | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -10 | -11 | -11 | -12 | -14 | -18 |
Precipitation (mm) Salzburg runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salzburg | 56 | 42 | 83 | 77 | 135 | 159 | 147 | 161 | 120 | 78 | 68 | 60 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | +13 | +23 | -29 | -26 | -97 | -135 | -97 | -111 | -71 | -35 | -17 | -3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salzburg | 56 | 42 | 83 | 77 | 135 | 159 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 |
| Difference | +13 | +23 | -29 | -26 | -97 | -135 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salzburg | 147 | 161 | 120 | 78 | 68 | 60 |
| Crested Butte | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | -97 | -111 | -71 | -35 | -17 | -3 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salzburg | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salzburg | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salzburg | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Salzburg runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salzburg | 69 | 70 | 72 | 70 | 73 | 72 | 68 | 65 | 66 | 66 | 71 | 70 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -14 | -9 | -12 | -7 | -12 | -26 | -11 | -7 | -21 | -23 | -22 | -17 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salzburg | 69 | 70 | 72 | 70 | 73 | 72 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | -14 | -9 | -12 | -7 | -12 | -26 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salzburg | 68 | 65 | 66 | 66 | 71 | 70 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -11 | -7 | -21 | -23 | -22 | -17 |
Relative humidity (%) Salzburg runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salzburg | 90 | 88 | 84 | 79 | 78 | 78 | 77 | 78 | 81 | 85 | 90 | 90 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +2 | +6 | +6 | -3 | -14 | -26 | -22 | -19 | -24 | -23 | -13 | -2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salzburg | 90 | 88 | 84 | 79 | 78 | 78 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +2 | +6 | +6 | -3 | -14 | -26 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salzburg | 77 | 78 | 81 | 85 | 90 | 90 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -22 | -19 | -24 | -23 | -13 | -2 |
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. Salzburg trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Salzburg
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Salzburg, 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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