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Broome vs Crested Butte
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Broome is the warmer of the two — about 46°F on the annual average; Broome is the wetter, with 6 in more rain a year, and Broome the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Broome and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Broome has far hotter summers
Broome: Hot
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Broome has far milder winters
Broome: Mild
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Broome is wetter
Broome: Moderate rainfall
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Broome is sunnier
Broome: Fairly sunny
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Broome is the warmer of the two — about 46°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Broome is the wetter — about 6 in more across the year.
Clear skies
Broome 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) Broome runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broome | 92 | 91 | 93 | 94 | 90 | 85 | 85 | 87 | 89 | 92 | 93 | 93 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | -66 | -61 | -55 | -48 | -31 | -15 | -9 | -13 | -23 | -37 | -53 | -66 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broome | 92 | 91 | 93 | 94 | 90 | 85 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 |
| Difference | -66 | -61 | -55 | -48 | -31 | -15 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broome | 85 | 87 | 89 | 92 | 93 | 93 |
| Crested Butte | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | -9 | -13 | -23 | -37 | -53 | -66 |
Avg low (°F) Broome runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broome | 80 | 79 | 78 | 73 | 64 | 59 | 57 | 58 | 66 | 73 | 78 | 80 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -86 | -81 | -71 | -54 | -36 | -26 | -18 | -20 | -34 | -51 | -69 | -84 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broome | 80 | 79 | 78 | 73 | 64 | 59 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 |
| Difference | -86 | -81 | -71 | -54 | -36 | -26 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broome | 57 | 58 | 66 | 73 | 78 | 80 |
| Crested Butte | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -18 | -20 | -34 | -51 | -69 | -84 |
Precipitation (in) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broome | 9 | 8.5 | 4.1 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.4 | 4 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | -6.3 | -6 | -2 | +0.9 | +0.6 | +0.3 | +1.6 | +1.9 | +1.9 | +1.7 | +1.6 | -1.8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broome | 9 | 8.5 | 4.1 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.7 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 |
| Difference | -6.3 | -6 | -2 | +0.9 | +0.6 | +0.3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broome | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.4 | 4 |
| Crested Butte | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | +1.6 | +1.9 | +1.9 | +1.7 | +1.6 | -1.8 |
Snowfall (in)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broome | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broome | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 41.7 | 35.3 | 27.3 | 18 | 6.9 | 0.3 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broome | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broome | 69 | 66 | 52 | 35 | 30 | 27 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 26 | 31 | 55 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -15 | -5 | +7 | +27 | +31 | +19 | +35 | +39 | +26 | +18 | +17 | -1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broome | 69 | 66 | 52 | 35 | 30 | 27 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | -15 | -5 | +7 | +27 | +31 | +19 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broome | 22 | 19 | 19 | 26 | 31 | 55 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | +35 | +39 | +26 | +18 | +17 | -1 |
Relative humidity (%) Crested Butte runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broome | 72 | 77 | 73 | 59 | 48 | 46 | 42 | 40 | 47 | 51 | 52 | 61 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +19 | +17 | +17 | +17 | +16 | +6 | +14 | +19 | +10 | +11 | +24 | +28 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broome | 72 | 77 | 73 | 59 | 48 | 46 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +19 | +17 | +17 | +17 | +16 | +6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broome | 42 | 40 | 47 | 51 | 52 | 61 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +14 | +19 | +10 | +11 | +24 | +28 |
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. Broome trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Broome
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Broome Airport, a weather station, inside the city. 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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