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Sofia vs Crested Butte
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Sofia is the warmer of the two — about 10°C on the annual average, and Crested Butte the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Sofia and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Sofia has much hotter summers
Sofia: Warm
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Sofia has far milder winters
Sofia: Cold
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Similar yearly rainfall
Sofia: Moderate rainfall
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Crested Butte is sunnier
Sofia: Partly cloudy
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Sofia is the warmer of the two — about 10°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Both cities get a similar amount of precipitation 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) Sofia runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sofia | 4 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 22 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 24 | 18 | 11 | 5 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -7 | -8 | -9 | -9 | -7 | -4 | -4 | -6 | -5 | -6 | -7 | -8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sofia | 4 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 22 | 26 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 |
| Difference | -7 | -8 | -9 | -9 | -7 | -4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sofia | 29 | 29 | 24 | 18 | 11 | 5 |
| Crested Butte | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -4 | -6 | -5 | -6 | -7 | -8 |
Avg low (°C) Sofia runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sofia | -6 | -4 | -0 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 1 | -4 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -16 | -15 | -14 | -11 | -11 | -12 | -10 | -11 | -11 | -11 | -13 | -16 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sofia | -6 | -4 | -0 | 4 | 9 | 13 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 |
| Difference | -16 | -15 | -14 | -11 | -11 | -12 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sofia | 15 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 1 | -4 |
| Crested Butte | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -10 | -11 | -11 | -11 | -13 | -16 |
Precipitation (mm) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sofia | 36 | 34 | 46 | 67 | 72 | 80 | 73 | 54 | 65 | 59 | 37 | 41 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | +33 | +30 | +8 | -16 | -34 | -56 | -23 | -4 | -16 | -15 | +13 | +16 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sofia | 36 | 34 | 46 | 67 | 72 | 80 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 |
| Difference | +33 | +30 | +8 | -16 | -34 | -56 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sofia | 73 | 54 | 65 | 59 | 37 | 41 |
| Crested Butte | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | -23 | -4 | -16 | -15 | +13 | +16 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sofia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sofia | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sofia | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Sofia runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sofia | 65 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 68 | 57 | 47 | 42 | 54 | 60 | 65 | 68 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -11 | -8 | -9 | -7 | -7 | -11 | +10 | +16 | -8 | -17 | -16 | -14 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sofia | 65 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 68 | 57 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | -11 | -8 | -9 | -7 | -7 | -11 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sofia | 47 | 42 | 54 | 60 | 65 | 68 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | +10 | +16 | -8 | -17 | -16 | -14 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sofia | 89 | 85 | 79 | 74 | 71 | 65 | 58 | 55 | 62 | 73 | 82 | 88 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +3 | +9 | +11 | +2 | -7 | -14 | -2 | +4 | -5 | -11 | -5 | +1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sofia | 89 | 85 | 79 | 74 | 71 | 65 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +3 | +9 | +11 | +2 | -7 | -14 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sofia | 58 | 55 | 62 | 73 | 82 | 88 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -2 | +4 | -5 | -11 | -5 | +1 |
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. Sofia trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Sofia
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 29 years of daily observations at Sofia, 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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