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Florianópolis vs Crested Butte
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Florianópolis is the warmer of the two — about 20°C on the annual average; Florianópolis is the wetter, with 1165 mm more rain a year, and Crested Butte the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Florianópolis and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Florianópolis has much hotter summers
Florianópolis: Warm
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Florianópolis has far milder winters
Florianópolis: Mild
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Florianópolis is much wetter
Florianópolis: Very wet
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Crested Butte is sunnier
Florianópolis: Often cloudy
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Florianópolis is the warmer of the two — about 20°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Florianópolis is the wetter — about 1165 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) Florianópolis runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florianópolis | 29 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 28 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -33 | -31 | -25 | -19 | -9 | — | +3 | +1 | -3 | -12 | -22 | -31 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florianópolis | 29 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 24 | 22 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 |
| Difference | -33 | -31 | -25 | -19 | -9 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florianópolis | 21 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 28 |
| Crested Butte | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | +3 | +1 | -3 | -12 | -22 | -31 |
Avg low (°C) Florianópolis runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florianópolis | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 21 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -43 | -40 | -34 | -26 | -18 | -13 | -9 | -10 | -16 | -23 | -31 | -40 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florianópolis | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 14 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 |
| Difference | -43 | -40 | -34 | -26 | -18 | -13 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florianópolis | 13 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 21 |
| Crested Butte | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -9 | -10 | -16 | -23 | -31 | -40 |
Precipitation (mm) Florianópolis runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florianópolis | 241 | 198 | 180 | 116 | 126 | 86 | 101 | 93 | 147 | 153 | 147 | 177 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | -172 | -134 | -127 | -65 | -88 | -62 | -51 | -43 | -98 | -110 | -96 | -120 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florianópolis | 241 | 198 | 180 | 116 | 126 | 86 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 |
| Difference | -172 | -134 | -127 | -65 | -88 | -62 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florianópolis | 101 | 93 | 147 | 153 | 147 | 177 |
| Crested Butte | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | -51 | -43 | -98 | -110 | -96 | -120 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florianópolis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florianópolis | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florianópolis | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Florianópolis runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florianópolis | 71 | 69 | 64 | 58 | 58 | 61 | 59 | 60 | 71 | 76 | 70 | 70 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -16 | -9 | -5 | +5 | +3 | -15 | -3 | -2 | -26 | -33 | -21 | -17 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florianópolis | 71 | 69 | 64 | 58 | 58 | 61 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | -16 | -9 | -5 | +5 | +3 | -15 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florianópolis | 59 | 60 | 71 | 76 | 70 | 70 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -3 | -2 | -26 | -33 | -21 | -17 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florianópolis | 80 | 81 | 81 | 80 | 81 | 83 | 83 | 84 | 83 | 83 | 80 | 79 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +12 | +13 | +9 | -4 | -17 | -31 | -28 | -25 | -26 | -20 | -3 | +10 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florianópolis | 80 | 81 | 81 | 80 | 81 | 83 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +12 | +13 | +9 | -4 | -17 | -31 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florianópolis | 83 | 84 | 83 | 83 | 80 | 79 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -28 | -25 | -26 | -20 | -3 | +10 |
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. Florianópolis trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Florianópolis
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from INMET, Brazil's national meteorological institute, measured at Florianopolis, about 2 km from the city centre.
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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