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Florianópolis vs Crested Butte
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Florianópolis is the warmer of the two — about 36°F on the annual average; Florianópolis is the wetter, with 46 in 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 36°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Florianópolis is the wetter — about 46 in 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 (°F) Florianópolis runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florianópolis | 85 | 85 | 84 | 80 | 75 | 71 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 76 | 79 | 83 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | -59 | -55 | -45 | -34 | -17 | -1 | +6 | +2 | -6 | -21 | -39 | -56 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florianópolis | 85 | 85 | 84 | 80 | 75 | 71 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 |
| Difference | -59 | -55 | -45 | -34 | -17 | -1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florianópolis | 70 | 71 | 72 | 76 | 79 | 83 |
| Crested Butte | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | +6 | +2 | -6 | -21 | -39 | -56 |
Avg low (°F) Florianópolis runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florianópolis | 71 | 71 | 69 | 66 | 60 | 56 | 55 | 57 | 60 | 64 | 66 | 69 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -77 | -73 | -62 | -46 | -32 | -23 | -16 | -18 | -28 | -42 | -56 | -73 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florianópolis | 71 | 71 | 69 | 66 | 60 | 56 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 |
| Difference | -77 | -73 | -62 | -46 | -32 | -23 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florianópolis | 55 | 57 | 60 | 64 | 66 | 69 |
| Crested Butte | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -16 | -18 | -28 | -42 | -56 | -73 |
Precipitation (in) Florianópolis runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florianópolis | 9.5 | 7.8 | 7.1 | 4.6 | 5 | 3.4 | 4 | 3.7 | 5.8 | 6 | 5.8 | 7 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | -6.8 | -5.3 | -5 | -2.6 | -3.5 | -2.5 | -2 | -1.7 | -3.9 | -4.3 | -3.8 | -4.7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florianópolis | 9.5 | 7.8 | 7.1 | 4.6 | 5 | 3.4 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 |
| Difference | -6.8 | -5.3 | -5 | -2.6 | -3.5 | -2.5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florianópolis | 4 | 3.7 | 5.8 | 6 | 5.8 | 7 |
| Crested Butte | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | -2 | -1.7 | -3.9 | -4.3 | -3.8 | -4.7 |
Snowfall (in)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florianópolis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florianópolis | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 41.7 | 35.3 | 27.3 | 18 | 6.9 | 0.3 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florianópolis | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.1 | 26.1 | 34.6 |
| 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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