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Baddeck vs Crested Butte
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Baddeck is the warmer of the two — about 6°C on the annual average; Baddeck is the wetter, with 806 mm more rain a year, and Crested Butte the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Baddeck and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Summers are nearly the same
Baddeck: Mild
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Baddeck has far milder winters
Baddeck: Very cold
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Baddeck is much wetter
Baddeck: Wet
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Crested Butte is sunnier
Baddeck: Often grey
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Baddeck is the warmer of the two — about 6°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Baddeck is the wetter — about 806 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) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baddeck | -1 | -1 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 3 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -3 | — | +1 | +1 | +2 | +3 | +1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -4 | -6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baddeck | -1 | -1 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 19 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 |
| Difference | -3 | — | +1 | +1 | +2 | +3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baddeck | 24 | 24 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 3 |
| Crested Butte | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | +1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -4 | -6 |
Avg low (°C) Baddeck runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baddeck | -8 | -9 | -5 | -1 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 2 | -3 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -13 | -10 | -9 | -6 | -6 | -8 | -10 | -11 | -11 | -12 | -14 | -17 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baddeck | -8 | -9 | -5 | -1 | 4 | 9 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 |
| Difference | -13 | -10 | -9 | -6 | -6 | -8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baddeck | 14 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 2 | -3 |
| Crested Butte | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -10 | -11 | -11 | -12 | -14 | -17 |
Precipitation (mm) Baddeck runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baddeck | 120 | 116 | 109 | 111 | 98 | 84 | 89 | 100 | 127 | 158 | 142 | 151 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | -51 | -52 | -56 | -60 | -60 | -60 | -39 | -50 | -78 | -115 | -92 | -94 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baddeck | 120 | 116 | 109 | 111 | 98 | 84 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 |
| Difference | -51 | -52 | -56 | -60 | -60 | -60 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baddeck | 89 | 100 | 127 | 158 | 142 | 151 |
| Crested Butte | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | -39 | -50 | -78 | -115 | -92 | -94 |
Snowfall (cm) Crested Butte runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baddeck | 55 | 59 | 35 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 35 |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | +51 | +31 | +34 | +30 | +17 | +1 | — | — | +3 | +20 | +59 | +53 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baddeck | 55 | 59 | 35 | 16 | 1 | 0 |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 |
| Difference | +51 | +31 | +34 | +30 | +17 | +1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baddeck | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 35 |
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | +3 | +20 | +59 | +53 |
Cloud cover (%) Baddeck runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baddeck | 86 | 79 | 76 | 74 | 73 | 70 | 66 | 65 | 66 | 75 | 82 | 87 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -32 | -19 | -17 | -11 | -12 | -23 | -9 | -7 | -20 | -31 | -34 | -33 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baddeck | 86 | 79 | 76 | 74 | 73 | 70 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | -32 | -19 | -17 | -11 | -12 | -23 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baddeck | 66 | 65 | 66 | 75 | 82 | 87 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -9 | -7 | -20 | -31 | -34 | -33 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baddeck | 90 | 91 | 89 | 87 | 85 | 84 | 82 | 81 | 81 | 83 | 86 | 88 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +1 | +3 | +1 | -10 | -20 | -32 | -27 | -22 | -24 | -21 | -9 | +1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baddeck | 90 | 91 | 89 | 87 | 85 | 84 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +1 | +3 | +1 | -10 | -20 | -32 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baddeck | 82 | 81 | 81 | 83 | 86 | 88 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -27 | -22 | -24 | -21 | -9 | +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. Baddeck trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Baddeck
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 22 years of daily observations at Point Aconi, a weather station, about 40 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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