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Calgary vs Crested Butte
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Calgary is the warmer of the two — about 3°C on the annual average; Crested Butte is the wetter, with 167 mm more rain a year, and Crested Butte the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Calgary and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Summers are nearly the same
Calgary: Mild
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Calgary has much milder winters
Calgary: Very cold
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Crested Butte is wetter
Calgary: Fairly dry
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Crested Butte is sunnier
Calgary: Often cloudy
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Calgary is the warmer of the two — about 3°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Crested Butte is the wetter — about 167 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calgary | -2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 11 | 4 | -0 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -2 | -2 | -1 | -3 | -1 | +2 | +1 | — | +1 | +1 | +1 | -2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calgary | -2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 19 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 |
| Difference | -2 | -2 | -1 | -3 | -1 | +2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calgary | 23 | 23 | 18 | 11 | 4 | -0 |
| Crested Butte | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | +1 | — | +1 | +1 | +1 | -2 |
Avg low (°C) Calgary runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calgary | -14 | -11 | -8 | -2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 4 | -1 | -8 | -12 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -8 | -7 | -6 | -5 | -5 | -6 | -6 | -5 | -5 | -4 | -5 | -8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calgary | -14 | -11 | -8 | -2 | 3 | 7 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 |
| Difference | -8 | -7 | -6 | -5 | -5 | -6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calgary | 10 | 9 | 4 | -1 | -8 | -12 |
| Crested Butte | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -6 | -5 | -5 | -4 | -5 | -8 |
Precipitation (mm) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calgary | 10 | 11 | 18 | 32 | 58 | 107 | 63 | 57 | 35 | 17 | 14 | 11 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | +59 | +54 | +36 | +19 | -20 | -83 | -13 | -7 | +14 | +26 | +36 | +46 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calgary | 10 | 11 | 18 | 32 | 58 | 107 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 |
| Difference | +59 | +54 | +36 | +19 | -20 | -83 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calgary | 63 | 57 | 35 | 17 | 14 | 11 |
| Crested Butte | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | -13 | -7 | +14 | +26 | +36 | +46 |
Snowfall (cm) Crested Butte runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calgary | 17 | 16 | 24 | 24 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 16 |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | +89 | +74 | +45 | +21 | +6 | — | — | — | — | +10 | +48 | +72 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calgary | 17 | 16 | 24 | 24 | 11 | 0 |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 |
| Difference | +89 | +74 | +45 | +21 | +6 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calgary | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 16 |
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | +10 | +48 | +72 |
Cloud cover (%) Calgary runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calgary | 68 | 67 | 68 | 71 | 71 | 70 | 58 | 58 | 61 | 67 | 68 | 65 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -14 | -7 | -8 | -8 | -10 | -24 | -1 | — | -16 | -23 | -19 | -12 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calgary | 68 | 67 | 68 | 71 | 71 | 70 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | -14 | -7 | -8 | -8 | -10 | -24 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calgary | 58 | 58 | 61 | 67 | 68 | 65 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -1 | — | -16 | -23 | -19 | -12 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calgary | 85 | 79 | 70 | 63 | 61 | 64 | 62 | 61 | 64 | 70 | 77 | 82 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +6 | +15 | +19 | +13 | +3 | -13 | -6 | -2 | -7 | -7 | — | +7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calgary | 85 | 79 | 70 | 63 | 61 | 64 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +6 | +15 | +19 | +13 | +3 | -13 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calgary | 62 | 61 | 64 | 70 | 77 | 82 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -6 | -2 | -7 | -7 | — | +7 |
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. Calgary trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Calgary
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 21 years of daily observations at Calgary Int'l A, a weather station, about 8 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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