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Halifax vs Crested Butte
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Halifax is the warmer of the two — about 6°C on the annual average; Halifax is the wetter, with 844 mm more rain a year, and Crested Butte the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Halifax and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Summers are nearly the same
Halifax: Mild
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Halifax has far milder winters
Halifax: Very cold
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Halifax is much wetter
Halifax: Wet
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Crested Butte is sunnier
Halifax: Often cloudy
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Halifax is the warmer of the two — about 6°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Halifax is the wetter — about 844 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) Halifax runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halifax | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 21 | 15 | 9 | 3 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -3 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -1 | +1 | — | -1 | -2 | -2 | -4 | -6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halifax | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 20 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 |
| Difference | -3 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -1 | +1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halifax | 24 | 25 | 21 | 15 | 9 | 3 |
| Crested Butte | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | — | -1 | -2 | -2 | -4 | -6 |
Avg low (°C) Halifax runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halifax | -9 | -9 | -5 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 1 | -4 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -12 | -10 | -9 | -7 | -7 | -9 | -10 | -11 | -11 | -12 | -13 | -15 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halifax | -9 | -9 | -5 | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 |
| Difference | -12 | -10 | -9 | -7 | -7 | -9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halifax | 14 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 1 | -4 |
| Crested Butte | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -10 | -11 | -11 | -12 | -13 | -15 |
Precipitation (mm) Halifax runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halifax | 140 | 118 | 127 | 130 | 118 | 103 | 77 | 77 | 97 | 163 | 140 | 154 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | -71 | -53 | -73 | -79 | -80 | -79 | -27 | -27 | -48 | -120 | -89 | -97 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halifax | 140 | 118 | 127 | 130 | 118 | 103 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 |
| Difference | -71 | -53 | -73 | -79 | -80 | -79 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halifax | 77 | 77 | 97 | 163 | 140 | 154 |
| Crested Butte | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | -27 | -27 | -48 | -120 | -89 | -97 |
Snowfall (cm) Crested Butte runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halifax | 61 | 43 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 18 |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | +45 | +47 | +39 | +41 | +17 | +1 | — | — | +3 | +20 | +61 | +70 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halifax | 61 | 43 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 |
| Difference | +45 | +47 | +39 | +41 | +17 | +1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halifax | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 18 |
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | +3 | +20 | +61 | +70 |
Cloud cover (%) Halifax runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halifax | 78 | 73 | 68 | 70 | 70 | 68 | 66 | 59 | 59 | 65 | 75 | 77 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -24 | -13 | -9 | -7 | -9 | -22 | -9 | -1 | -14 | -22 | -26 | -23 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halifax | 78 | 73 | 68 | 70 | 70 | 68 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | -24 | -13 | -9 | -7 | -9 | -22 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halifax | 66 | 59 | 59 | 65 | 75 | 77 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -9 | -1 | -14 | -22 | -26 | -23 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halifax | 87 | 86 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 83 | 85 | 86 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +4 | +8 | +7 | -8 | -21 | -35 | -32 | -27 | -28 | -21 | -8 | +3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halifax | 87 | 86 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 86 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +4 | +8 | +7 | -8 | -21 | -35 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halifax | 87 | 86 | 84 | 83 | 85 | 86 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -32 | -27 | -28 | -21 | -8 | +3 |
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. Halifax trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Halifax
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 17 years of daily observations at Lake Major, a weather station, about 12 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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