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Halifax vs Crested Butte
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Halifax is the warmer of the two — about 11°F on the annual average; Halifax is the wetter, with 33 in 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 11°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Halifax is the wetter — about 33 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) Halifax runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halifax | 32 | 33 | 39 | 49 | 60 | 69 | 76 | 76 | 70 | 59 | 48 | 38 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | -6 | -3 | -1 | -2 | -1 | +2 | — | -3 | -4 | -4 | -8 | -11 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halifax | 32 | 33 | 39 | 49 | 60 | 69 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 |
| Difference | -6 | -3 | -1 | -2 | -1 | +2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halifax | 76 | 76 | 70 | 59 | 48 | 38 |
| Crested Butte | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | — | -3 | -4 | -4 | -8 | -11 |
Avg low (°F) Halifax runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halifax | 16 | 16 | 23 | 32 | 41 | 50 | 58 | 58 | 52 | 43 | 34 | 24 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -22 | -18 | -16 | -13 | -13 | -16 | -18 | -20 | -21 | -21 | -24 | -28 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halifax | 16 | 16 | 23 | 32 | 41 | 50 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 |
| Difference | -22 | -18 | -16 | -13 | -13 | -16 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halifax | 58 | 58 | 52 | 43 | 34 | 24 |
| Crested Butte | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -18 | -20 | -21 | -21 | -24 | -28 |
Precipitation (in) Halifax runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halifax | 5.5 | 4.6 | 5 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 3 | 3 | 3.8 | 6.4 | 5.5 | 6.1 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | -2.8 | -2.1 | -2.9 | -3.1 | -3.1 | -3.1 | -1.1 | -1.1 | -1.9 | -4.7 | -3.5 | -3.8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halifax | 5.5 | 4.6 | 5 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 4.1 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 |
| Difference | -2.8 | -2.1 | -2.9 | -3.1 | -3.1 | -3.1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halifax | 3 | 3 | 3.8 | 6.4 | 5.5 | 6.1 |
| Crested Butte | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | -1.1 | -1.1 | -1.9 | -4.7 | -3.5 | -3.8 |
Snowfall (in) Crested Butte runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halifax | 23.9 | 16.8 | 12 | 1.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.9 |
| Crested Butte | 41.7 | 35.3 | 27.3 | 18 | 6.9 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.1 | 26.1 | 34.6 |
| Difference | +17.8 | +18.5 | +15.3 | +16.1 | +6.9 | +0.3 | — | — | +1 | +8.1 | +24.1 | +27.6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halifax | 23.9 | 16.8 | 12 | 1.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Crested Butte | 41.7 | 35.3 | 27.3 | 18 | 6.9 | 0.3 |
| Difference | +17.8 | +18.5 | +15.3 | +16.1 | +6.9 | +0.3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halifax | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.9 |
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.1 | 26.1 | 34.6 |
| Difference | — | — | +1 | +8.1 | +24.1 | +27.6 |
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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