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Montréal vs Crested Butte
Comparing Montréal change · Crested Butte change
Montréal is the warmer of the two — about 6°C on the annual average; Montréal is the wetter, with 428 mm more rain a year, and Crested Butte the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Montréal and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Montréal has hotter summers
Montréal: Warm
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Montréal has much milder winters
Montréal: Very cold
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Montréal is wetter
Montréal: Wet
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Crested Butte is sunnier
Montréal: Often cloudy
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Montréal is the warmer of the two — about 6°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Montréal is the wetter — about 428 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) Montréal runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montréal | -5 | -3 | 3 | 12 | 19 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 21 | 13 | 6 | -1 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | +2 | +2 | +1 | -4 | -5 | -3 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -2 | -2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montréal | -5 | -3 | 3 | 12 | 19 | 24 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 |
| Difference | +2 | +2 | +1 | -4 | -5 | -3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montréal | 26 | 26 | 21 | 13 | 6 | -1 |
| Crested Butte | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -2 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -2 | -2 |
Avg low (°C) Montréal runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montréal | -14 | -12 | -6 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 4 | -1 | -9 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -8 | -7 | -7 | -8 | -10 | -13 | -12 | -12 | -11 | -10 | -11 | -11 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montréal | -14 | -12 | -6 | 1 | 8 | 14 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 |
| Difference | -8 | -7 | -7 | -8 | -10 | -13 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montréal | 16 | 15 | 11 | 4 | -1 | -9 |
| Crested Butte | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -12 | -12 | -11 | -10 | -11 | -11 |
Precipitation (mm) Montréal runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montréal | 83 | 63 | 74 | 92 | 87 | 84 | 94 | 91 | 88 | 97 | 84 | 92 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | -14 | +1 | -20 | -41 | -49 | -60 | -44 | -41 | -39 | -54 | -33 | -35 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montréal | 83 | 63 | 74 | 92 | 87 | 84 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 |
| Difference | -14 | +1 | -20 | -41 | -49 | -60 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montréal | 94 | 91 | 88 | 97 | 84 | 92 |
| Crested Butte | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | -44 | -41 | -39 | -54 | -33 | -35 |
Snowfall (cm) Crested Butte runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montréal | 50 | 44 | 37 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 51 |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | +56 | +45 | +33 | +30 | +17 | +1 | — | — | +3 | +19 | +52 | +37 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montréal | 50 | 44 | 37 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 |
| Difference | +56 | +45 | +33 | +30 | +17 | +1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montréal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 51 |
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | +3 | +19 | +52 | +37 |
Cloud cover (%) Montréal runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montréal | 69 | 66 | 65 | 67 | 68 | 64 | 61 | 59 | 59 | 69 | 72 | 73 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -14 | -6 | -5 | -4 | -7 | -18 | -4 | -1 | -14 | -26 | -24 | -19 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montréal | 69 | 66 | 65 | 67 | 68 | 64 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | -14 | -6 | -5 | -4 | -7 | -18 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montréal | 61 | 59 | 59 | 69 | 72 | 73 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -4 | -1 | -14 | -26 | -24 | -19 |
Relative humidity (%) Montréal runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montréal | 92 | 91 | 87 | 81 | 78 | 78 | 76 | 73 | 74 | 80 | 85 | 91 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -1 | +3 | +2 | -4 | -14 | -27 | -20 | -14 | -17 | -17 | -9 | -3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montréal | 92 | 91 | 87 | 81 | 78 | 78 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | -1 | +3 | +2 | -4 | -14 | -27 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montréal | 76 | 73 | 74 | 80 | 85 | 91 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -20 | -14 | -17 | -17 | -9 | -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. Montréal trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Montréal
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 22 years of daily observations at Montreal/pierre Elliott Trudeau Intl A, a weather station, about 13 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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