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Niagara-on-the-Lake vs Crested Butte
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Niagara-on-the-Lake is the warmer of the two — about 8°C on the annual average, and Crested Butte the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Niagara-on-the-Lake and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Summers are nearly the same
Niagara-on-the-Lake: Warm
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Niagara-on-the-Lake has far milder winters
Niagara-on-the-Lake: Cold
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Similar yearly rainfall
Niagara-on-the-Lake: Moderate rainfall
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Crested Butte is sunnier
Niagara-on-the-Lake: Often cloudy
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Niagara-on-the-Lake is the warmer of the two — about 8°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Niagara-on-the-Lake is the wetter — about 80 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) Niagara-on-the-Lake runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niagara-on-the-Lake | 0 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 3 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -4 | -2 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -4 | -6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niagara-on-the-Lake | 0 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 22 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 |
| Difference | -4 | -2 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niagara-on-the-Lake | 26 | 26 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 3 |
| Crested Butte | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -1 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -4 | -6 |
Avg low (°C) Niagara-on-the-Lake runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niagara-on-the-Lake | -5 | -5 | -2 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -16 | -14 | -12 | -10 | -11 | -14 | -15 | -15 | -16 | -15 | -16 | -18 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niagara-on-the-Lake | -5 | -5 | -2 | 3 | 9 | 15 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 |
| Difference | -16 | -14 | -12 | -10 | -11 | -14 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niagara-on-the-Lake | 19 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Crested Butte | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -15 | -15 | -16 | -15 | -16 | -18 |
Precipitation (mm) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niagara-on-the-Lake | 47 | 36 | 43 | 74 | 66 | 78 | 62 | 53 | 65 | 61 | 52 | 44 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | +23 | +29 | +10 | -23 | -28 | -54 | -12 | -3 | -16 | -18 | -1 | +13 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niagara-on-the-Lake | 47 | 36 | 43 | 74 | 66 | 78 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 |
| Difference | +23 | +29 | +10 | -23 | -28 | -54 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niagara-on-the-Lake | 62 | 53 | 65 | 61 | 52 | 44 |
| Crested Butte | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | -12 | -3 | -16 | -18 | -1 | +13 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niagara-on-the-Lake | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niagara-on-the-Lake | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niagara-on-the-Lake | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Niagara-on-the-Lake runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niagara-on-the-Lake | 78 | 74 | 73 | 73 | 72 | 67 | 63 | 62 | 62 | 72 | 75 | 77 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -23 | -14 | -13 | -11 | -11 | -21 | -6 | -4 | -16 | -28 | -27 | -24 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niagara-on-the-Lake | 78 | 74 | 73 | 73 | 72 | 67 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | -23 | -14 | -13 | -11 | -11 | -21 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niagara-on-the-Lake | 63 | 62 | 62 | 72 | 75 | 77 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -6 | -4 | -16 | -28 | -27 | -24 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niagara-on-the-Lake | 86 | 84 | 80 | 78 | 77 | 75 | 73 | 73 | 74 | 78 | 81 | 84 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +6 | +10 | +9 | -2 | -13 | -23 | -17 | -14 | -17 | -16 | -4 | +5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niagara-on-the-Lake | 86 | 84 | 80 | 78 | 77 | 75 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +6 | +10 | +9 | -2 | -13 | -23 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niagara-on-the-Lake | 73 | 73 | 74 | 78 | 81 | 84 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -17 | -14 | -17 | -16 | -4 | +5 |
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. Niagara-on-the-Lake trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Niagara-on-the-Lake
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 25 years of daily observations at Port Weller (aut), a weather station, about 11 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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