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Québec vs Crested Butte
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Québec is the warmer of the two — about 4°C on the annual average; Québec is the wetter, with 537 mm more rain a year, and Crested Butte the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Québec and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Summers are nearly the same
Québec: Mild
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Québec has much milder winters
Québec: Bitterly cold
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Québec is wetter
Québec: Wet
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Crested Butte is sunnier
Québec: Often cloudy
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Québec is the warmer of the two — about 4°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Québec is the wetter — about 537 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Québec | -7 | -4 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 11 | 4 | -3 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | +3 | +3 | +3 | — | -3 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | +1 | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Québec | -7 | -4 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 22 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 |
| Difference | +3 | +3 | +3 | — | -3 | -1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Québec | 25 | 24 | 20 | 11 | 4 | -3 |
| Crested Butte | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -1 | -1 | -1 | +1 | — | — |
Avg low (°C) Québec runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Québec | -15 | -14 | -8 | -1 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 3 | -3 | -10 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -6 | -5 | -5 | -6 | -9 | -11 | -11 | -10 | -10 | -9 | -10 | -10 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Québec | -15 | -14 | -8 | -1 | 7 | 11 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 |
| Difference | -6 | -5 | -5 | -6 | -9 | -11 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Québec | 15 | 14 | 9 | 3 | -3 | -10 |
| Crested Butte | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -11 | -10 | -10 | -9 | -10 | -10 |
Precipitation (mm) Québec runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Québec | 71 | 73 | 74 | 98 | 91 | 108 | 103 | 109 | 104 | 118 | 87 | 103 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | -2 | -8 | -21 | -47 | -53 | -84 | -53 | -58 | -55 | -75 | -36 | -45 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Québec | 71 | 73 | 74 | 98 | 91 | 108 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 |
| Difference | -2 | -8 | -21 | -47 | -53 | -84 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Québec | 103 | 109 | 104 | 118 | 87 | 103 |
| Crested Butte | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | -53 | -58 | -55 | -75 | -36 | -45 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Québec | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Québec | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Québec | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Québec runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Québec | 67 | 65 | 63 | 67 | 70 | 67 | 64 | 62 | 62 | 72 | 74 | 71 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -13 | -5 | -4 | -4 | -9 | -21 | -8 | -4 | -17 | -28 | -25 | -18 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Québec | 67 | 65 | 63 | 67 | 70 | 67 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | -13 | -5 | -4 | -4 | -9 | -21 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Québec | 64 | 62 | 62 | 72 | 74 | 71 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -8 | -4 | -17 | -28 | -25 | -18 |
Relative humidity (%) Québec runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Québec | 97 | 96 | 94 | 85 | 80 | 81 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 86 | 90 | 96 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -6 | -2 | -5 | -9 | -16 | -30 | -28 | -25 | -27 | -23 | -13 | -7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Québec | 97 | 96 | 94 | 85 | 80 | 81 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | -6 | -2 | -5 | -9 | -16 | -30 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Québec | 84 | 84 | 84 | 86 | 90 | 96 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -28 | -25 | -27 | -23 | -13 | -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. Québec trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Québec
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 23 years of daily observations at Ste-foy (u. Laval), a weather station, about 7 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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