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Toronto vs Crested Butte
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Toronto is the warmer of the two — about 13°F on the annual average; Toronto is the wetter, with 11 in more rain a year, and Crested Butte the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Toronto and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Toronto has hotter summers
Toronto: Warm
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Toronto has far milder winters
Toronto: Very cold
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Toronto is wetter
Toronto: Moderate rainfall
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Crested Butte is sunnier
Toronto: Often cloudy
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Toronto is the warmer of the two — about 13°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Toronto is the wetter — about 11 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) Toronto runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto | 30 | 32 | 41 | 54 | 67 | 77 | 82 | 80 | 73 | 59 | 46 | 35 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | -4 | -2 | -3 | -7 | -9 | -6 | -5 | -6 | -6 | -4 | -6 | -8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto | 30 | 32 | 41 | 54 | 67 | 77 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 |
| Difference | -4 | -2 | -3 | -7 | -9 | -6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto | 82 | 80 | 73 | 59 | 46 | 35 |
| Crested Butte | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | -5 | -6 | -6 | -4 | -6 | -8 |
Avg low (°F) Toronto runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto | 16 | 17 | 25 | 35 | 46 | 56 | 61 | 60 | 53 | 42 | 32 | 23 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -23 | -19 | -17 | -15 | -18 | -22 | -21 | -21 | -21 | -20 | -23 | -27 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto | 16 | 17 | 25 | 35 | 46 | 56 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 |
| Difference | -23 | -19 | -17 | -15 | -18 | -22 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto | 61 | 60 | 53 | 42 | 32 | 23 |
| Crested Butte | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -21 | -21 | -21 | -20 | -23 | -27 |
Precipitation (in) Toronto runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.6 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | +0.1 | +0.3 | — | -1.2 | -1.8 | -2.9 | -1.4 | -1.1 | -1.2 | -1.2 | -0.7 | -0.3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.9 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 |
| Difference | +0.1 | +0.3 | — | -1.2 | -1.8 | -2.9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto | 3.4 | 3 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.6 |
| Crested Butte | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | -1.4 | -1.1 | -1.2 | -1.2 | -0.7 | -0.3 |
Snowfall (in) Crested Butte runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto | 13.2 | 12.9 | 7.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 3.9 | 11.6 |
| Crested Butte | 41.7 | 35.3 | 27.3 | 18 | 6.9 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.1 | 26.1 | 34.6 |
| Difference | +28.4 | +22.4 | +19.9 | +16 | +6.9 | +0.3 | — | — | +1 | +8 | +22.2 | +23 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto | 13.2 | 12.9 | 7.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Crested Butte | 41.7 | 35.3 | 27.3 | 18 | 6.9 | 0.3 |
| Difference | +28.4 | +22.4 | +19.9 | +16 | +6.9 | +0.3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 3.9 | 11.6 |
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.1 | 26.1 | 34.6 |
| Difference | — | — | +1 | +8 | +22.2 | +23 |
Cloud cover (%) Toronto runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto | 90 | 88 | 82 | 77 | 74 | 70 | 66 | 67 | 71 | 78 | 84 | 89 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +1 | +6 | +7 | -1 | -10 | -19 | -10 | -8 | -14 | -16 | -7 | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto | 90 | 88 | 82 | 77 | 74 | 70 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +1 | +6 | +7 | -1 | -10 | -19 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto | 66 | 67 | 71 | 78 | 84 | 89 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -10 | -8 | -14 | -16 | -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. Toronto trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Toronto
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 26 years of daily observations at Toronto North York, a weather station, about 10 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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