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Vancouver vs Crested Butte
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Vancouver is the warmer of the two — about 18°F on the annual average; Vancouver is the wetter, with 36 in more rain a year, and Crested Butte the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Vancouver and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Summers are nearly the same
Vancouver: Mild
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Vancouver has far milder winters
Vancouver: Chilly
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Vancouver is much wetter
Vancouver: Wet
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Crested Butte is sunnier
Vancouver: Often cloudy
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Vancouver is the warmer of the two — about 18°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Vancouver is the wetter — about 36 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) Vancouver runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vancouver | 45 | 47 | 51 | 57 | 64 | 68 | 73 | 73 | 67 | 57 | 49 | 45 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | -19 | -17 | -13 | -10 | -6 | +2 | +3 | — | — | -2 | -10 | -18 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vancouver | 45 | 47 | 51 | 57 | 64 | 68 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 |
| Difference | -19 | -17 | -13 | -10 | -6 | +2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vancouver | 73 | 73 | 67 | 57 | 49 | 45 |
| Crested Butte | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | +3 | — | — | -2 | -10 | -18 |
Avg low (°F) Vancouver runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vancouver | 38 | 38 | 40 | 44 | 50 | 55 | 59 | 59 | 54 | 47 | 41 | 38 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -44 | -40 | -33 | -25 | -22 | -21 | -19 | -20 | -22 | -25 | -32 | -41 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vancouver | 38 | 38 | 40 | 44 | 50 | 55 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 |
| Difference | -44 | -40 | -33 | -25 | -22 | -21 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vancouver | 59 | 59 | 54 | 47 | 41 | 38 |
| Crested Butte | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -19 | -20 | -22 | -25 | -32 | -41 |
Precipitation (in) Vancouver runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vancouver | 8.8 | 4.6 | 6.4 | 4.5 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 3 | 6.2 | 9.6 | 8 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | -6 | -2.1 | -4.3 | -2.5 | -1.3 | -1.4 | +0.4 | +0.2 | -1.1 | -4.5 | -7.6 | -5.7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vancouver | 8.8 | 4.6 | 6.4 | 4.5 | 2.9 | 2.4 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 |
| Difference | -6 | -2.1 | -4.3 | -2.5 | -1.3 | -1.4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vancouver | 1.5 | 1.8 | 3 | 6.2 | 9.6 | 8 |
| Crested Butte | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | +0.4 | +0.2 | -1.1 | -4.5 | -7.6 | -5.7 |
Snowfall (in)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vancouver | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 41.7 | 35.3 | 27.3 | 18 | 6.9 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.1 | 26.1 | 34.6 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vancouver | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 41.7 | 35.3 | 27.3 | 18 | 6.9 | 0.3 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vancouver | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.1 | 26.1 | 34.6 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Vancouver runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vancouver | 77 | 73 | 77 | 75 | 70 | 70 | 52 | 51 | 55 | 71 | 77 | 77 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -22 | -13 | -17 | -13 | -9 | -24 | +5 | +7 | -10 | -27 | -29 | -24 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vancouver | 77 | 73 | 77 | 75 | 70 | 70 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | -22 | -13 | -17 | -13 | -9 | -24 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vancouver | 52 | 51 | 55 | 71 | 77 | 77 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | +5 | +7 | -10 | -27 | -29 | -24 |
Relative humidity (%) Vancouver runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vancouver | 94 | 92 | 90 | 84 | 78 | 78 | 77 | 78 | 80 | 85 | 91 | 94 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -3 | +2 | — | -8 | -14 | -27 | -21 | -19 | -23 | -23 | -15 | -5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vancouver | 94 | 92 | 90 | 84 | 78 | 78 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | -3 | +2 | — | -8 | -14 | -27 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vancouver | 77 | 78 | 80 | 85 | 91 | 94 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -21 | -19 | -23 | -23 | -15 | -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. Vancouver trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Vancouver
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 29 years of daily observations at Vancouver Harbour CS, a weather station, about 6 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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