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Whistler vs Crested Butte
Comparing Whistler change · Crested Butte change
Whistler is the warmer of the two — about 6°C on the annual average; Whistler is the wetter, with 680 mm more rain a year, and Crested Butte the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Whistler and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Summers are nearly the same
Whistler: Mild
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Whistler has far milder winters
Whistler: Cold
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Whistler is wetter
Whistler: Wet
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Crested Butte is sunnier
Whistler: Often cloudy
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Whistler is the warmer of the two — about 6°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Whistler is the wetter — about 680 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whistler | 0 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 11 | 4 | -0 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -3 | -4 | -3 | -4 | -3 | +1 | — | -1 | -1 | +2 | +1 | -3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whistler | 0 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 20 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 |
| Difference | -3 | -4 | -3 | -4 | -3 | +1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whistler | 24 | 24 | 20 | 11 | 4 | -0 |
| Crested Butte | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | — | -1 | -1 | +2 | +1 | -3 |
Avg low (°C) Whistler runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whistler | -5 | -4 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 2 | -1 | -5 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -16 | -15 | -11 | -8 | -6 | -7 | -6 | -6 | -7 | -8 | -11 | -15 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whistler | -5 | -4 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 |
| Difference | -16 | -15 | -11 | -8 | -6 | -7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whistler | 10 | 10 | 6 | 2 | -1 | -5 |
| Crested Butte | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -6 | -6 | -7 | -8 | -11 | -15 |
Precipitation (mm) Whistler runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whistler | 184 | 95 | 116 | 80 | 58 | 57 | 39 | 53 | 77 | 153 | 205 | 164 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | -115 | -31 | -63 | -29 | -20 | -33 | +11 | -3 | -28 | -110 | -154 | -107 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whistler | 184 | 95 | 116 | 80 | 58 | 57 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 |
| Difference | -115 | -31 | -63 | -29 | -20 | -33 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whistler | 39 | 53 | 77 | 153 | 205 | 164 |
| Crested Butte | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | +11 | -3 | -28 | -110 | -154 | -107 |
Snowfall (cm) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whistler | 107 | 61 | 51 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 59 | 114 |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | -1 | +28 | +18 | +36 | +17 | +1 | — | — | +2 | +15 | +7 | -26 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whistler | 107 | 61 | 51 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 |
| Difference | -1 | +28 | +18 | +36 | +17 | +1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whistler | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 59 | 114 |
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | +2 | +15 | +7 | -26 |
Cloud cover (%) Whistler runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whistler | 71 | 68 | 73 | 72 | 70 | 71 | 56 | 55 | 58 | 69 | 73 | 71 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -17 | -8 | -13 | -9 | -9 | -25 | +1 | +3 | -12 | -25 | -24 | -17 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whistler | 71 | 68 | 73 | 72 | 70 | 71 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | -17 | -8 | -13 | -9 | -9 | -25 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whistler | 56 | 55 | 58 | 69 | 73 | 71 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | +1 | +3 | -12 | -25 | -24 | -17 |
Relative humidity (%) Whistler runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whistler | 96 | 97 | 97 | 95 | 86 | 80 | 77 | 78 | 80 | 88 | 95 | 96 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -4 | -3 | -7 | -19 | -21 | -28 | -22 | -19 | -23 | -25 | -18 | -7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whistler | 96 | 97 | 97 | 95 | 86 | 80 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | -4 | -3 | -7 | -19 | -21 | -28 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whistler | 77 | 78 | 80 | 88 | 95 | 96 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -22 | -19 | -23 | -25 | -18 | -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. Whistler trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Whistler
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 29 years of daily observations at Whistler, 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.
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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