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Whistler vs Crested Butte
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Whistler is the warmer of the two — about 10°F on the annual average; Whistler is the wetter, with 27 in 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 10°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Whistler is the wetter — about 27 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) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whistler | 32 | 37 | 44 | 53 | 63 | 68 | 76 | 76 | 67 | 52 | 39 | 32 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | -6 | -8 | -6 | -7 | -5 | +2 | — | -2 | -1 | +3 | +1 | -5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whistler | 32 | 37 | 44 | 53 | 63 | 68 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 |
| Difference | -6 | -8 | -6 | -7 | -5 | +2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whistler | 76 | 76 | 67 | 52 | 39 | 32 |
| Crested Butte | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | — | -2 | -1 | +3 | +1 | -5 |
Avg low (°F) Whistler runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whistler | 23 | 25 | 28 | 33 | 40 | 46 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 36 | 29 | 24 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -29 | -26 | -21 | -14 | -12 | -12 | -10 | -11 | -12 | -14 | -20 | -27 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whistler | 23 | 25 | 28 | 33 | 40 | 46 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 |
| Difference | -29 | -26 | -21 | -14 | -12 | -12 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whistler | 50 | 49 | 43 | 36 | 29 | 24 |
| Crested Butte | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -10 | -11 | -12 | -14 | -20 | -27 |
Precipitation (in) Whistler runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whistler | 7.3 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 3 | 6 | 8.1 | 6.5 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | -4.5 | -1.2 | -2.5 | -1.1 | -0.8 | -1.3 | +0.5 | -0.1 | -1.1 | -4.3 | -6.1 | -4.2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whistler | 7.3 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 2.2 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 |
| Difference | -4.5 | -1.2 | -2.5 | -1.1 | -0.8 | -1.3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whistler | 1.5 | 2.1 | 3 | 6 | 8.1 | 6.5 |
| Crested Butte | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | +0.5 | -0.1 | -1.1 | -4.3 | -6.1 | -4.2 |
Snowfall (in) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whistler | 42 | 24.2 | 20.2 | 3.9 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23.2 | 44.9 |
| Crested Butte | 41.7 | 35.3 | 27.3 | 18 | 6.9 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.1 | 26.1 | 34.6 |
| Difference | -0.3 | +11.1 | +7.1 | +14.1 | +6.7 | +0.3 | — | — | +1 | +6.1 | +2.9 | -10.3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whistler | 42 | 24.2 | 20.2 | 3.9 | 0.2 | 0 |
| Crested Butte | 41.7 | 35.3 | 27.3 | 18 | 6.9 | 0.3 |
| Difference | -0.3 | +11.1 | +7.1 | +14.1 | +6.7 | +0.3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whistler | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23.2 | 44.9 |
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.1 | 26.1 | 34.6 |
| Difference | — | — | +1 | +6.1 | +2.9 | -10.3 |
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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