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Andermatt vs Crested Butte
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Andermatt is the warmer of the two — about 6°C on the annual average; Andermatt is the wetter, with 524 mm more rain a year, and Crested Butte the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Andermatt and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Crested Butte has hotter summers
Andermatt: Mild
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Andermatt has far milder winters
Andermatt: Cold
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Andermatt is wetter
Andermatt: Wet
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Crested Butte is sunnier
Andermatt: Often cloudy
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Andermatt is the warmer of the two — about 6°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Andermatt is the wetter — about 524 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andermatt | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 3 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -6 | -5 | -4 | -3 | -1 | +2 | +3 | +2 | +2 | — | -3 | -6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andermatt | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 20 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 |
| Difference | -6 | -5 | -4 | -3 | -1 | +2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andermatt | 22 | 21 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 3 |
| Crested Butte | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | +3 | +2 | +2 | — | -3 | -6 |
Avg low (°C) Andermatt runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andermatt | -4 | -4 | -1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 0 | -3 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -17 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -8 | -8 | -7 | -7 | -8 | -10 | -13 | -17 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andermatt | -4 | -4 | -1 | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 |
| Difference | -17 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -8 | -8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andermatt | 11 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 0 | -3 |
| Crested Butte | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -7 | -7 | -8 | -10 | -13 | -17 |
Precipitation (mm) Andermatt runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andermatt | 66 | 48 | 67 | 83 | 110 | 112 | 109 | 133 | 112 | 106 | 106 | 74 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | +4 | +16 | -13 | -32 | -71 | -88 | -59 | -83 | -63 | -63 | -55 | -17 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andermatt | 66 | 48 | 67 | 83 | 110 | 112 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 |
| Difference | +4 | +16 | -13 | -32 | -71 | -88 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andermatt | 109 | 133 | 112 | 106 | 106 | 74 |
| Crested Butte | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | -59 | -83 | -63 | -63 | -55 | -17 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andermatt | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andermatt | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andermatt | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Andermatt runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andermatt | 68 | 70 | 72 | 75 | 75 | 69 | 62 | 61 | 63 | 65 | 70 | 70 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -13 | -10 | -13 | -12 | -14 | -23 | -5 | -3 | -18 | -22 | -22 | -16 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andermatt | 68 | 70 | 72 | 75 | 75 | 69 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | -13 | -10 | -13 | -12 | -14 | -23 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andermatt | 62 | 61 | 63 | 65 | 70 | 70 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -5 | -3 | -18 | -22 | -22 | -16 |
Relative humidity (%) Andermatt runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andermatt | 89 | 89 | 90 | 86 | 81 | 79 | 78 | 79 | 82 | 86 | 90 | 89 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +2 | +5 | — | -10 | -17 | -27 | -22 | -20 | -25 | -23 | -14 | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andermatt | 89 | 89 | 90 | 86 | 81 | 79 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +2 | +5 | — | -10 | -17 | -27 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andermatt | 78 | 79 | 82 | 86 | 90 | 89 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -22 | -20 | -25 | -23 | -14 | — |
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. Andermatt trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Andermatt
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from a national meteorological service, measured at Disentis, about 21 km from the city centre.
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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