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St. Moritz vs Crested Butte
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St. Moritz is the warmer of the two — about 1°C on the annual average; St. Moritz is the wetter, with 109 mm more rain a year, and Crested Butte the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between St. Moritz and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Crested Butte has much hotter summers
St. Moritz: Mild
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
St. Moritz has much milder winters
St. Moritz: Bitterly cold
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
St. Moritz is wetter
St. Moritz: Moderate rainfall
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Crested Butte is sunnier
St. Moritz: Often cloudy
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
St. Moritz is the warmer of the two — about 1°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
St. Moritz is the wetter — about 109 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Moritz | -1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 4 | -1 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -2 | -2 | — | — | +2 | +4 | +5 | +4 | +5 | +2 | — | -2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Moritz | -1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 17 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 |
| Difference | -2 | -2 | — | — | +2 | +4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Moritz | 19 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 4 | -1 |
| Crested Butte | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | +5 | +4 | +5 | +2 | — | -2 |
Avg low (°C) St. Moritz runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Moritz | -16 | -16 | -10 | -4 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | -3 | -8 | -13 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -5 | -3 | -4 | -3 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -3 | -5 | -6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Moritz | -16 | -16 | -10 | -4 | 0 | 3 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 |
| Difference | -5 | -3 | -4 | -3 | -2 | -2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Moritz | 5 | 5 | 1 | -3 | -8 | -13 |
| Crested Butte | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -1 | -1 | -2 | -3 | -5 | -6 |
Precipitation (mm) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Moritz | 29 | 19 | 24 | 37 | 67 | 91 | 87 | 100 | 73 | 77 | 70 | 37 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | +40 | +46 | +30 | +14 | -29 | -67 | -37 | -50 | -24 | -33 | -19 | +21 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Moritz | 29 | 19 | 24 | 37 | 67 | 91 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 |
| Difference | +40 | +46 | +30 | +14 | -29 | -67 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Moritz | 87 | 100 | 73 | 77 | 70 | 37 |
| Crested Butte | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | -37 | -50 | -24 | -33 | -19 | +21 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Moritz | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Moritz | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Moritz | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) St. Moritz runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Moritz | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Moritz | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Moritz | 62 | 61 | 63 | 65 | 70 | 70 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -5 | -3 | -18 | -22 | -22 | -16 |
Relative humidity (%) St. Moritz runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Moritz | 86 | 88 | 90 | 84 | 79 | 77 | 77 | 78 | 81 | 83 | 88 | 87 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +5 | +6 | -1 | -8 | -15 | -26 | -21 | -19 | -24 | -21 | -11 | +2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Moritz | 86 | 88 | 90 | 84 | 79 | 77 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +5 | +6 | -1 | -8 | -15 | -26 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Moritz | 77 | 78 | 81 | 83 | 88 | 87 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -21 | -19 | -24 | -21 | -11 | +2 |
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. St. Moritz trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
St. Moritz
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from a national meteorological service, measured at Samedan, about 4 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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