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Zermatt vs Steamboat Springs
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Zermatt and Steamboat Springs have nearly identical year-round temperatures, and Steamboat Springs the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Zermatt and Steamboat Springs, in everyday terms.
Summers
Steamboat Springs has far hotter summers
Zermatt: Mild
Steamboat Springs: Warm
Winters
Zermatt has much milder winters
Zermatt: Very cold
Steamboat Springs: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Similar yearly rainfall
Zermatt: Moderate rainfall
Steamboat Springs: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Steamboat Springs is sunnier
Zermatt: Often cloudy
Steamboat Springs: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Zermatt and Steamboat Springs run remarkably close all year.
Precipitation
Both cities get a similar amount of precipitation across the year.
Clear skies
Steamboat Springs 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) Steamboat Springs runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zermatt | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 2 |
| Steamboat Springs | -2 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 24 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 15 | 6 | -1 |
| Difference | -2 | -1 | +1 | +2 | +4 | +7 | +8 | +8 | +7 | +4 | +1 | -3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zermatt | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 18 |
| Steamboat Springs | -2 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 24 |
| Difference | -2 | -1 | +1 | +2 | +4 | +7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zermatt | 20 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 2 |
| Steamboat Springs | 28 | 27 | 23 | 15 | 6 | -1 |
| Difference | +8 | +8 | +7 | +4 | +1 | -3 |
Avg low (°C) Zermatt runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zermatt | -7 | -7 | -4 | -1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | -3 | -6 |
| Steamboat Springs | -16 | -14 | -9 | -4 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 2 | -4 | -9 | -15 |
| Difference | -8 | -7 | -5 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -1 | -2 | -3 | -5 | -6 | -9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zermatt | -7 | -7 | -4 | -1 | 3 | 7 |
| Steamboat Springs | -16 | -14 | -9 | -4 | 0 | 4 |
| Difference | -8 | -7 | -5 | -3 | -3 | -3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zermatt | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | -3 | -6 |
| Steamboat Springs | 7 | 6 | 2 | -4 | -9 | -15 |
| Difference | -1 | -2 | -3 | -5 | -6 | -9 |
Precipitation (mm) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zermatt | 42 | 30 | 33 | 40 | 77 | 70 | 59 | 68 | 51 | 57 | 65 | 47 |
| Steamboat Springs | 62 | 52 | 39 | 62 | 60 | 39 | 39 | 46 | 56 | 55 | 47 | 51 |
| Difference | +20 | +22 | +6 | +22 | -17 | -31 | -19 | -23 | +5 | -2 | -18 | +3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zermatt | 42 | 30 | 33 | 40 | 77 | 70 |
| Steamboat Springs | 62 | 52 | 39 | 62 | 60 | 39 |
| Difference | +20 | +22 | +6 | +22 | -17 | -31 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zermatt | 59 | 68 | 51 | 57 | 65 | 47 |
| Steamboat Springs | 39 | 46 | 56 | 55 | 47 | 51 |
| Difference | -19 | -23 | +5 | -2 | -18 | +3 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zermatt | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Steamboat Springs | 107 | 80 | 44 | 33 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 55 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zermatt | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Steamboat Springs | 107 | 80 | 44 | 33 | 6 | 1 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zermatt | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Steamboat Springs | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 55 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Zermatt runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zermatt | 68 | 69 | 68 | 69 | 72 | 65 | 59 | 59 | 61 | 66 | 71 | 71 |
| Steamboat Springs | 61 | 65 | 66 | 69 | 65 | 48 | 51 | 54 | 47 | 52 | 59 | 62 |
| Difference | -7 | -4 | -3 | — | -7 | -17 | -8 | -4 | -13 | -14 | -13 | -9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zermatt | 68 | 69 | 68 | 69 | 72 | 65 |
| Steamboat Springs | 61 | 65 | 66 | 69 | 65 | 48 |
| Difference | -7 | -4 | -3 | — | -7 | -17 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zermatt | 59 | 59 | 61 | 66 | 71 | 71 |
| Steamboat Springs | 51 | 54 | 47 | 52 | 59 | 62 |
| Difference | -8 | -4 | -13 | -14 | -13 | -9 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zermatt | 83 | 83 | 86 | 82 | 78 | 75 | 74 | 75 | 78 | 80 | 85 | 83 |
| Steamboat Springs | 97 | 97 | 87 | 72 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 62 | 78 | 93 |
| Difference | +14 | +14 | +1 | -10 | -13 | -22 | -23 | -22 | -25 | -18 | -6 | +10 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zermatt | 83 | 83 | 86 | 82 | 78 | 75 |
| Steamboat Springs | 97 | 97 | 87 | 72 | 65 | 54 |
| Difference | +14 | +14 | +1 | -10 | -13 | -22 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zermatt | 74 | 75 | 78 | 80 | 85 | 83 |
| Steamboat Springs | 51 | 52 | 53 | 62 | 78 | 93 |
| Difference | -23 | -22 | -25 | -18 | -6 | +10 |
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. Zermatt trends → · Steamboat Springs trends →
Methodology & sources
Zermatt
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from a national meteorological service, measured at Zermatt, about 1 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.
Steamboat Springs
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 29 years of daily observations at Steamboat Springs, a weather station, inside the city. 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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