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Zürich vs Crested Butte
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Zürich is the warmer of the two — about 15°F on the annual average; Zürich is the wetter, with 20 in more rain a year, and Crested Butte the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Zürich and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Summers are nearly the same
Zürich: Mild
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Zürich has far milder winters
Zürich: Cold
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Zürich is wetter
Zürich: Wet
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Crested Butte is sunnier
Zürich: Often cloudy
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Zürich is the warmer of the two — about 15°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Zürich is the wetter — about 20 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) Zürich runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zürich | 38 | 41 | 50 | 59 | 66 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 66 | 57 | 46 | 39 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | -12 | -12 | -12 | -12 | -8 | -2 | +1 | -1 | — | -2 | -6 | -12 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zürich | 38 | 41 | 50 | 59 | 66 | 72 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 |
| Difference | -12 | -12 | -12 | -12 | -8 | -2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zürich | 76 | 75 | 66 | 57 | 46 | 39 |
| Crested Butte | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | +1 | -1 | — | -2 | -6 | -12 |
Avg low (°F) Zürich runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zürich | 29 | 30 | 35 | 41 | 48 | 55 | 58 | 58 | 51 | 45 | 37 | 31 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -36 | -32 | -28 | -22 | -20 | -21 | -18 | -19 | -20 | -23 | -27 | -35 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zürich | 29 | 30 | 35 | 41 | 48 | 55 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 |
| Difference | -36 | -32 | -28 | -22 | -20 | -21 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zürich | 58 | 58 | 51 | 45 | 37 | 31 |
| Crested Butte | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -18 | -19 | -20 | -23 | -27 | -35 |
Precipitation (in) Zürich runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zürich | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4.7 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3 | 3.3 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | +0.2 | +0.2 | -0.7 | -1.2 | -3.5 | -4.1 | -3 | -2.7 | -1.5 | -1.7 | -1 | -1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zürich | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 5 | 5 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 |
| Difference | +0.2 | +0.2 | -0.7 | -1.2 | -3.5 | -4.1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zürich | 5 | 4.7 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3 | 3.3 |
| Crested Butte | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | -3 | -2.7 | -1.5 | -1.7 | -1 | -1 |
Snowfall (in)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zürich | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 41.7 | 35.3 | 27.3 | 18 | 6.9 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.1 | 26.1 | 34.6 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zürich | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 41.7 | 35.3 | 27.3 | 18 | 6.9 | 0.3 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zürich | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.1 | 26.1 | 34.6 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Zürich runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zürich | 69 | 69 | 68 | 67 | 69 | 65 | 60 | 60 | 62 | 68 | 72 | 72 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -15 | -9 | -8 | -4 | -8 | -19 | -4 | -2 | -17 | -25 | -23 | -19 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zürich | 69 | 69 | 68 | 67 | 69 | 65 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | -15 | -9 | -8 | -4 | -8 | -19 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zürich | 60 | 60 | 62 | 68 | 72 | 72 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -4 | -2 | -17 | -25 | -23 | -19 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zürich | 88 | 85 | 82 | 79 | 79 | 78 | 78 | 79 | 82 | 85 | 88 | 88 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +4 | +8 | +7 | -3 | -14 | -27 | -22 | -19 | -25 | -22 | -12 | +1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zürich | 88 | 85 | 82 | 79 | 79 | 78 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +4 | +8 | +7 | -3 | -14 | -27 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zürich | 78 | 79 | 82 | 85 | 88 | 88 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -22 | -19 | -25 | -22 | -12 | +1 |
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. Zürich trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Zürich
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from a national meteorological service, measured at Zürich / Fluntern, about 2 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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