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Valparaíso vs Crested Butte
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Valparaíso is the warmer of the two — about 13°C on the annual average.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Valparaíso and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Summers are nearly the same
Valparaíso: Mild
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Valparaíso has far milder winters
Valparaíso: Cool
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Similar yearly rainfall
Valparaíso: Fairly dry
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Similar amounts of sun
Valparaíso: Partly cloudy
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Valparaíso is the warmer of the two — about 13°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Crested Butte is the wetter — about 77 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
The two cities see a similar amount of sun.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valparaíso | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 22 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -27 | -24 | -18 | -12 | -3 | +6 | +10 | +8 | +2 | -6 | -17 | -25 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valparaíso | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 16 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 |
| Difference | -27 | -24 | -18 | -12 | -3 | +6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valparaíso | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 22 |
| Crested Butte | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | +10 | +8 | +2 | -6 | -17 | -25 |
Avg low (°C) Valparaíso runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valparaíso | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -34 | -31 | -25 | -17 | -11 | -7 | -3 | -4 | -8 | -14 | -22 | -31 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valparaíso | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 |
| Difference | -34 | -31 | -25 | -17 | -11 | -7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valparaíso | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| Crested Butte | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -3 | -4 | -8 | -14 | -22 | -31 |
Precipitation (mm) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valparaíso | 1 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 96 | 162 | 89 | 89 | 38 | 15 | 5 | 4 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | +69 | +64 | +50 | +31 | -58 | -138 | -39 | -39 | +11 | +28 | +46 | +53 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valparaíso | 1 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 96 | 162 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 |
| Difference | +69 | +64 | +50 | +31 | -58 | -138 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valparaíso | 89 | 89 | 38 | 15 | 5 | 4 |
| Crested Butte | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | -39 | -39 | +11 | +28 | +46 | +53 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valparaíso | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valparaíso | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valparaíso | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Crested Butte runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valparaíso | 36 | 39 | 43 | 48 | 61 | 60 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 50 | 42 | 39 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | +18 | +21 | +17 | +15 | — | -14 | +1 | +4 | -8 | -7 | +6 | +15 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valparaíso | 36 | 39 | 43 | 48 | 61 | 60 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | +18 | +21 | +17 | +15 | — | -14 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valparaíso | 55 | 54 | 54 | 50 | 42 | 39 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | +1 | +4 | -8 | -7 | +6 | +15 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valparaíso | 53 | 54 | 55 | 58 | 63 | 67 | 70 | 71 | 70 | 64 | 57 | 53 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +39 | +39 | +34 | +19 | +2 | -16 | -14 | -12 | -13 | -2 | +20 | +35 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valparaíso | 53 | 54 | 55 | 58 | 63 | 67 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +39 | +39 | +34 | +19 | +2 | -16 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valparaíso | 70 | 71 | 70 | 64 | 57 | 53 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -14 | -12 | -13 | -2 | +20 | +35 |
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. Valparaíso trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Valparaíso
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from the WMO's CLINO 1991–2020 collection, measured at Rodelillovinadelmarad, about 8 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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