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Garmisch-Partenkirchen vs Crested Butte
Comparing Garmisch-Partenkirchen change · Crested Butte change
Garmisch-Partenkirchen is the warmer of the two — about 17°F on the annual average; Garmisch-Partenkirchen is the wetter, with 12 in more rain a year, and Crested Butte the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Garmisch-Partenkirchen and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Garmisch-Partenkirchen has hotter summers
Garmisch-Partenkirchen: Warm
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Garmisch-Partenkirchen has far milder winters
Garmisch-Partenkirchen: Cold
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Garmisch-Partenkirchen is wetter
Garmisch-Partenkirchen: Moderate rainfall
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Crested Butte is sunnier
Garmisch-Partenkirchen: Often cloudy
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Garmisch-Partenkirchen is the warmer of the two — about 17°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Garmisch-Partenkirchen is the wetter — about 12 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) Garmisch-Partenkirchen runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garmisch-Partenkirchen | 40 | 45 | 55 | 63 | 71 | 77 | 80 | 79 | 70 | 61 | 49 | 40 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | -13 | -15 | -16 | -17 | -13 | -6 | -3 | -5 | -3 | -6 | -9 | -13 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garmisch-Partenkirchen | 40 | 45 | 55 | 63 | 71 | 77 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 |
| Difference | -13 | -15 | -16 | -17 | -13 | -6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garmisch-Partenkirchen | 80 | 79 | 70 | 61 | 49 | 40 |
| Crested Butte | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | -3 | -5 | -3 | -6 | -9 | -13 |
Avg low (°F) Garmisch-Partenkirchen runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garmisch-Partenkirchen | 26 | 28 | 35 | 41 | 49 | 55 | 58 | 57 | 51 | 43 | 35 | 28 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -32 | -30 | -27 | -22 | -21 | -21 | -18 | -19 | -19 | -21 | -26 | -32 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garmisch-Partenkirchen | 26 | 28 | 35 | 41 | 49 | 55 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 |
| Difference | -32 | -30 | -27 | -22 | -21 | -21 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garmisch-Partenkirchen | 58 | 57 | 51 | 43 | 35 | 28 |
| Crested Butte | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -18 | -19 | -19 | -21 | -26 | -32 |
Precipitation (in) Garmisch-Partenkirchen runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garmisch-Partenkirchen | 1.8 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 5.5 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.1 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | +0.9 | +1.1 | — | -0.2 | -1.7 | -3.6 | -2.9 | -3.5 | -1.3 | -1 | -0.3 | +0.2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garmisch-Partenkirchen | 1.8 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 4.5 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 |
| Difference | +0.9 | +1.1 | — | -0.2 | -1.7 | -3.6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garmisch-Partenkirchen | 4.9 | 5.5 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.1 |
| Crested Butte | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | -2.9 | -3.5 | -1.3 | -1 | -0.3 | +0.2 |
Snowfall (in)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garmisch-Partenkirchen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garmisch-Partenkirchen | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 41.7 | 35.3 | 27.3 | 18 | 6.9 | 0.3 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garmisch-Partenkirchen | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.1 | 26.1 | 34.6 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Garmisch-Partenkirchen runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garmisch-Partenkirchen | 68 | 69 | 71 | 70 | 72 | 70 | 66 | 63 | 65 | 66 | 70 | 70 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -14 | -9 | -11 | -7 | -11 | -24 | -9 | -6 | -19 | -22 | -22 | -16 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garmisch-Partenkirchen | 68 | 69 | 71 | 70 | 72 | 70 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | -14 | -9 | -11 | -7 | -11 | -24 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garmisch-Partenkirchen | 66 | 63 | 65 | 66 | 70 | 70 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -9 | -6 | -19 | -22 | -22 | -16 |
Relative humidity (%) Garmisch-Partenkirchen runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garmisch-Partenkirchen | 89 | 88 | 84 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 80 | 83 | 84 | 88 | 89 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +3 | +6 | +6 | -3 | -15 | -27 | -23 | -21 | -26 | -21 | -11 | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garmisch-Partenkirchen | 89 | 88 | 84 | 79 | 79 | 79 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +3 | +6 | +6 | -3 | -15 | -27 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garmisch-Partenkirchen | 79 | 80 | 83 | 84 | 88 | 89 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -23 | -21 | -26 | -21 | -11 | — |
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. Garmisch-Partenkirchen trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Innsbruck, a weather station, about 34 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.
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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