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Copenhagen vs Crested Butte
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Copenhagen is the warmer of the two — about 8°C on the annual average, and Crested Butte the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Copenhagen and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Crested Butte has hotter summers
Copenhagen: Mild
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Copenhagen has far milder winters
Copenhagen: Cold
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Similar yearly rainfall
Copenhagen: Moderate rainfall
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Crested Butte is sunnier
Copenhagen: Often cloudy
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Copenhagen is the warmer of the two — about 8°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Both cities get a similar amount of precipitation 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copenhagen | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 4 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -7 | -6 | -3 | -4 | -2 | +3 | +3 | +1 | +2 | — | -3 | -7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copenhagen | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 19 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 |
| Difference | -7 | -6 | -3 | -4 | -2 | +3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copenhagen | 22 | 22 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 4 |
| Crested Butte | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | +3 | +1 | +2 | — | -3 | -7 |
Avg low (°C) Copenhagen runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copenhagen | -0 | -0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -21 | -18 | -15 | -11 | -11 | -11 | -10 | -11 | -12 | -13 | -17 | -21 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copenhagen | -0 | -0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 |
| Difference | -21 | -18 | -15 | -11 | -11 | -11 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copenhagen | 14 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| Crested Butte | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -10 | -11 | -12 | -13 | -17 | -21 |
Precipitation (mm) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copenhagen | 57 | 37 | 32 | 40 | 42 | 57 | 52 | 56 | 103 | 48 | 66 | 58 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | +12 | +28 | +22 | +11 | -3 | -33 | -2 | -6 | -54 | -5 | -16 | -1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copenhagen | 57 | 37 | 32 | 40 | 42 | 57 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 |
| Difference | +12 | +28 | +22 | +11 | -3 | -33 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copenhagen | 52 | 56 | 103 | 48 | 66 | 58 |
| Crested Butte | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | -2 | -6 | -54 | -5 | -16 | -1 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copenhagen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copenhagen | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copenhagen | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Copenhagen runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copenhagen | 76 | 75 | 69 | 61 | 60 | 62 | 62 | 63 | 66 | 70 | 76 | 77 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -21 | -15 | -9 | +2 | +1 | -16 | -5 | -5 | -20 | -27 | -28 | -23 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copenhagen | 76 | 75 | 69 | 61 | 60 | 62 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | -21 | -15 | -9 | +2 | +1 | -16 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copenhagen | 62 | 63 | 66 | 70 | 76 | 77 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -5 | -5 | -20 | -27 | -28 | -23 |
Relative humidity (%) Copenhagen runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copenhagen | 92 | 91 | 88 | 83 | 81 | 80 | 79 | 80 | 83 | 87 | 91 | 93 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -1 | +3 | +2 | -7 | -16 | -28 | -24 | -21 | -26 | -25 | -15 | -4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copenhagen | 92 | 91 | 88 | 83 | 81 | 80 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | -1 | +3 | +2 | -7 | -16 | -28 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copenhagen | 79 | 80 | 83 | 87 | 91 | 93 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -24 | -21 | -26 | -25 | -15 | -4 |
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. Copenhagen trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Copenhagen
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 10 years of daily observations at Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1, a weather station, about 2 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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