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Bilbao vs Crested Butte
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Bilbao is the warmer of the two — about 14°C on the annual average; Bilbao is the wetter, with 555 mm more rain a year, and Crested Butte the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Bilbao and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Bilbao has hotter summers
Bilbao: Warm
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Bilbao has far milder winters
Bilbao: Cool
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Bilbao is wetter
Bilbao: Wet
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Crested Butte is sunnier
Bilbao: Often cloudy
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Bilbao is the warmer of the two — about 14°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Bilbao is the wetter — about 555 mm 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 (°C) Bilbao runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilbao | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 14 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -17 | -15 | -13 | -10 | -6 | -2 | -1 | -3 | -5 | -9 | -12 | -17 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilbao | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 23 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 |
| Difference | -17 | -15 | -13 | -10 | -6 | -2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilbao | 25 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 14 |
| Crested Butte | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -1 | -3 | -5 | -9 | -12 | -17 |
Avg low (°C) Bilbao runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilbao | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 6 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -26 | -24 | -20 | -15 | -13 | -13 | -12 | -12 | -14 | -17 | -21 | -26 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilbao | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 14 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 |
| Difference | -26 | -24 | -20 | -15 | -13 | -13 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilbao | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 6 |
| Crested Butte | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -12 | -12 | -14 | -17 | -21 | -26 |
Precipitation (mm) Bilbao runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilbao | 130 | 109 | 98 | 97 | 76 | 58 | 52 | 53 | 75 | 112 | 171 | 127 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | -61 | -44 | -44 | -46 | -37 | -34 | -2 | -2 | -26 | -68 | -120 | -70 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilbao | 130 | 109 | 98 | 97 | 76 | 58 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 |
| Difference | -61 | -44 | -44 | -46 | -37 | -34 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilbao | 52 | 53 | 75 | 112 | 171 | 127 |
| Crested Butte | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | -2 | -2 | -26 | -68 | -120 | -70 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilbao | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilbao | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilbao | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Bilbao runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilbao | 77 | 75 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 67 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 71 | 77 | 78 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -23 | -15 | -12 | -10 | -11 | -21 | -6 | -5 | -18 | -27 | -29 | -25 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilbao | 77 | 75 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 67 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | -23 | -15 | -12 | -10 | -11 | -21 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilbao | 63 | 63 | 63 | 71 | 77 | 78 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -6 | -5 | -18 | -27 | -29 | -25 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilbao | 79 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 76 | 73 | 72 | 74 | 77 | 79 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +12 | +16 | +12 | -2 | -14 | -26 | -20 | -14 | -16 | -11 | -1 | +10 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilbao | 79 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +12 | +16 | +12 | -2 | -14 | -26 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilbao | 76 | 73 | 72 | 74 | 77 | 79 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -20 | -14 | -16 | -11 | -1 | +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. Bilbao trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Bilbao
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Bilbao Aeropuerto, a weather station, about 4 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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