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Granada vs Crested Butte
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Granada is the warmer of the two — about 15°C on the annual average; Crested Butte is the wetter, with 236 mm more rain a year, and Granada the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Granada and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Granada has far hotter summers
Granada: Very hot
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Granada has far milder winters
Granada: Chilly
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Crested Butte is wetter
Granada: Fairly dry
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Granada is sunnier
Granada: Fairly sunny
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Granada is the warmer of the two — about 15°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Crested Butte is the wetter — about 236 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Granada 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) Granada runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Granada | 14 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 26 | 32 | 36 | 35 | 30 | 24 | 18 | 14 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -17 | -17 | -16 | -13 | -12 | -10 | -11 | -12 | -10 | -11 | -13 | -17 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Granada | 14 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 26 | 32 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 |
| Difference | -17 | -17 | -16 | -13 | -12 | -10 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Granada | 36 | 35 | 30 | 24 | 18 | 14 |
| Crested Butte | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -11 | -12 | -10 | -11 | -13 | -17 |
Avg low (°C) Granada runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Granada | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -21 | -20 | -18 | -14 | -12 | -13 | -12 | -13 | -13 | -15 | -17 | -21 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Granada | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 14 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 |
| Difference | -21 | -20 | -18 | -14 | -12 | -13 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Granada | 16 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 |
| Crested Butte | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -12 | -13 | -13 | -15 | -17 | -21 |
Precipitation (mm) Crested Butte runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Granada | 39 | 36 | 40 | 36 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 42 | 56 | 50 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | +30 | +29 | +13 | +15 | +9 | +16 | +49 | +48 | +24 | +2 | -6 | +7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Granada | 39 | 36 | 40 | 36 | 29 | 8 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 |
| Difference | +30 | +29 | +13 | +15 | +9 | +16 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Granada | 1 | 3 | 25 | 42 | 56 | 50 |
| Crested Butte | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | +49 | +48 | +24 | +2 | -6 | +7 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Granada | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Granada | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Granada | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Granada | 50 | 48 | 50 | 56 | 49 | 32 | 17 | 23 | 38 | 47 | 50 | 51 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | +4 | +12 | +9 | +7 | +12 | +15 | +39 | +35 | +8 | -3 | -1 | +3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Granada | 50 | 48 | 50 | 56 | 49 | 32 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | +4 | +12 | +9 | +7 | +12 | +15 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Granada | 17 | 23 | 38 | 47 | 50 | 51 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | +39 | +35 | +8 | -3 | -1 | +3 |
Relative humidity (%) Crested Butte runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Granada | 75 | 72 | 67 | 65 | 58 | 47 | 40 | 43 | 55 | 66 | 73 | 76 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +17 | +22 | +22 | +12 | +7 | +4 | +16 | +16 | +2 | -3 | +4 | +12 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Granada | 75 | 72 | 67 | 65 | 58 | 47 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +17 | +22 | +22 | +12 | +7 | +4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Granada | 40 | 43 | 55 | 66 | 73 | 76 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +16 | +16 | +2 | -3 | +4 | +12 |
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. Granada trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Granada
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Granada, a weather station, about 15 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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