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Sitges vs Crested Butte
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Sitges is the warmer of the two — about 28°F on the annual average.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Sitges and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Sitges has much hotter summers
Sitges: Warm
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Sitges has far milder winters
Sitges: Cool
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Similar yearly rainfall
Sitges: Fairly dry
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Similar amounts of sun
Sitges: Partly cloudy
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Sitges is the warmer of the two — about 28°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Both cities get a similar amount of precipitation 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 (°F) Sitges runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sitges | 57 | 58 | 62 | 65 | 71 | 78 | 83 | 84 | 79 | 72 | 64 | 58 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | -31 | -28 | -23 | -19 | -13 | -7 | -7 | -10 | -12 | -17 | -24 | -31 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sitges | 57 | 58 | 62 | 65 | 71 | 78 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 |
| Difference | -31 | -28 | -23 | -19 | -13 | -7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sitges | 83 | 84 | 79 | 72 | 64 | 58 |
| Crested Butte | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | -7 | -10 | -12 | -17 | -24 | -31 |
Avg low (°F) Sitges runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sitges | 42 | 43 | 47 | 51 | 57 | 64 | 69 | 70 | 64 | 58 | 48 | 43 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -48 | -44 | -39 | -31 | -29 | -30 | -30 | -32 | -33 | -36 | -39 | -47 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sitges | 42 | 43 | 47 | 51 | 57 | 64 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 |
| Difference | -48 | -44 | -39 | -31 | -29 | -30 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sitges | 69 | 70 | 64 | 58 | 48 | 43 |
| Crested Butte | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -30 | -32 | -33 | -36 | -39 | -47 |
Precipitation (in) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sitges | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1 | 1.1 | 2 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 1.8 | 1.4 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | +1.1 | +1.4 | +0.5 | +0.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | +0.9 | — | -1.5 | -1.5 | +0.2 | +0.8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sitges | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 |
| Difference | +1.1 | +1.4 | +0.5 | +0.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sitges | 1.1 | 2 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 1.8 | 1.4 |
| Crested Butte | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | +0.9 | — | -1.5 | -1.5 | +0.2 | +0.8 |
Snowfall (in)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sitges | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sitges | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 41.7 | 35.3 | 27.3 | 18 | 6.9 | 0.3 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sitges | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.1 | 26.1 | 34.6 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sitges | 65 | 61 | 59 | 60 | 58 | 50 | 40 | 44 | 56 | 64 | 65 | 65 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -11 | -1 | — | +3 | +3 | -3 | +17 | +14 | -10 | -21 | -16 | -11 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sitges | 65 | 61 | 59 | 60 | 58 | 50 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | -11 | -1 | — | +3 | +3 | -3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sitges | 40 | 44 | 56 | 64 | 65 | 65 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | +17 | +14 | -10 | -21 | -16 | -11 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sitges | 76 | 73 | 70 | 68 | 66 | 63 | 62 | 64 | 69 | 74 | 75 | 77 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +15 | +21 | +19 | +8 | -2 | -11 | -6 | -5 | -13 | -11 | +2 | +11 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sitges | 76 | 73 | 70 | 68 | 66 | 63 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +15 | +21 | +19 | +8 | -2 | -11 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sitges | 62 | 64 | 69 | 74 | 75 | 77 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -6 | -5 | -13 | -11 | +2 | +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. Sitges trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Sitges
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Barcelona/aeropuerto, a weather station, about 22 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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