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Valencia vs Crested Butte
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Valencia is the warmer of the two — about 16°C on the annual average; Crested Butte is the wetter, with 227 mm more rain a year, and Valencia the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Valencia and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Valencia has much hotter summers
Valencia: Hot
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Valencia has far milder winters
Valencia: Cool
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Crested Butte is wetter
Valencia: Fairly dry
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Valencia is sunnier
Valencia: Fairly sunny
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Valencia is the warmer of the two — about 16°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Crested Butte is the wetter — about 227 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Valencia 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) Valencia runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valencia | 17 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 26 | 20 | 15 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -20 | -18 | -16 | -14 | -10 | -7 | -6 | -8 | -9 | -13 | -16 | -18 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valencia | 17 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 29 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 |
| Difference | -20 | -18 | -16 | -14 | -10 | -7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valencia | 31 | 31 | 28 | 26 | 20 | 15 |
| Crested Butte | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -6 | -8 | -9 | -13 | -16 | -18 |
Avg low (°C) Valencia runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valencia | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 6 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -26 | -24 | -21 | -17 | -16 | -17 | -16 | -18 | -18 | -19 | -21 | -26 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valencia | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 18 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 |
| Difference | -26 | -24 | -21 | -17 | -16 | -17 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valencia | 20 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 6 |
| Crested Butte | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -16 | -18 | -18 | -19 | -21 | -26 |
Precipitation (mm) Crested Butte runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valencia | 26 | 28 | 40 | 37 | 28 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 53 | 42 | 44 | 47 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | +44 | +37 | +14 | +14 | +10 | +5 | +46 | +43 | -4 | +1 | +7 | +10 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valencia | 26 | 28 | 40 | 37 | 28 | 19 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 |
| Difference | +44 | +37 | +14 | +14 | +10 | +5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valencia | 5 | 7 | 53 | 42 | 44 | 47 |
| Crested Butte | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | +46 | +43 | -4 | +1 | +7 | +10 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valencia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valencia | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valencia | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valencia | 51 | 49 | 51 | 55 | 53 | 40 | 29 | 36 | 47 | 52 | 52 | 53 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | +3 | +11 | +8 | +8 | +8 | +6 | +28 | +22 | -1 | -9 | -4 | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valencia | 51 | 49 | 51 | 55 | 53 | 40 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | +3 | +11 | +8 | +8 | +8 | +6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valencia | 29 | 36 | 47 | 52 | 52 | 53 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | +28 | +22 | -1 | -9 | -4 | — |
Relative humidity (%) Crested Butte runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valencia | 72 | 68 | 64 | 60 | 58 | 54 | 52 | 55 | 62 | 67 | 71 | 74 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +19 | +26 | +25 | +16 | +7 | -2 | +3 | +4 | -5 | -5 | +6 | +15 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valencia | 72 | 68 | 64 | 60 | 58 | 54 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +19 | +26 | +25 | +16 | +7 | -2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valencia | 52 | 55 | 62 | 67 | 71 | 74 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +3 | +4 | -5 | -5 | +6 | +15 |
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. Valencia trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Valencia
Temperature — modelled for this location from ERA5-Land reanalysis, a ~9 km global grid, because no long-record weather station is close enough to use.
Precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 24 years of daily observations at Valencia, a weather station, about 9 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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