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Valencia vs Crested Butte
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Valencia is the warmer of the two — about 30°F on the annual average; Crested Butte is the wetter, with 9 in 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 30°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Crested Butte is the wetter — about 9 in 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 (°F) Valencia runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valencia | 62 | 63 | 67 | 71 | 76 | 83 | 87 | 88 | 83 | 78 | 68 | 59 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | -36 | -33 | -29 | -24 | -18 | -13 | -11 | -14 | -16 | -23 | -28 | -32 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valencia | 62 | 63 | 67 | 71 | 76 | 83 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 |
| Difference | -36 | -33 | -29 | -24 | -18 | -13 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valencia | 87 | 88 | 83 | 78 | 68 | 59 |
| Crested Butte | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | -11 | -14 | -16 | -23 | -28 | -32 |
Avg low (°F) Valencia runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valencia | 41 | 42 | 46 | 50 | 56 | 64 | 69 | 70 | 64 | 57 | 48 | 43 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -47 | -44 | -38 | -31 | -28 | -30 | -29 | -32 | -33 | -35 | -39 | -47 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valencia | 41 | 42 | 46 | 50 | 56 | 64 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 |
| Difference | -47 | -44 | -38 | -31 | -28 | -30 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valencia | 69 | 70 | 64 | 57 | 48 | 43 |
| Crested Butte | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -29 | -32 | -33 | -35 | -39 | -47 |
Precipitation (in) Crested Butte runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valencia | 1 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.9 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | +1.7 | +1.4 | +0.5 | +0.6 | +0.4 | +0.2 | +1.8 | +1.7 | -0.2 | +0.1 | +0.3 | +0.4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valencia | 1 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.7 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 |
| Difference | +1.7 | +1.4 | +0.5 | +0.6 | +0.4 | +0.2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valencia | 0.2 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.9 |
| Crested Butte | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | +1.8 | +1.7 | -0.2 | +0.1 | +0.3 | +0.4 |
Snowfall (in)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valencia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valencia | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 41.7 | 35.3 | 27.3 | 18 | 6.9 | 0.3 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valencia | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.1 | 26.1 | 34.6 |
| 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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