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Cancale vs Crested Butte
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Cancale is the warmer of the two — about 11°C on the annual average; Cancale is the wetter, with 109 mm more rain a year, and Crested Butte the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Cancale and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Crested Butte has hotter summers
Cancale: Mild
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Cancale has far milder winters
Cancale: Cool
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Cancale is wetter
Cancale: Moderate rainfall
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Crested Butte is sunnier
Cancale: Often cloudy
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Cancale is the warmer of the two — about 11°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Cancale is the wetter — about 109 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) Cancale runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cancale | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 10 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -13 | -11 | -8 | -6 | -2 | +2 | +3 | +2 | -1 | -4 | -8 | -13 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cancale | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 19 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 |
| Difference | -13 | -11 | -8 | -6 | -2 | +2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cancale | 21 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 10 |
| Crested Butte | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | +3 | +2 | -1 | -4 | -8 | -13 |
Avg low (°C) Cancale runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cancale | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 6 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -26 | -24 | -20 | -15 | -12 | -12 | -10 | -11 | -14 | -17 | -21 | -26 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cancale | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 13 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 |
| Difference | -26 | -24 | -20 | -15 | -12 | -12 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cancale | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 6 |
| Crested Butte | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -10 | -11 | -14 | -17 | -21 | -26 |
Precipitation (mm) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cancale | 64 | 54 | 47 | 49 | 51 | 49 | 42 | 51 | 54 | 79 | 86 | 84 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | +5 | +10 | +7 | +2 | -13 | -25 | +8 | -1 | -5 | -36 | -35 | -27 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cancale | 64 | 54 | 47 | 49 | 51 | 49 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 |
| Difference | +5 | +10 | +7 | +2 | -13 | -25 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cancale | 42 | 51 | 54 | 79 | 86 | 84 |
| Crested Butte | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | +8 | -1 | -5 | -36 | -35 | -27 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cancale | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cancale | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cancale | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Cancale runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cancale | 73 | 72 | 69 | 66 | 66 | 64 | 62 | 62 | 60 | 68 | 71 | 71 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -18 | -11 | -9 | -3 | -5 | -17 | -5 | -4 | -14 | -24 | -22 | -18 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cancale | 73 | 72 | 69 | 66 | 66 | 64 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | -18 | -11 | -9 | -3 | -5 | -17 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cancale | 62 | 62 | 60 | 68 | 71 | 71 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -5 | -4 | -14 | -24 | -22 | -18 |
Relative humidity (%) Cancale runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cancale | 90 | 87 | 85 | 82 | 81 | 81 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 85 | 88 | 90 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +1 | +7 | +4 | -6 | -17 | -29 | -24 | -21 | -24 | -22 | -12 | -2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cancale | 90 | 87 | 85 | 82 | 81 | 81 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +1 | +7 | +4 | -6 | -17 | -29 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cancale | 80 | 80 | 80 | 85 | 88 | 90 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -24 | -21 | -24 | -22 | -12 | -2 |
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. Cancale trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Cancale
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Saint-cast-le-g, a weather station, about 29 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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