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Cancale vs Crested Butte
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Cancale is the warmer of the two — about 20°F on the annual average; Cancale is the wetter, with 4 in 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 20°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Cancale is the wetter — about 4 in 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 (°F) Cancale runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cancale | 49 | 50 | 53 | 57 | 61 | 66 | 70 | 71 | 68 | 62 | 55 | 50 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | -23 | -20 | -15 | -10 | -3 | +4 | +6 | +3 | -2 | -7 | -15 | -23 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cancale | 49 | 50 | 53 | 57 | 61 | 66 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 |
| Difference | -23 | -20 | -15 | -10 | -3 | +4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cancale | 70 | 71 | 68 | 62 | 55 | 50 |
| Crested Butte | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | +6 | +3 | -2 | -7 | -15 | -23 |
Avg low (°F) Cancale runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cancale | 41 | 41 | 43 | 46 | 50 | 55 | 58 | 59 | 56 | 52 | 46 | 42 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -47 | -42 | -36 | -26 | -22 | -21 | -19 | -20 | -25 | -30 | -37 | -46 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cancale | 41 | 41 | 43 | 46 | 50 | 55 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 |
| Difference | -47 | -42 | -36 | -26 | -22 | -21 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cancale | 58 | 59 | 56 | 52 | 46 | 42 |
| Crested Butte | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -19 | -20 | -25 | -30 | -37 | -46 |
Precipitation (in) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cancale | 2.5 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.3 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | +0.2 | +0.4 | +0.3 | +0.1 | -0.5 | -1 | +0.3 | — | -0.2 | -1.4 | -1.4 | -1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cancale | 2.5 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2 | 1.9 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 |
| Difference | +0.2 | +0.4 | +0.3 | +0.1 | -0.5 | -1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cancale | 1.7 | 2 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.3 |
| Crested Butte | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | +0.3 | — | -0.2 | -1.4 | -1.4 | -1 |
Snowfall (in)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cancale | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cancale | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 41.7 | 35.3 | 27.3 | 18 | 6.9 | 0.3 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cancale | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.1 | 26.1 | 34.6 |
| 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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