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Dinan vs Crested Butte
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Dinan is the warmer of the two — about 19°F on the annual average, and Crested Butte the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Dinan and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Crested Butte has hotter summers
Dinan: Mild
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Dinan has far milder winters
Dinan: Chilly
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Similar yearly rainfall
Dinan: Moderate rainfall
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Crested Butte is sunnier
Dinan: Often cloudy
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Dinan is the warmer of the two — about 19°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Both cities get a similar amount of precipitation across the year.
Clear skies
Crested Butte has the clearer skies — the higher line.
Exact monthly numbers
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Avg high (°F) Dinan runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dinan | 48 | 50 | 54 | 58 | 63 | 69 | 72 | 72 | 68 | 62 | 54 | 49 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | -22 | -20 | -16 | -12 | -5 | +2 | +5 | +2 | -2 | -7 | -15 | -22 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dinan | 48 | 50 | 54 | 58 | 63 | 69 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 |
| Difference | -22 | -20 | -16 | -12 | -5 | +2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dinan | 72 | 72 | 68 | 62 | 54 | 49 |
| Crested Butte | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | +5 | +2 | -2 | -7 | -15 | -22 |
Avg low (°F) Dinan runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dinan | 39 | 38 | 41 | 43 | 48 | 53 | 56 | 56 | 53 | 49 | 43 | 39 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -45 | -40 | -33 | -23 | -20 | -19 | -17 | -17 | -21 | -27 | -34 | -43 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dinan | 39 | 38 | 41 | 43 | 48 | 53 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 |
| Difference | -45 | -40 | -33 | -23 | -20 | -19 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dinan | 56 | 56 | 53 | 49 | 43 | 39 |
| Crested Butte | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -17 | -17 | -21 | -27 | -34 | -43 |
Precipitation (in) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dinan | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 2.6 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | +0.8 | +0.6 | +0.6 | +0.4 | -0.4 | -0.7 | +0.6 | +0.2 | +0.4 | -0.6 | -0.8 | -0.3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dinan | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 1.6 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 |
| Difference | +0.8 | +0.6 | +0.6 | +0.4 | -0.4 | -0.7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dinan | 1.3 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 2.6 |
| Crested Butte | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | +0.6 | +0.2 | +0.4 | -0.6 | -0.8 | -0.3 |
Snowfall (in)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dinan | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dinan | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 41.7 | 35.3 | 27.3 | 18 | 6.9 | 0.3 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dinan | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.1 | 26.1 | 34.6 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Dinan runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dinan | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dinan | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dinan | 62 | 62 | 60 | 68 | 71 | 71 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -5 | -4 | -14 | -24 | -22 | -18 |
Relative humidity (%) Dinan runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dinan | 90 | 87 | 84 | 81 | 80 | 79 | 78 | 78 | 80 | 85 | 89 | 91 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +1 | +7 | +5 | -5 | -15 | -27 | -23 | -19 | -23 | -22 | -12 | -2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dinan | 90 | 87 | 84 | 81 | 80 | 79 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +1 | +7 | +5 | -5 | -15 | -27 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dinan | 78 | 78 | 80 | 85 | 89 | 91 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -23 | -19 | -23 | -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. Dinan trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Dinan
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Dinard Pleurtuit Saint Malo, a weather station, about 15 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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