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Nice vs Crested Butte
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Nice is the warmer of the two — about 15°C on the annual average; Nice is the wetter, with 144 mm more rain a year.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Nice and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Nice has hotter summers
Nice: Warm
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Nice has far milder winters
Nice: Cool
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Nice is wetter
Nice: Moderate rainfall
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Similar amounts of sun
Nice: Partly cloudy
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Nice is the warmer of the two — about 15°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Nice is the wetter — about 144 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
The two cities see a similar amount of sun.
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) Nice runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nice | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 21 | 17 | 14 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -17 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -7 | -3 | -3 | -5 | -6 | -9 | -13 | -17 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nice | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 25 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 |
| Difference | -17 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -7 | -3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nice | 28 | 28 | 25 | 21 | 17 | 14 |
| Crested Butte | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -3 | -5 | -6 | -9 | -13 | -17 |
Avg low (°C) Nice runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nice | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 6 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -27 | -25 | -22 | -17 | -16 | -17 | -17 | -17 | -18 | -19 | -22 | -26 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nice | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 18 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 |
| Difference | -27 | -25 | -22 | -17 | -16 | -17 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nice | 21 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 6 |
| Crested Butte | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -17 | -17 | -18 | -19 | -22 | -26 |
Precipitation (mm) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nice | 72 | 53 | 48 | 64 | 42 | 34 | 11 | 24 | 66 | 116 | 129 | 89 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | -2 | +12 | +5 | -13 | -4 | -10 | +39 | +26 | -16 | -73 | -78 | -32 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nice | 72 | 53 | 48 | 64 | 42 | 34 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 |
| Difference | -2 | +12 | +5 | -13 | -4 | -10 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nice | 11 | 24 | 66 | 116 | 129 | 89 |
| Crested Butte | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | +39 | +26 | -16 | -73 | -78 | -32 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nice | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nice | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nice | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nice | 57 | 56 | 52 | 55 | 54 | 42 | 32 | 34 | 44 | 54 | 59 | 57 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -2 | +5 | +8 | +7 | +7 | +4 | +25 | +24 | +2 | -10 | -10 | -4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nice | 57 | 56 | 52 | 55 | 54 | 42 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | -2 | +5 | +8 | +7 | +7 | +4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nice | 32 | 34 | 44 | 54 | 59 | 57 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | +25 | +24 | +2 | -10 | -10 | -4 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nice | 72 | 72 | 74 | 77 | 78 | 77 | 74 | 73 | 73 | 76 | 73 | 72 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +19 | +22 | +15 | -1 | -13 | -25 | -18 | -14 | -16 | -13 | +3 | +17 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nice | 72 | 72 | 74 | 77 | 78 | 77 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +19 | +22 | +15 | -1 | -13 | -25 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nice | 74 | 73 | 73 | 76 | 73 | 72 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -18 | -14 | -16 | -13 | +3 | +17 |
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. Nice trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Nice
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 26 years of daily observations at Cote D Azur, a weather station, about 6 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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