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Val-d'Isère vs Crested Butte
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Val-d'Isère is the warmer of the two — about 3°C on the annual average; Val-d'Isère is the wetter, with 311 mm more rain a year, and Crested Butte the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Val-d'Isère and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Crested Butte has much hotter summers
Val-d'Isère: Cool
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Val-d'Isère has far milder winters
Val-d'Isère: Very cold
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Val-d'Isère is wetter
Val-d'Isère: Moderate rainfall
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Crested Butte is sunnier
Val-d'Isère: Often cloudy
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Val-d'Isère is the warmer of the two — about 3°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Val-d'Isère is the wetter — about 311 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) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Val-d'Isère | -0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 1 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -3 | -2 | — | +2 | +3 | +5 | +6 | +5 | +5 | +2 | — | -3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Val-d'Isère | -0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 16 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 |
| Difference | -3 | -2 | — | +2 | +3 | +5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Val-d'Isère | 18 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 1 |
| Crested Butte | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | +6 | +5 | +5 | +2 | — | -3 |
Avg low (°C) Val-d'Isère runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Val-d'Isère | -9 | -9 | -6 | -2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | -4 | -7 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -12 | -10 | -8 | -5 | -4 | -4 | -2 | -3 | -4 | -6 | -9 | -12 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Val-d'Isère | -9 | -9 | -6 | -2 | 2 | 5 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 |
| Difference | -12 | -10 | -8 | -5 | -4 | -4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Val-d'Isère | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | -4 | -7 |
| Crested Butte | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -2 | -3 | -4 | -6 | -9 | -12 |
Precipitation (mm) Val-d'Isère runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Val-d'Isère | 81 | 62 | 71 | 62 | 88 | 85 | 83 | 77 | 62 | 67 | 81 | 93 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | -12 | +3 | -18 | -11 | -50 | -61 | -33 | -27 | -13 | -24 | -30 | -36 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Val-d'Isère | 81 | 62 | 71 | 62 | 88 | 85 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 |
| Difference | -12 | +3 | -18 | -11 | -50 | -61 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Val-d'Isère | 83 | 77 | 62 | 67 | 81 | 93 |
| Crested Butte | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | -33 | -27 | -13 | -24 | -30 | -36 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Val-d'Isère | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Val-d'Isère | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Val-d'Isère | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Val-d'Isère runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Val-d'Isère | 66 | 67 | 69 | 72 | 73 | 65 | 56 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 68 | 68 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -11 | -7 | -9 | -9 | -12 | -19 | — | +2 | -14 | -20 | -19 | -14 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Val-d'Isère | 66 | 67 | 69 | 72 | 73 | 65 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | -11 | -7 | -9 | -9 | -12 | -19 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Val-d'Isère | 56 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 68 | 68 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | — | +2 | -14 | -20 | -19 | -14 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Val-d'Isère | 86 | 87 | 86 | 81 | 77 | 74 | 72 | 71 | 76 | 79 | 85 | 85 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +5 | +7 | +3 | -4 | -12 | -22 | -16 | -12 | -19 | -17 | -9 | +3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Val-d'Isère | 86 | 87 | 86 | 81 | 77 | 74 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +5 | +7 | +3 | -4 | -12 | -22 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Val-d'Isère | 72 | 71 | 76 | 79 | 85 | 85 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -16 | -12 | -19 | -17 | -9 | +3 |
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. Val-d'Isère trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Val-d'Isère
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 28 years of daily observations at Val D'isere Jos, a weather station, inside the city. 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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