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Hvar vs Crested Butte
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Hvar is the warmer of the two — about 16°C on the annual average; Hvar is the wetter, with 199 mm more rain a year.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Hvar and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Hvar has much hotter summers
Hvar: Hot
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Hvar has far milder winters
Hvar: Cool
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Hvar is wetter
Hvar: Moderate rainfall
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Similar amounts of sun
Hvar: Partly cloudy
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Hvar is the warmer of the two — about 16°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Hvar is the wetter — about 199 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) Hvar runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hvar | 11 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 23 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 25 | 20 | 16 | 12 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -14 | -13 | -11 | -10 | -9 | -7 | -6 | -8 | -6 | -8 | -11 | -15 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hvar | 11 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 23 | 28 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 |
| Difference | -14 | -13 | -11 | -10 | -9 | -7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hvar | 31 | 31 | 25 | 20 | 16 | 12 |
| Crested Butte | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -6 | -8 | -6 | -8 | -11 | -15 |
Avg low (°C) Hvar runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hvar | 6 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 7 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -27 | -25 | -22 | -19 | -18 | -19 | -19 | -19 | -19 | -20 | -23 | -27 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hvar | 6 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 20 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 |
| Difference | -27 | -25 | -22 | -19 | -18 | -19 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hvar | 23 | 23 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 7 |
| Crested Butte | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -19 | -19 | -19 | -20 | -23 | -27 |
Precipitation (mm) Hvar runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hvar | 71 | 65 | 58 | 63 | 59 | 47 | 24 | 34 | 81 | 80 | 124 | 96 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | -1 | — | -4 | -12 | -20 | -23 | +26 | +17 | -32 | -37 | -73 | -39 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hvar | 71 | 65 | 58 | 63 | 59 | 47 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 |
| Difference | -1 | — | -4 | -12 | -20 | -23 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hvar | 24 | 34 | 81 | 80 | 124 | 96 |
| Crested Butte | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | +26 | +17 | -32 | -37 | -73 | -39 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hvar | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hvar | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hvar | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Hvar runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hvar | 67 | 66 | 64 | 65 | 60 | 50 | 38 | 37 | 52 | 59 | 69 | 66 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -12 | -5 | -4 | -2 | +1 | -4 | +19 | +21 | -6 | -15 | -20 | -13 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hvar | 67 | 66 | 64 | 65 | 60 | 50 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | -12 | -5 | -4 | -2 | +1 | -4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hvar | 38 | 37 | 52 | 59 | 69 | 66 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | +19 | +21 | -6 | -15 | -20 | -13 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hvar | 77 | 75 | 75 | 74 | 71 | 66 | 59 | 58 | 66 | 72 | 77 | 77 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +14 | +18 | +14 | +2 | -7 | -14 | -3 | +1 | -9 | -10 | -1 | +11 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hvar | 77 | 75 | 75 | 74 | 71 | 66 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +14 | +18 | +14 | +2 | -7 | -14 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hvar | 59 | 58 | 66 | 72 | 77 | 77 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -3 | +1 | -9 | -10 | -1 | +11 |
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. Hvar trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Hvar
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Split Marjan, a weather station, about 38 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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