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Bellagio vs Crested Butte
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Bellagio is the warmer of the two — about 12°C on the annual average; Bellagio is the wetter, with 970 mm more rain a year, and Crested Butte the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Bellagio and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Bellagio has hotter summers
Bellagio: Warm
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Bellagio has far milder winters
Bellagio: Chilly
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Bellagio is much wetter
Bellagio: Very wet
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Crested Butte is sunnier
Bellagio: Often cloudy
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Bellagio is the warmer of the two — about 12°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Bellagio is the wetter — about 970 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) Bellagio runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellagio | 7 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 22 | 17 | 12 | 8 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -10 | -10 | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -3 | -4 | -3 | -4 | -7 | -10 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellagio | 7 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 25 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 |
| Difference | -10 | -10 | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellagio | 27 | 27 | 22 | 17 | 12 | 8 |
| Crested Butte | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -3 | -4 | -3 | -4 | -7 | -10 |
Avg low (°C) Bellagio runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellagio | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 2 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -22 | -21 | -19 | -16 | -15 | -15 | -14 | -14 | -15 | -16 | -18 | -22 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellagio | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 16 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 |
| Difference | -22 | -21 | -19 | -16 | -15 | -15 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellagio | 18 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 2 |
| Crested Butte | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -14 | -14 | -15 | -16 | -18 | -22 |
Precipitation (mm) Bellagio runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellagio | 68 | 61 | 75 | 138 | 178 | 171 | 158 | 158 | 167 | 150 | 167 | 80 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | +2 | +3 | -22 | -87 | -139 | -147 | -108 | -108 | -118 | -107 | -116 | -23 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellagio | 68 | 61 | 75 | 138 | 178 | 171 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 |
| Difference | +2 | +3 | -22 | -87 | -139 | -147 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellagio | 158 | 158 | 167 | 150 | 167 | 80 |
| Crested Butte | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | -108 | -108 | -118 | -107 | -116 | -23 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellagio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellagio | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellagio | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Bellagio runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellagio | 68 | 70 | 72 | 75 | 75 | 69 | 62 | 61 | 63 | 65 | 70 | 70 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -13 | -10 | -13 | -12 | -14 | -23 | -5 | -3 | -18 | -22 | -22 | -16 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellagio | 68 | 70 | 72 | 75 | 75 | 69 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | -13 | -10 | -13 | -12 | -14 | -23 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellagio | 62 | 61 | 63 | 65 | 70 | 70 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -5 | -3 | -18 | -22 | -22 | -16 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellagio | 75 | 73 | 71 | 71 | 72 | 71 | 68 | 68 | 72 | 77 | 78 | 75 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +16 | +21 | +19 | +5 | -8 | -19 | -12 | -9 | -15 | -15 | -2 | +13 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellagio | 75 | 73 | 71 | 71 | 72 | 71 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +16 | +21 | +19 | +5 | -8 | -19 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellagio | 68 | 68 | 72 | 77 | 78 | 75 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -12 | -9 | -15 | -15 | -2 | +13 |
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. Bellagio trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Bellagio
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Lugano, a weather station, about 23 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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