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Cortina d'Ampezzo vs Crested Butte
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Cortina d'Ampezzo is the warmer of the two — about 5°C on the annual average; Cortina d'Ampezzo is the wetter, with 118 mm more rain a year, and Crested Butte the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Cortina d'Ampezzo and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Crested Butte has hotter summers
Cortina d'Ampezzo: Mild
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Cortina d'Ampezzo has far milder winters
Cortina d'Ampezzo: Very cold
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Cortina d'Ampezzo is wetter
Cortina d'Ampezzo: Moderate rainfall
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Crested Butte is sunnier
Cortina d'Ampezzo: Often cloudy
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Cortina d'Ampezzo is the warmer of the two — about 5°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Cortina d'Ampezzo is the wetter — about 118 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cortina d'Ampezzo | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 1 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -4 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -2 | +1 | +2 | +1 | +2 | +1 | -1 | -4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cortina d'Ampezzo | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 21 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 |
| Difference | -4 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -2 | +1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cortina d'Ampezzo | 23 | 22 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 1 |
| Crested Butte | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | +2 | +1 | +2 | +1 | -1 | -4 |
Avg low (°C) Cortina d'Ampezzo runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cortina d'Ampezzo | -8 | -7 | -3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 3 | -2 | -7 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -13 | -12 | -11 | -8 | -7 | -8 | -7 | -7 | -7 | -8 | -11 | -13 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cortina d'Ampezzo | -8 | -7 | -3 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 |
| Difference | -13 | -12 | -11 | -8 | -7 | -8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cortina d'Ampezzo | 11 | 11 | 7 | 3 | -2 | -7 |
| Crested Butte | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -7 | -7 | -7 | -8 | -11 | -13 |
Precipitation (mm) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cortina d'Ampezzo | 23 | 20 | 29 | 44 | 74 | 96 | 123 | 104 | 73 | 75 | 57 | — |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | +46 | +45 | +24 | +7 | -36 | -72 | -73 | -54 | -24 | -32 | -7 | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cortina d'Ampezzo | 23 | 20 | 29 | 44 | 74 | 96 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 |
| Difference | +46 | +45 | +24 | +7 | -36 | -72 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cortina d'Ampezzo | 123 | 104 | 73 | 75 | 57 | — |
| Crested Butte | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | -73 | -54 | -24 | -32 | -7 | — |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cortina d'Ampezzo | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cortina d'Ampezzo | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cortina d'Ampezzo | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Cortina d'Ampezzo runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cortina d'Ampezzo | 62 | 65 | 66 | 70 | 72 | 70 | 64 | 62 | 65 | 64 | 67 | 64 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -8 | -4 | -6 | -7 | -11 | -24 | -7 | -4 | -19 | -21 | -18 | -10 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cortina d'Ampezzo | 62 | 65 | 66 | 70 | 72 | 70 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | -8 | -4 | -6 | -7 | -11 | -24 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cortina d'Ampezzo | 64 | 62 | 65 | 64 | 67 | 64 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -7 | -4 | -19 | -21 | -18 | -10 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cortina d'Ampezzo | 86 | 87 | 83 | 80 | 78 | 77 | 75 | 75 | 80 | 84 | 87 | 86 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +5 | +7 | +6 | -4 | -14 | -25 | -19 | -16 | -23 | -21 | -10 | +2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cortina d'Ampezzo | 86 | 87 | 83 | 80 | 78 | 77 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +5 | +7 | +6 | -4 | -14 | -25 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cortina d'Ampezzo | 75 | 75 | 80 | 84 | 87 | 86 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -19 | -16 | -23 | -21 | -10 | +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. Cortina d'Ampezzo trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Cortina d'Ampezzo
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from the WMO's CLINO 1991–2020 collection, measured at Dobbiaco, about 22 km from the city centre.
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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