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Milan vs Crested Butte
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Milan is the warmer of the two — about 11°C on the annual average; Milan is the wetter, with 227 mm more rain a year.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Milan and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Milan has much hotter summers
Milan: Warm
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Milan has far milder winters
Milan: Cold
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Milan is wetter
Milan: Moderate rainfall
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Similar amounts of sun
Milan: Partly cloudy
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Milan is the warmer of the two — about 11°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Milan is the wetter — about 227 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) Milan runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milan | 8 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 22 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 24 | 17 | 12 | 8 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -12 | -11 | -10 | -9 | -7 | -5 | -5 | -6 | -5 | -4 | -7 | -11 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milan | 8 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 22 | 27 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 |
| Difference | -12 | -11 | -10 | -9 | -7 | -5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milan | 29 | 29 | 24 | 17 | 12 | 8 |
| Crested Butte | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -5 | -6 | -5 | -4 | -7 | -11 |
Avg low (°C) Milan runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milan | -3 | -2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 3 | -2 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -18 | -17 | -15 | -13 | -12 | -13 | -12 | -13 | -13 | -13 | -15 | -18 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milan | -3 | -2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 14 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 |
| Difference | -18 | -17 | -15 | -13 | -12 | -13 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milan | 17 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 3 | -2 |
| Crested Butte | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -12 | -13 | -13 | -13 | -15 | -18 |
Precipitation (mm) Milan runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milan | — | 59 | 55 | 72 | 102 | 62 | 53 | 79 | 91 | 113 | 142 | — |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | — | +6 | -2 | -21 | -63 | -38 | -3 | -29 | -42 | -70 | -92 | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milan | — | 59 | 55 | 72 | 102 | 62 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 |
| Difference | — | +6 | -2 | -21 | -63 | -38 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milan | 53 | 79 | 91 | 113 | 142 | — |
| Crested Butte | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | -3 | -29 | -42 | -70 | -92 | — |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milan | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milan | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milan | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milan | 57 | 56 | 56 | 62 | 63 | 55 | 46 | 48 | 55 | 63 | 65 | 60 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -3 | +4 | +4 | +1 | -2 | -9 | +11 | +10 | -9 | -19 | -16 | -6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milan | 57 | 56 | 56 | 62 | 63 | 55 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | -3 | +4 | +4 | +1 | -2 | -9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milan | 46 | 48 | 55 | 63 | 65 | 60 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | +11 | +10 | -9 | -19 | -16 | -6 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milan | 76 | 72 | 69 | 70 | 70 | 69 | 65 | 65 | 69 | 76 | 79 | 76 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +15 | +22 | +21 | +6 | -6 | -17 | -9 | -6 | -12 | -14 | -2 | +12 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milan | 76 | 72 | 69 | 70 | 70 | 69 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +15 | +22 | +21 | +6 | -6 | -17 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milan | 65 | 65 | 69 | 76 | 79 | 76 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -9 | -6 | -12 | -14 | -2 | +12 |
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. Milan trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Milan
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from the WMO's CLINO 1991–2020 collection, measured at Milano_malpensa, about 41 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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