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Milan vs Crested Butte
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Milan is the warmer of the two — about 20°F on the annual average; Milan is the wetter, with 9 in 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 20°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Milan is the wetter — about 9 in 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 (°F) Milan runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milan | 47 | 49 | 57 | 63 | 71 | 80 | 85 | 84 | 75 | 63 | 53 | 47 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | -21 | -19 | -19 | -16 | -13 | -9 | -9 | -10 | -9 | -8 | -13 | -20 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milan | 47 | 49 | 57 | 63 | 71 | 80 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 |
| Difference | -21 | -19 | -19 | -16 | -13 | -9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milan | 85 | 84 | 75 | 63 | 53 | 47 |
| Crested Butte | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | -9 | -10 | -9 | -8 | -13 | -20 |
Avg low (°F) Milan runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milan | 26 | 28 | 35 | 43 | 50 | 58 | 62 | 61 | 55 | 46 | 37 | 28 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -32 | -30 | -28 | -23 | -22 | -24 | -22 | -23 | -23 | -24 | -28 | -32 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milan | 26 | 28 | 35 | 43 | 50 | 58 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 |
| Difference | -32 | -30 | -28 | -23 | -22 | -24 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milan | 62 | 61 | 55 | 46 | 37 | 28 |
| Crested Butte | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -22 | -23 | -23 | -24 | -28 | -32 |
Precipitation (in) Milan runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milan | — | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 4 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 5.6 | — |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | — | +0.2 | -0.1 | -0.8 | -2.5 | -1.5 | -0.1 | -1.1 | -1.7 | -2.7 | -3.6 | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milan | — | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 4 | 2.4 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 |
| Difference | — | +0.2 | -0.1 | -0.8 | -2.5 | -1.5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milan | 2.1 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 5.6 | — |
| Crested Butte | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | -0.1 | -1.1 | -1.7 | -2.7 | -3.6 | — |
Snowfall (in)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milan | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 41.7 | 35.3 | 27.3 | 18 | 6.9 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.1 | 26.1 | 34.6 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milan | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 41.7 | 35.3 | 27.3 | 18 | 6.9 | 0.3 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milan | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.1 | 26.1 | 34.6 |
| 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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