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Rome vs Crested Butte
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Rome is the warmer of the two — about 26°F on the annual average; Rome is the wetter, with 8 in more rain a year, and Rome the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Rome and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Rome has much hotter summers
Rome: Hot
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Rome has far milder winters
Rome: Chilly
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Rome is wetter
Rome: Moderate rainfall
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Rome is sunnier
Rome: Fairly sunny
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Rome is the warmer of the two — about 26°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Rome is the wetter — about 8 in more across the year.
Clear skies
Rome 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 (°F) Rome runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rome | 54 | 55 | 61 | 66 | 74 | 82 | 88 | 89 | 80 | 72 | 62 | 55 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | -28 | -25 | -22 | -19 | -16 | -12 | -12 | -15 | -14 | -17 | -22 | -28 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rome | 54 | 55 | 61 | 66 | 74 | 82 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 |
| Difference | -28 | -25 | -22 | -19 | -16 | -12 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rome | 88 | 89 | 80 | 72 | 62 | 55 |
| Crested Butte | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | -12 | -15 | -14 | -17 | -22 | -28 |
Avg low (°F) Rome runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rome | 38 | 38 | 43 | 47 | 55 | 62 | 67 | 68 | 61 | 54 | 47 | 40 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -44 | -40 | -35 | -28 | -26 | -28 | -27 | -29 | -30 | -32 | -37 | -44 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rome | 38 | 38 | 43 | 47 | 55 | 62 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 |
| Difference | -44 | -40 | -35 | -28 | -26 | -28 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rome | 67 | 68 | 61 | 54 | 47 | 40 |
| Crested Butte | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -27 | -29 | -30 | -32 | -37 | -44 |
Precipitation (in) Rome runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rome | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 3 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | — | -0.1 | -0.2 | -1 | -0.8 | -0.3 | +1.1 | +0.7 | -0.8 | -2 | -2.5 | -1.8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rome | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 3 | 2.3 | 1.3 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 |
| Difference | — | -0.1 | -0.2 | -1 | -0.8 | -0.3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rome | 0.8 | 1.3 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4 |
| Crested Butte | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | +1.1 | +0.7 | -0.8 | -2 | -2.5 | -1.8 |
Snowfall (in)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rome | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rome | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 41.7 | 35.3 | 27.3 | 18 | 6.9 | 0.3 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rome | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rome | 58 | 54 | 54 | 53 | 46 | 34 | 21 | 23 | 40 | 49 | 58 | 57 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -4 | +6 | +6 | +9 | +15 | +12 | +36 | +34 | +6 | -6 | -10 | -4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rome | 58 | 54 | 54 | 53 | 46 | 34 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | -4 | +6 | +6 | +9 | +15 | +12 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rome | 21 | 23 | 40 | 49 | 58 | 57 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | +36 | +34 | +6 | -6 | -10 | -4 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rome | 81 | 78 | 76 | 72 | 68 | 62 | 55 | 54 | 64 | 73 | 80 | 81 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +11 | +16 | +14 | +4 | -4 | -10 | +1 | +5 | -7 | -11 | -3 | +8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rome | 81 | 78 | 76 | 72 | 68 | 62 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +11 | +16 | +14 | +4 | -4 | -10 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rome | 55 | 54 | 64 | 73 | 80 | 81 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +1 | +5 | -7 | -11 | -3 | +8 |
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. Rome trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Rome
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 25 years of daily observations at Roma Ciampino, a weather station, about 13 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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