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San Gimignano vs Crested Butte
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San Gimignano is the warmer of the two — about 14°C on the annual average; San Gimignano is the wetter, with 187 mm more rain a year.
How the seasons compare
The differences between San Gimignano and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
San Gimignano has much hotter summers
San Gimignano: Hot
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
San Gimignano has far milder winters
San Gimignano: Chilly
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
San Gimignano is wetter
San Gimignano: Moderate rainfall
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Similar amounts of sun
San Gimignano: Partly cloudy
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
San Gimignano is the warmer of the two — about 14°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
San Gimignano is the wetter — about 187 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) San Gimignano runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Gimignano | 11 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 27 | 22 | 16 | 11 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -14 | -14 | -13 | -12 | -10 | -8 | -8 | -9 | -8 | -9 | -11 | -14 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Gimignano | 11 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 29 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 |
| Difference | -14 | -14 | -13 | -12 | -10 | -8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Gimignano | 32 | 32 | 27 | 22 | 16 | 11 |
| Crested Butte | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -8 | -9 | -8 | -9 | -11 | -14 |
Avg low (°C) San Gimignano runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Gimignano | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 3 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -23 | -21 | -19 | -15 | -14 | -15 | -14 | -15 | -15 | -16 | -19 | -22 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Gimignano | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 16 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 |
| Difference | -23 | -21 | -19 | -15 | -14 | -15 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Gimignano | 18 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 3 |
| Crested Butte | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -14 | -15 | -15 | -16 | -19 | -22 |
Precipitation (mm) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Gimignano | 58 | 64 | 61 | 67 | 63 | 45 | 25 | 36 | 67 | 105 | 115 | 81 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | +11 | +1 | -8 | -16 | -25 | -21 | +26 | +14 | -18 | -62 | -65 | -24 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Gimignano | 58 | 64 | 61 | 67 | 63 | 45 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 |
| Difference | +11 | +1 | -8 | -16 | -25 | -21 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Gimignano | 25 | 36 | 67 | 105 | 115 | 81 |
| Crested Butte | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | +26 | +14 | -18 | -62 | -65 | -24 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Gimignano | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Gimignano | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Gimignano | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) San Gimignano runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Gimignano | 65 | 61 | 62 | 65 | 62 | 50 | 36 | 39 | 53 | 62 | 69 | 65 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -11 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -4 | +21 | +19 | -7 | -19 | -21 | -11 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Gimignano | 65 | 61 | 62 | 65 | 62 | 50 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | -11 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Gimignano | 36 | 39 | 53 | 62 | 69 | 65 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | +21 | +19 | -7 | -19 | -21 | -11 |
Relative humidity (%) San Gimignano runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Gimignano | 91 | 88 | 82 | 79 | 74 | 66 | 58 | 59 | 71 | 82 | 90 | 91 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | — | +6 | +7 | -3 | -10 | -15 | -3 | — | -14 | -20 | -13 | -2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Gimignano | 91 | 88 | 82 | 79 | 74 | 66 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | — | +6 | +7 | -3 | -10 | -15 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Gimignano | 58 | 59 | 71 | 82 | 90 | 91 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -3 | — | -14 | -20 | -13 | -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. San Gimignano trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
San Gimignano
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from the WMO's CLINO 1991–2020 collection, measured at Firenze_peretola, about 40 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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