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San Gimignano vs Crested Butte
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San Gimignano is the warmer of the two — about 25°F on the annual average; San Gimignano is the wetter, with 7 in 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 25°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
San Gimignano is the wetter — about 7 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) San Gimignano runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Gimignano | 52 | 55 | 61 | 68 | 76 | 84 | 90 | 90 | 81 | 71 | 60 | 53 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | -26 | -25 | -23 | -21 | -17 | -14 | -14 | -17 | -15 | -16 | -20 | -25 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Gimignano | 52 | 55 | 61 | 68 | 76 | 84 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 |
| Difference | -26 | -25 | -23 | -21 | -17 | -14 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Gimignano | 90 | 90 | 81 | 71 | 60 | 53 |
| Crested Butte | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | -14 | -17 | -15 | -16 | -20 | -25 |
Avg low (°F) San Gimignano runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Gimignano | 36 | 37 | 41 | 47 | 53 | 61 | 65 | 65 | 59 | 52 | 44 | 37 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -42 | -38 | -34 | -27 | -25 | -27 | -26 | -27 | -28 | -30 | -34 | -40 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Gimignano | 36 | 37 | 41 | 47 | 53 | 61 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 |
| Difference | -42 | -38 | -34 | -27 | -25 | -27 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Gimignano | 65 | 65 | 59 | 52 | 44 | 37 |
| Crested Butte | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -26 | -27 | -28 | -30 | -34 | -40 |
Precipitation (in) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Gimignano | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 1 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 3.2 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | +0.4 | — | -0.3 | -0.6 | -1 | -0.8 | +1 | +0.5 | -0.7 | -2.4 | -2.5 | -1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Gimignano | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 1.8 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 |
| Difference | +0.4 | — | -0.3 | -0.6 | -1 | -0.8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Gimignano | 1 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 3.2 |
| Crested Butte | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | +1 | +0.5 | -0.7 | -2.4 | -2.5 | -1 |
Snowfall (in)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Gimignano | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Gimignano | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 41.7 | 35.3 | 27.3 | 18 | 6.9 | 0.3 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Gimignano | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.1 | 26.1 | 34.6 |
| 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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