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Sirmione vs Crested Butte
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Sirmione is the warmer of the two — about 12°C on the annual average; Sirmione is the wetter, with 169 mm more rain a year.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Sirmione and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Sirmione has much hotter summers
Sirmione: Warm
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Sirmione has far milder winters
Sirmione: Cold
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Sirmione is wetter
Sirmione: Moderate rainfall
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Similar amounts of sun
Sirmione: Partly cloudy
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Sirmione is the warmer of the two — about 12°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Sirmione is the wetter — about 169 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) Sirmione runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sirmione | 7 | 10 | 15 | 19 | 24 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 8 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -10 | -11 | -11 | -11 | -9 | -7 | -6 | -7 | -6 | -6 | -8 | -11 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sirmione | 7 | 10 | 15 | 19 | 24 | 28 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 |
| Difference | -10 | -11 | -11 | -11 | -9 | -7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sirmione | 30 | 30 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 8 |
| Crested Butte | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -6 | -7 | -6 | -6 | -8 | -11 |
Avg low (°C) Sirmione runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sirmione | -0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 0 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -21 | -19 | -18 | -15 | -15 | -16 | -15 | -15 | -15 | -15 | -17 | -20 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sirmione | -0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 17 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 |
| Difference | -21 | -19 | -18 | -15 | -15 | -16 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sirmione | 19 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 0 |
| Crested Butte | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -15 | -15 | -15 | -15 | -17 | -20 |
Precipitation (mm) Sirmione runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sirmione | 39 | 36 | 45 | 66 | 71 | 71 | 63 | 68 | 85 | 79 | 85 | 63 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | +31 | +28 | +9 | -15 | -33 | -47 | -13 | -18 | -36 | -36 | -35 | -5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sirmione | 39 | 36 | 45 | 66 | 71 | 71 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 |
| Difference | +31 | +28 | +9 | -15 | -33 | -47 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sirmione | 63 | 68 | 85 | 79 | 85 | 63 |
| Crested Butte | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | -13 | -18 | -36 | -36 | -35 | -5 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sirmione | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sirmione | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sirmione | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sirmione | 60 | 59 | 59 | 64 | 64 | 58 | 48 | 49 | 57 | 62 | 66 | 62 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -5 | +1 | +1 | -1 | -3 | -11 | +8 | +9 | -11 | -18 | -17 | -8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sirmione | 60 | 59 | 59 | 64 | 64 | 58 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | -5 | +1 | +1 | -1 | -3 | -11 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sirmione | 48 | 49 | 57 | 62 | 66 | 62 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | +8 | +9 | -11 | -18 | -17 | -8 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sirmione | 78 | 75 | 73 | 72 | 69 | 65 | 58 | 59 | 66 | 75 | 80 | 78 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +13 | +18 | +17 | +5 | -5 | -13 | -3 | — | -9 | -12 | -3 | +11 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sirmione | 78 | 75 | 73 | 72 | 69 | 65 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +13 | +18 | +17 | +5 | -5 | -13 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sirmione | 58 | 59 | 66 | 75 | 80 | 78 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -3 | — | -9 | -12 | -3 | +11 |
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. Sirmione trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Sirmione
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from the WMO's CLINO 1991–2020 collection, measured at Verona_villafranca, about 25 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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