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Taormina vs Crested Butte
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Taormina is the warmer of the two — about 32°F on the annual average; Crested Butte is the wetter, with 12 in more rain a year.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Taormina and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Taormina has much hotter summers
Taormina: Hot
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Taormina has far milder winters
Taormina: Cool
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Crested Butte is wetter
Taormina: Fairly dry
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Similar amounts of sun
Taormina: Partly cloudy
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Taormina is the warmer of the two — about 32°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Crested Butte is the wetter — about 12 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) Taormina runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taormina | 59 | 60 | 63 | 68 | 75 | 84 | 89 | 90 | 83 | 76 | 69 | 62 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | -33 | -30 | -25 | -21 | -17 | -13 | -13 | -16 | -16 | -22 | -29 | -35 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taormina | 59 | 60 | 63 | 68 | 75 | 84 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 |
| Difference | -33 | -30 | -25 | -21 | -17 | -13 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taormina | 89 | 90 | 83 | 76 | 69 | 62 |
| Crested Butte | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | -13 | -16 | -16 | -22 | -29 | -35 |
Avg low (°F) Taormina runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taormina | 48 | 48 | 50 | 54 | 61 | 69 | 74 | 75 | 69 | 63 | 56 | 51 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -54 | -49 | -43 | -35 | -33 | -35 | -35 | -37 | -38 | -41 | -47 | -55 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taormina | 48 | 48 | 50 | 54 | 61 | 69 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 |
| Difference | -54 | -49 | -43 | -35 | -33 | -35 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taormina | 74 | 75 | 69 | 63 | 56 | 51 |
| Crested Butte | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -35 | -37 | -38 | -41 | -47 | -55 |
Precipitation (in) Crested Butte runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taormina | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 2.2 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | +1.1 | +1.1 | +1.1 | +1.5 | +1.3 | +0.8 | +1.8 | +1.7 | +0.9 | +0.4 | +0.8 | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taormina | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 |
| Difference | +1.1 | +1.1 | +1.1 | +1.5 | +1.3 | +0.8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taormina | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 2.2 |
| Crested Butte | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | +1.8 | +1.7 | +0.9 | +0.4 | +0.8 | — |
Snowfall (in)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taormina | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taormina | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 41.7 | 35.3 | 27.3 | 18 | 6.9 | 0.3 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taormina | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taormina | 66 | 67 | 62 | 61 | 52 | 40 | 28 | 30 | 49 | 56 | 65 | 68 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -12 | -6 | -2 | +2 | +9 | +7 | +29 | +28 | -4 | -12 | -16 | -15 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taormina | 66 | 67 | 62 | 61 | 52 | 40 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | -12 | -6 | -2 | +2 | +9 | +7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taormina | 28 | 30 | 49 | 56 | 65 | 68 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | +29 | +28 | -4 | -12 | -16 | -15 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taormina | 78 | 77 | 77 | 76 | 71 | 65 | 62 | 61 | 67 | 73 | 76 | 77 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +13 | +17 | +12 | — | -7 | -14 | -6 | -2 | -10 | -10 | +1 | +12 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taormina | 78 | 77 | 77 | 76 | 71 | 65 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +13 | +17 | +12 | — | -7 | -14 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taormina | 62 | 61 | 67 | 73 | 76 | 77 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -6 | -2 | -10 | -10 | +1 | +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. Taormina trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Taormina
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Reggio Calabria, a weather station, about 40 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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