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Utrecht vs Crested Butte
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Utrecht is the warmer of the two — about 9°C on the annual average; Utrecht is the wetter, with 253 mm more rain a year, and Crested Butte the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Utrecht and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Summers are nearly the same
Utrecht: Mild
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Utrecht has far milder winters
Utrecht: Chilly
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Utrecht is wetter
Utrecht: Moderate rainfall
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Crested Butte is sunnier
Utrecht: Often grey
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Utrecht is the warmer of the two — about 9°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Utrecht is the wetter — about 253 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Crested Butte 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 (°C) Utrecht runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Utrecht | 6 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 7 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -9 | -8 | -7 | -7 | -4 | — | +2 | — | — | -2 | -6 | -9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Utrecht | 6 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 21 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 |
| Difference | -9 | -8 | -7 | -7 | -4 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Utrecht | 23 | 23 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 7 |
| Crested Butte | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | +2 | — | — | -2 | -6 | -9 |
Avg low (°C) Utrecht runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Utrecht | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -22 | -19 | -16 | -12 | -10 | -10 | -9 | -9 | -10 | -13 | -16 | -21 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Utrecht | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 11 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 |
| Difference | -22 | -19 | -16 | -12 | -10 | -10 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Utrecht | 13 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| Crested Butte | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -9 | -9 | -10 | -13 | -16 | -21 |
Precipitation (mm) Utrecht runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Utrecht | 71 | 63 | 58 | 41 | 59 | 71 | 85 | 84 | 78 | 81 | 80 | 84 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | -1 | +2 | -4 | +9 | -21 | -47 | -35 | -33 | -29 | -38 | -30 | -27 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Utrecht | 71 | 63 | 58 | 41 | 59 | 71 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 |
| Difference | -1 | +2 | -4 | +9 | -21 | -47 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Utrecht | 85 | 84 | 78 | 81 | 80 | 84 |
| Crested Butte | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | -35 | -33 | -29 | -38 | -30 | -27 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Utrecht | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Utrecht | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Utrecht | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Utrecht runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Utrecht | 76 | 74 | 72 | 68 | 68 | 72 | 69 | 69 | 70 | 74 | 77 | 77 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -21 | -14 | -12 | -5 | -7 | -26 | -12 | -11 | -24 | -30 | -29 | -23 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Utrecht | 76 | 74 | 72 | 68 | 68 | 72 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | -21 | -14 | -12 | -5 | -7 | -26 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Utrecht | 69 | 69 | 70 | 74 | 77 | 77 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -12 | -11 | -24 | -30 | -29 | -23 |
Relative humidity (%) Utrecht runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Utrecht | 93 | 90 | 86 | 80 | 78 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 81 | 86 | 92 | 93 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -1 | +4 | +4 | -4 | -13 | -26 | -21 | -18 | -24 | -23 | -15 | -5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Utrecht | 93 | 90 | 86 | 80 | 78 | 77 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | -1 | +4 | +4 | -4 | -13 | -26 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Utrecht | 77 | 77 | 81 | 86 | 92 | 93 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -21 | -18 | -24 | -23 | -15 | -5 |
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. Utrecht trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Utrecht
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at DE Bilt, a weather station, about 4 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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