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Bergen vs Crested Butte
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Bergen is the warmer of the two — about 13°F on the annual average; Bergen is the wetter, with 75 in more rain a year, and Crested Butte the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Bergen and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Crested Butte has much hotter summers
Bergen: Mild
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Bergen has far milder winters
Bergen: Chilly
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Bergen is much wetter
Bergen: Very wet
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Crested Butte is far sunnier
Bergen: Often grey
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Bergen is the warmer of the two — about 13°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Bergen is the wetter — about 75 in 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 (°F) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bergen | 40 | 41 | 44 | 52 | 59 | 64 | 67 | 67 | 61 | 53 | 46 | 41 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | -14 | -11 | -6 | -5 | -1 | +7 | +9 | +7 | +5 | +2 | -6 | -14 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bergen | 40 | 41 | 44 | 52 | 59 | 64 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 |
| Difference | -14 | -11 | -6 | -5 | -1 | +7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bergen | 67 | 67 | 61 | 53 | 46 | 41 |
| Crested Butte | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | +9 | +7 | +5 | +2 | -6 | -14 |
Avg low (°F) Bergen runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bergen | 33 | 32 | 34 | 39 | 44 | 50 | 54 | 54 | 50 | 43 | 38 | 34 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -39 | -34 | -27 | -20 | -16 | -17 | -15 | -16 | -18 | -21 | -28 | -38 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bergen | 33 | 32 | 34 | 39 | 44 | 50 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 |
| Difference | -39 | -34 | -27 | -20 | -16 | -17 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bergen | 54 | 54 | 50 | 43 | 38 | 34 |
| Crested Butte | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -15 | -16 | -18 | -21 | -28 | -38 |
Precipitation (in) Bergen runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bergen | 9.9 | 8.2 | 8 | 5.4 | 4.3 | 5.2 | 6.2 | 8.2 | 9.9 | 10.8 | 10.7 | 11.3 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | -7.2 | -5.7 | -5.8 | -3.4 | -2.8 | -4.3 | -4.2 | -6.2 | -8 | -9.1 | -8.7 | -9.1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bergen | 9.9 | 8.2 | 8 | 5.4 | 4.3 | 5.2 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 |
| Difference | -7.2 | -5.7 | -5.8 | -3.4 | -2.8 | -4.3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bergen | 6.2 | 8.2 | 9.9 | 10.8 | 10.7 | 11.3 |
| Crested Butte | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | -4.2 | -6.2 | -8 | -9.1 | -8.7 | -9.1 |
Snowfall (in)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bergen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bergen | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 41.7 | 35.3 | 27.3 | 18 | 6.9 | 0.3 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bergen | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.1 | 26.1 | 34.6 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Bergen runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bergen | 81 | 79 | 78 | 72 | 68 | 73 | 77 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 80 | 81 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -27 | -19 | -18 | -9 | -7 | -27 | -20 | -18 | -32 | -34 | -31 | -28 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bergen | 81 | 79 | 78 | 72 | 68 | 73 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | -27 | -19 | -18 | -9 | -7 | -27 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bergen | 77 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 80 | 81 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -20 | -18 | -32 | -34 | -31 | -28 |
Relative humidity (%) Bergen runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bergen | 94 | 94 | 91 | 84 | 80 | 80 | 82 | 84 | 87 | 90 | 93 | 95 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -3 | — | -2 | -8 | -15 | -28 | -26 | -25 | -30 | -27 | -16 | -6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bergen | 94 | 94 | 91 | 84 | 80 | 80 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | -3 | — | -2 | -8 | -15 | -28 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bergen | 82 | 84 | 87 | 90 | 93 | 95 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -26 | -25 | -30 | -27 | -16 | -6 |
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. Bergen trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Bergen
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Bergen Florida, 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.
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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