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Lillehammer vs Crested Butte
Comparing Lillehammer change · Crested Butte change
Lillehammer is the warmer of the two — about 4°C on the annual average; Crested Butte is the wetter, with 123 mm more rain a year, and Crested Butte the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Lillehammer and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Crested Butte has hotter summers
Lillehammer: Mild
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Lillehammer has much milder winters
Lillehammer: Very cold
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Crested Butte is wetter
Lillehammer: Fairly dry
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Crested Butte is sunnier
Lillehammer: Often cloudy
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Lillehammer is the warmer of the two — about 4°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Crested Butte is the wetter — about 123 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) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lillehammer | -3 | -1 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -1 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | — | -1 | -1 | -3 | -2 | +1 | +2 | +3 | +3 | +4 | +1 | -1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lillehammer | -3 | -1 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 21 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 |
| Difference | — | -1 | -1 | -3 | -2 | +1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lillehammer | 23 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -1 |
| Crested Butte | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | +2 | +3 | +3 | +4 | +1 | -1 |
Avg low (°C) Lillehammer runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lillehammer | -9 | -8 | -4 | -0 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 2 | -2 | -7 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -12 | -10 | -9 | -7 | -8 | -9 | -8 | -7 | -7 | -7 | -10 | -12 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lillehammer | -9 | -8 | -4 | -0 | 6 | 10 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 |
| Difference | -12 | -10 | -9 | -7 | -8 | -9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lillehammer | 12 | 11 | 7 | 2 | -2 | -7 |
| Crested Butte | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -8 | -7 | -7 | -7 | -10 | -12 |
Precipitation (mm) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lillehammer | 20 | 16 | 12 | 20 | 56 | 54 | 68 | 73 | 55 | 45 | 33 | 25 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | +49 | +48 | +42 | +31 | -17 | -30 | -17 | -23 | -6 | -2 | +17 | +32 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lillehammer | 20 | 16 | 12 | 20 | 56 | 54 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 |
| Difference | +49 | +48 | +42 | +31 | -17 | -30 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lillehammer | 68 | 73 | 55 | 45 | 33 | 25 |
| Crested Butte | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | -17 | -23 | -6 | -2 | +17 | +32 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lillehammer | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lillehammer | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lillehammer | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Lillehammer runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lillehammer | 74 | 70 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 69 | 70 | 69 | 69 | 71 | 72 | 72 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -19 | -10 | -4 | -2 | -5 | -23 | -13 | -11 | -23 | -28 | -24 | -18 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lillehammer | 74 | 70 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 69 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | -19 | -10 | -4 | -2 | -5 | -23 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lillehammer | 70 | 69 | 69 | 71 | 72 | 72 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -13 | -11 | -23 | -28 | -24 | -18 |
Relative humidity (%) Lillehammer runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lillehammer | 98 | 99 | 97 | 88 | 79 | 78 | 81 | 84 | 88 | 94 | 98 | 98 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -7 | -5 | -7 | -12 | -15 | -26 | -25 | -25 | -31 | -31 | -21 | -10 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lillehammer | 98 | 99 | 97 | 88 | 79 | 78 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | -7 | -5 | -7 | -12 | -15 | -26 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lillehammer | 81 | 84 | 88 | 94 | 98 | 98 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -25 | -25 | -31 | -31 | -21 | -10 |
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. Lillehammer trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Lillehammer
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 12 years of daily observations at Hamar II, a weather station, about 49 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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