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Tromsø vs Crested Butte
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Tromsø is the warmer of the two — about 4°F on the annual average; Tromsø is the wetter, with 19 in more rain a year, and Crested Butte the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Tromsø and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Crested Butte has far hotter summers
Tromsø: Cool
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Tromsø has far milder winters
Tromsø: Cold
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Tromsø is wetter
Tromsø: Wet
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Crested Butte is far sunnier
Tromsø: Often grey
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Tromsø is the warmer of the two — about 4°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Tromsø is the wetter — about 19 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) Crested Butte runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tromsø | 30 | 30 | 33 | 39 | 48 | 55 | 61 | 59 | 52 | 41 | 36 | 33 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | -4 | — | +5 | +7 | +11 | +15 | +15 | +15 | +15 | +13 | +4 | -6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tromsø | 30 | 30 | 33 | 39 | 48 | 55 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 |
| Difference | -4 | — | +5 | +7 | +11 | +15 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tromsø | 61 | 59 | 52 | 41 | 36 | 33 |
| Crested Butte | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | +15 | +15 | +15 | +13 | +4 | -6 |
Avg low (°F) Tromsø runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tromsø | 22 | 22 | 24 | 29 | 36 | 43 | 48 | 47 | 41 | 34 | 29 | 25 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -28 | -24 | -17 | -10 | -8 | -10 | -9 | -8 | -10 | -12 | -19 | -29 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tromsø | 22 | 22 | 24 | 29 | 36 | 43 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 |
| Difference | -28 | -24 | -17 | -10 | -8 | -10 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tromsø | 48 | 47 | 41 | 34 | 29 | 25 |
| Crested Butte | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -9 | -8 | -10 | -12 | -19 | -29 |
Precipitation (in) Tromsø runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tromsø | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 3.7 | 4.3 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | -1.6 | -1.2 | -1.7 | -0.7 | -0.7 | -1.3 | -1 | -1.5 | -2.4 | -3.4 | -1.7 | -2.1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tromsø | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 2.3 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 |
| Difference | -1.6 | -1.2 | -1.7 | -0.7 | -0.7 | -1.3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tromsø | 2.9 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 3.7 | 4.3 |
| Crested Butte | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | -1 | -1.5 | -2.4 | -3.4 | -1.7 | -2.1 |
Snowfall (in)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tromsø | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tromsø | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 41.7 | 35.3 | 27.3 | 18 | 6.9 | 0.3 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tromsø | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.1 | 26.1 | 34.6 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Tromsø runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tromsø | 83 | 81 | 80 | 77 | 76 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 85 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -29 | -21 | -21 | -14 | -15 | -33 | -22 | -21 | -33 | -36 | -32 | -31 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tromsø | 83 | 81 | 80 | 77 | 76 | 79 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | -29 | -21 | -21 | -14 | -15 | -33 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tromsø | 79 | 79 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 85 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -22 | -21 | -33 | -36 | -32 | -31 |
Relative humidity (%) Tromsø runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tromsø | 95 | 95 | 94 | 92 | 86 | 80 | 82 | 85 | 90 | 95 | 96 | 96 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -4 | -1 | -4 | -15 | -21 | -29 | -26 | -26 | -33 | -32 | -19 | -7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tromsø | 95 | 95 | 94 | 92 | 86 | 80 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | -4 | -1 | -4 | -15 | -21 | -29 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tromsø | 82 | 85 | 90 | 95 | 96 | 96 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -26 | -26 | -33 | -32 | -19 | -7 |
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. Tromsø trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Tromsø
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Tromso, 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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