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Trondheim vs Crested Butte
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Trondheim is the warmer of the two — about 9°F on the annual average; Trondheim is the wetter, with 9 in more rain a year, and Crested Butte the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Trondheim and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Crested Butte has much hotter summers
Trondheim: Mild
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Trondheim has far milder winters
Trondheim: Cold
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Trondheim is wetter
Trondheim: Moderate rainfall
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Crested Butte is sunnier
Trondheim: Often grey
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Trondheim is the warmer of the two — about 9°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Trondheim is the wetter — about 9 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trondheim | 35 | 36 | 40 | 49 | 57 | 63 | 68 | 66 | 59 | 49 | 40 | 36 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | -9 | -6 | -2 | -2 | +1 | +8 | +9 | +7 | +7 | +6 | -1 | -9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trondheim | 35 | 36 | 40 | 49 | 57 | 63 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 |
| Difference | -9 | -6 | -2 | -2 | +1 | +8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trondheim | 68 | 66 | 59 | 49 | 40 | 36 |
| Crested Butte | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | +9 | +7 | +7 | +6 | -1 | -9 |
Avg low (°F) Trondheim runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trondheim | 25 | 25 | 28 | 35 | 41 | 48 | 53 | 52 | 46 | 37 | 30 | 25 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -31 | -26 | -21 | -15 | -13 | -14 | -13 | -13 | -15 | -15 | -21 | -29 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trondheim | 25 | 25 | 28 | 35 | 41 | 48 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 |
| Difference | -31 | -26 | -21 | -15 | -13 | -14 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trondheim | 53 | 52 | 46 | 37 | 30 | 25 |
| Crested Butte | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -13 | -13 | -15 | -15 | -21 | -29 |
Precipitation (in) Trondheim runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trondheim | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 3 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 3 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | +0.1 | — | -0.4 | +0.4 | -0.7 | -2.1 | -1 | -1.4 | -1.6 | -1.4 | -0.6 | -0.7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trondheim | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 3.1 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 |
| Difference | +0.1 | — | -0.4 | +0.4 | -0.7 | -2.1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trondheim | 3 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 3 |
| Crested Butte | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | -1 | -1.4 | -1.6 | -1.4 | -0.6 | -0.7 |
Snowfall (in)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trondheim | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trondheim | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 41.7 | 35.3 | 27.3 | 18 | 6.9 | 0.3 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trondheim | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.1 | 26.1 | 34.6 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Trondheim runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trondheim | 78 | 77 | 77 | 73 | 77 | 79 | 76 | 76 | 74 | 75 | 75 | 76 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -23 | -17 | -17 | -11 | -16 | -32 | -20 | -18 | -28 | -31 | -27 | -23 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trondheim | 78 | 77 | 77 | 73 | 77 | 79 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | -23 | -17 | -17 | -11 | -16 | -32 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trondheim | 76 | 76 | 74 | 75 | 75 | 76 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -20 | -18 | -28 | -31 | -27 | -23 |
Relative humidity (%) Trondheim runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trondheim | 95 | 96 | 94 | 86 | 80 | 81 | 83 | 86 | 88 | 92 | 95 | 96 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -4 | -2 | -4 | -10 | -16 | -29 | -27 | -27 | -31 | -29 | -18 | -7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trondheim | 95 | 96 | 94 | 86 | 80 | 81 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | -4 | -2 | -4 | -10 | -16 | -29 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trondheim | 83 | 86 | 88 | 92 | 95 | 96 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -27 | -27 | -31 | -29 | -18 | -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. Trondheim trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Trondheim
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Vaernes, a weather station, about 26 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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