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Wellington vs Crested Butte
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Wellington is the warmer of the two — about 21°F on the annual average; Wellington is the wetter, with 12 in more rain a year, and Crested Butte the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Wellington and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Crested Butte has hotter summers
Wellington: Mild
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Wellington has far milder winters
Wellington: Chilly
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Wellington is wetter
Wellington: Moderate rainfall
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Crested Butte is sunnier
Wellington: Partly cloudy
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Wellington is the warmer of the two — about 21°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Wellington is the wetter — about 12 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington | 70 | 71 | 69 | 64 | 61 | 56 | 55 | 56 | 58 | 61 | 63 | 67 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | -44 | -41 | -30 | -18 | -2 | +14 | +21 | +17 | +8 | -6 | -24 | -40 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington | 70 | 71 | 69 | 64 | 61 | 56 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 |
| Difference | -44 | -41 | -30 | -18 | -2 | +14 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington | 55 | 56 | 58 | 61 | 63 | 67 |
| Crested Butte | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | +21 | +17 | +8 | -6 | -24 | -40 |
Avg low (°F) Wellington runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington | 55 | 55 | 52 | 48 | 46 | 42 | 40 | 41 | 45 | 48 | 50 | 54 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -62 | -57 | -44 | -29 | -17 | -8 | — | -3 | -13 | -26 | -40 | -58 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington | 55 | 55 | 52 | 48 | 46 | 42 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 |
| Difference | -62 | -57 | -44 | -29 | -17 | -8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington | 40 | 41 | 45 | 48 | 50 | 54 |
| Crested Butte | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | — | -3 | -13 | -26 | -40 | -58 |
Precipitation (in) Wellington runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington | 2 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 3.2 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | +0.8 | — | -0.1 | -0.9 | -1.7 | -2.6 | -1.2 | -1.4 | -1.1 | -2 | -0.8 | -0.9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington | 2 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.6 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 |
| Difference | +0.8 | — | -0.1 | -0.9 | -1.7 | -2.6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 3.2 |
| Crested Butte | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | -1.2 | -1.4 | -1.1 | -2 | -0.8 | -0.9 |
Snowfall (in)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 41.7 | 35.3 | 27.3 | 18 | 6.9 | 0.3 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.1 | 26.1 | 34.6 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington | 60 | 57 | 56 | 59 | 58 | 61 | 62 | 60 | 62 | 64 | 63 | 64 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -5 | +4 | +4 | +3 | +3 | -15 | -5 | -3 | -17 | -20 | -15 | -11 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington | 60 | 57 | 56 | 59 | 58 | 61 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | -5 | +4 | +4 | +3 | +3 | -15 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington | 62 | 60 | 62 | 64 | 63 | 64 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -5 | -3 | -17 | -20 | -15 | -11 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington | 80 | 79 | 81 | 84 | 86 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 85 | 83 | 82 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +11 | +15 | +9 | -8 | -22 | -35 | -32 | -28 | -29 | -22 | -6 | +6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington | 80 | 79 | 81 | 84 | 86 | 87 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +11 | +15 | +9 | -8 | -22 | -35 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington | 87 | 87 | 86 | 85 | 83 | 82 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -32 | -28 | -29 | -22 | -6 | +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. Wellington trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Wellington
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 28 years of daily observations at Paraparaumu Aws, a weather station, about 46 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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