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Funchal vs Crested Butte
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Funchal is the warmer of the two — about 19°C on the annual average; Crested Butte is the wetter, with 391 mm more rain a year.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Funchal and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Funchal has hotter summers
Funchal: Warm
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Funchal has far milder winters
Funchal: Mild
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Crested Butte is much wetter
Funchal: Very dry
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Similar amounts of sun
Funchal: Partly cloudy
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Funchal is the warmer of the two — about 19°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Crested Butte is the wetter — about 391 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
The two cities see a similar amount of sun.
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) Funchal runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Funchal | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 21 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -23 | -21 | -17 | -13 | -8 | -3 | -1 | -4 | -8 | -13 | -19 | -24 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Funchal | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 |
| Difference | -23 | -21 | -17 | -13 | -8 | -3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Funchal | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 21 |
| Crested Butte | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -1 | -4 | -8 | -13 | -19 | -24 |
Avg low (°C) Funchal runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Funchal | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 15 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -36 | -33 | -28 | -22 | -18 | -17 | -16 | -17 | -21 | -25 | -30 | -35 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Funchal | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 |
| Difference | -36 | -33 | -28 | -22 | -18 | -17 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Funchal | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 15 |
| Crested Butte | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -16 | -17 | -21 | -25 | -30 | -35 |
Precipitation (mm) Crested Butte runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Funchal | 28 | 30 | 47 | — | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 60 | — | 15 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | +41 | +35 | +7 | — | +32 | +24 | +50 | +48 | +28 | -17 | — | +42 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Funchal | 28 | 30 | 47 | — | 6 | 0 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 |
| Difference | +41 | +35 | +7 | — | +32 | +24 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Funchal | 0 | 3 | 21 | 60 | — | 15 |
| Crested Butte | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | +50 | +48 | +28 | -17 | — | +42 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Funchal | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Funchal | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Funchal | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Funchal | 61 | 60 | 59 | 56 | 53 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 44 | 52 | 58 | 60 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -7 | — | +1 | +7 | +8 | -3 | +10 | +17 | +2 | -8 | -10 | -7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Funchal | 61 | 60 | 59 | 56 | 53 | 49 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | -7 | — | +1 | +7 | +8 | -3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Funchal | 46 | 41 | 44 | 52 | 58 | 60 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | +10 | +17 | +2 | -8 | -10 | -7 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Funchal | 77 | 78 | 78 | 77 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 78 | 75 | 77 | 77 | 78 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +14 | +16 | +11 | — | -13 | -26 | -23 | -18 | -18 | -14 | — | +11 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Funchal | 77 | 78 | 78 | 77 | 77 | 78 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +14 | +16 | +11 | — | -13 | -26 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Funchal | 79 | 78 | 75 | 77 | 77 | 78 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -23 | -18 | -18 | -14 | — | +11 |
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. Funchal trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Funchal
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 16 years of daily observations at Funchal, a weather station, about 5 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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