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Saint Petersburg vs Crested Butte
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Saint Petersburg is the warmer of the two — about 9°F on the annual average, and Crested Butte the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Saint Petersburg and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Summers are nearly the same
Saint Petersburg: Mild
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Saint Petersburg has far milder winters
Saint Petersburg: Very cold
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Similar yearly rainfall
Saint Petersburg: Moderate rainfall
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Crested Butte is sunnier
Saint Petersburg: Often cloudy
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Saint Petersburg is the warmer of the two — about 9°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Both cities get a similar amount of precipitation 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Petersburg | 27 | 27 | 36 | 49 | 61 | 69 | 74 | 71 | 60 | 47 | 37 | 31 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | -1 | +2 | +2 | -3 | -3 | +2 | +2 | +3 | +6 | +7 | +3 | -4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Petersburg | 27 | 27 | 36 | 49 | 61 | 69 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 |
| Difference | -1 | +2 | +2 | -3 | -3 | +2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Petersburg | 74 | 71 | 60 | 47 | 37 | 31 |
| Crested Butte | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | +2 | +3 | +6 | +7 | +3 | -4 |
Avg low (°F) Saint Petersburg runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Petersburg | 19 | 18 | 25 | 35 | 45 | 54 | 60 | 57 | 49 | 39 | 30 | 23 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -25 | -20 | -17 | -16 | -17 | -20 | -20 | -19 | -18 | -17 | -21 | -27 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Petersburg | 19 | 18 | 25 | 35 | 45 | 54 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 |
| Difference | -25 | -20 | -17 | -16 | -17 | -20 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Petersburg | 60 | 57 | 49 | 39 | 30 | 23 |
| Crested Butte | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -20 | -19 | -18 | -17 | -21 | -27 |
Precipitation (in) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Petersburg | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | +0.9 | +1.1 | +0.7 | +0.5 | -0.3 | -1.8 | -1.3 | -1.4 | -0.3 | -0.8 | -0.2 | +0.2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Petersburg | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 2.7 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 |
| Difference | +0.9 | +1.1 | +0.7 | +0.5 | -0.3 | -1.8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Petersburg | 3.3 | 3.4 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2 |
| Crested Butte | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | -1.3 | -1.4 | -0.3 | -0.8 | -0.2 | +0.2 |
Snowfall (in)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Petersburg | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Petersburg | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 41.7 | 35.3 | 27.3 | 18 | 6.9 | 0.3 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Petersburg | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.1 | 26.1 | 34.6 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Saint Petersburg runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Petersburg | 75 | 72 | 65 | 66 | 63 | 65 | 64 | 63 | 70 | 76 | 76 | 78 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -20 | -12 | -6 | -3 | -2 | -19 | -8 | -5 | -24 | -32 | -28 | -25 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Petersburg | 75 | 72 | 65 | 66 | 63 | 65 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | -20 | -12 | -6 | -3 | -2 | -19 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Petersburg | 64 | 63 | 70 | 76 | 76 | 78 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -8 | -5 | -24 | -32 | -28 | -25 |
Relative humidity (%) Saint Petersburg runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Petersburg | 97 | 97 | 93 | 85 | 78 | 79 | 81 | 82 | 86 | 91 | 95 | 97 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -6 | -4 | -4 | -8 | -14 | -28 | -25 | -23 | -29 | -29 | -18 | -8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Petersburg | 97 | 97 | 93 | 85 | 78 | 79 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | -6 | -4 | -4 | -8 | -14 | -28 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Petersburg | 81 | 82 | 86 | 91 | 95 | 97 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -25 | -23 | -29 | -29 | -18 | -8 |
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. Saint Petersburg trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Saint Petersburg
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 29 years of daily observations at St. Petersburg, a weather station, about 3 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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