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Sochi vs Crested Butte
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Sochi is the warmer of the two — about 14°C on the annual average; Sochi is the wetter, with 1078 mm more rain a year, and Crested Butte the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Sochi and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Sochi has much hotter summers
Sochi: Warm
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Sochi has far milder winters
Sochi: Chilly
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Sochi is much wetter
Sochi: Very wet
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Crested Butte is sunnier
Sochi: Often cloudy
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Sochi is the warmer of the two — about 14°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Sochi is the wetter — about 1078 mm 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 (°C) Sochi runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sochi | 10 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 21 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 25 | 21 | 16 | 12 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -13 | -12 | -9 | -9 | -7 | -4 | -3 | -6 | -6 | -8 | -11 | -14 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sochi | 10 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 21 | 25 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 |
| Difference | -13 | -12 | -9 | -9 | -7 | -4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sochi | 28 | 29 | 25 | 21 | 16 | 12 |
| Crested Butte | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -3 | -6 | -6 | -8 | -11 | -14 |
Avg low (°C) Sochi runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sochi | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 5 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -25 | -22 | -19 | -16 | -15 | -16 | -16 | -17 | -17 | -19 | -21 | -25 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sochi | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 17 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 |
| Difference | -25 | -22 | -19 | -16 | -15 | -16 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sochi | 20 | 21 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 5 |
| Crested Butte | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -16 | -17 | -17 | -19 | -21 | -25 |
Precipitation (mm) Sochi runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sochi | 176 | 131 | 135 | 112 | 107 | 98 | 120 | 107 | 145 | 185 | 180 | 184 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | -106 | -67 | -82 | -61 | -69 | -74 | -70 | -57 | -96 | -142 | -129 | -126 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sochi | 176 | 131 | 135 | 112 | 107 | 98 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 |
| Difference | -106 | -67 | -82 | -61 | -69 | -74 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sochi | 120 | 107 | 145 | 185 | 180 | 184 |
| Crested Butte | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | -70 | -57 | -96 | -142 | -129 | -126 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sochi | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sochi | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sochi | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Sochi runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sochi | 83 | 81 | 82 | 77 | 70 | 60 | 51 | 51 | 58 | 65 | 70 | 80 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -29 | -21 | -22 | -14 | -9 | -14 | +5 | +7 | -12 | -22 | -22 | -27 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sochi | 83 | 81 | 82 | 77 | 70 | 60 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | -29 | -21 | -22 | -14 | -9 | -14 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sochi | 51 | 51 | 58 | 65 | 70 | 80 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | +5 | +7 | -12 | -22 | -22 | -27 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sochi | 83 | 81 | 79 | 75 | 74 | 75 | 72 | 70 | 70 | 73 | 76 | 81 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +8 | +13 | +10 | +1 | -10 | -23 | -17 | -11 | -13 | -10 | +1 | +8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sochi | 83 | 81 | 79 | 75 | 74 | 75 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +8 | +13 | +10 | +1 | -10 | -23 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sochi | 72 | 70 | 70 | 73 | 76 | 81 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -17 | -11 | -13 | -10 | +1 | +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. Sochi trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Sochi
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 28 years of daily observations at Sotchi, a weather station, about 4 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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