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Sochi vs Crested Butte
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Sochi is the warmer of the two — about 25°F on the annual average; Sochi is the wetter, with 42 in 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 25°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Sochi is the wetter — about 42 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) Sochi runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sochi | 50 | 51 | 55 | 63 | 70 | 78 | 82 | 84 | 77 | 69 | 60 | 53 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | -24 | -21 | -17 | -16 | -12 | -7 | -6 | -10 | -11 | -15 | -20 | -26 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sochi | 50 | 51 | 55 | 63 | 70 | 78 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 |
| Difference | -24 | -21 | -17 | -16 | -12 | -7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sochi | 82 | 84 | 77 | 69 | 60 | 53 |
| Crested Butte | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | -6 | -10 | -11 | -15 | -20 | -26 |
Avg low (°F) Sochi runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sochi | 39 | 39 | 42 | 48 | 56 | 63 | 68 | 69 | 62 | 55 | 47 | 42 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -45 | -40 | -35 | -29 | -28 | -30 | -29 | -31 | -31 | -33 | -38 | -46 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sochi | 39 | 39 | 42 | 48 | 56 | 63 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 |
| Difference | -45 | -40 | -35 | -29 | -28 | -30 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sochi | 68 | 69 | 62 | 55 | 47 | 42 |
| Crested Butte | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -29 | -31 | -31 | -33 | -38 | -46 |
Precipitation (in) Sochi runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sochi | 6.9 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 5.7 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 7.2 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | -4.2 | -2.6 | -3.2 | -2.4 | -2.7 | -2.9 | -2.8 | -2.3 | -3.8 | -5.6 | -5.1 | -5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sochi | 6.9 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.9 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 |
| Difference | -4.2 | -2.6 | -3.2 | -2.4 | -2.7 | -2.9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sochi | 4.7 | 4.2 | 5.7 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 7.2 |
| Crested Butte | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | -2.8 | -2.3 | -3.8 | -5.6 | -5.1 | -5 |
Snowfall (in)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sochi | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sochi | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 41.7 | 35.3 | 27.3 | 18 | 6.9 | 0.3 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sochi | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.1 | 26.1 | 34.6 |
| 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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