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Philipsburg vs Crested Butte

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Comparing Philipsburg change · Crested Butte change

Bottom line

Philipsburg is the warmer of the two — about 26°C on the annual average; Philipsburg is the wetter, with 367 mm more rain a year, and Philipsburg the sunnier.

Warmer Philipsburg 26°C on the year

Wetter Philipsburg 367 mm more a year

Sunnier Philipsburg 11 pp less cloud

Colder winters Crested Butte 44°C colder nights

How the seasons compare

The differences between Philipsburg and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.

Summers

Philipsburg has much hotter summers

Philipsburg: Hot
Crested Butte: Mild

Winters

Philipsburg has far milder winters

Philipsburg: Stays warm
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold

Rain & snow

Philipsburg is wetter

Philipsburg: Moderate rainfall
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall

Sky

Philipsburg is sunnier

Philipsburg: Fairly sunny
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy

Month-by-month charts

Temperature

Philipsburg is the warmer of the two — about 26°C on the annual average.

Precipitation

Philipsburg is the wetter — about 367 mm more across the year.

Clear skies

Philipsburg has the clearer skies — the higher line.

Exact monthly numbers

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Avg high (°C) Philipsburg runs higher most of the year

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Philipsburg	29	29	29	30	30	31	31	31	31	31	30	29
Crested Butte	-3	-1	4	8	15	21	25	23	19	13	4	-3
Difference	-32	-30	-26	-22	-16	-10	-7	-8	-12	-18	-26	-32

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Philipsburg	29	29	29	30	30	31
Crested Butte	-3	-1	4	8	15	21
Difference	-32	-30	-26	-22	-16	-10

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Philipsburg	31	31	31	31	30	29
Crested Butte	25	23	19	13	4	-3
Difference	-7	-8	-12	-18	-26	-32

Avg low (°C) Philipsburg runs higher most of the year

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Philipsburg	23	22	23	23	24	25	25	25	25	25	24	23
Crested Butte	-21	-19	-14	-7	-2	1	4	4	-0	-6	-13	-20
Difference	-44	-41	-36	-30	-26	-24	-21	-22	-25	-30	-37	-43

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Philipsburg	23	22	23	23	24	25
Crested Butte	-21	-19	-14	-7	-2	1
Difference	-44	-41	-36	-30	-26	-24

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Philipsburg	25	25	25	25	24	23
Crested Butte	4	4	-0	-6	-13	-20
Difference	-21	-22	-25	-30	-37	-43

Precipitation (mm) Philipsburg runs higher most of the year

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Philipsburg	57	52	44	63	74	65	86	90	101	151	102	83
Crested Butte	69	65	54	51	38	24	50	50	49	43	51	57
Difference	+13	+12	+9	-12	-36	-41	-36	-39	-52	-108	-51	-26

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Philipsburg	57	52	44	63	74	65
Crested Butte	69	65	54	51	38	24
Difference	+13	+12	+9	-12	-36	-41

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Philipsburg	86	90	101	151	102	83
Crested Butte	50	50	49	43	51	57
Difference	-36	-39	-52	-108	-51	-26

Snowfall (cm)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Philipsburg	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Crested Butte	106	90	69	46	17	1	0	0	3	20	66	88
Difference	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Philipsburg	—	—	—	—	—	—
Crested Butte	106	90	69	46	17	1
Difference	—	—	—	—	—	—

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Philipsburg	—	—	—	—	—	—
Crested Butte	0	0	3	20	66	88
Difference	—	—	—	—	—	—

Cloud cover (%) Crested Butte runs higher most of the year

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Philipsburg	35	36	38	40	52	51	45	43	51	47	44	39
Crested Butte	54	60	60	63	61	46	57	58	46	44	49	54
Difference	+20	+24	+22	+22	+9	-5	+11	+15	-5	-4	+5	+15

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Philipsburg	35	36	38	40	52	51
Crested Butte	54	60	60	63	61	46
Difference	+20	+24	+22	+22	+9	-5

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Philipsburg	45	43	51	47	44	39
Crested Butte	57	58	46	44	49	54
Difference	+11	+15	-5	-4	+5	+15

Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Philipsburg	76	75	75	76	79	78	79	79	79	79	78	77
Crested Butte	91	94	89	76	64	52	56	59	57	63	77	89
Difference	+16	+19	+14	—	-14	-27	-23	-20	-22	-16	-2	+12

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Philipsburg	76	75	75	76	79	78
Crested Butte	91	94	89	76	64	52
Difference	+16	+19	+14	—	-14	-27

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Philipsburg	79	79	79	79	78	77
Crested Butte	56	59	57	63	77	89
Difference	-23	-20	-22	-16	-2	+12

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. Philipsburg trends → · Crested Butte trends →

Methodology & sources

Philipsburg

Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 29 years of daily observations at Robert L Bradshaw, a weather station, about 87 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.

How we build these numbers →

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