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Philipsburg vs Crested Butte
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Philipsburg is the warmer of the two — about 46°F on the annual average; Philipsburg is the wetter, with 14 in more rain a year, and Philipsburg the sunnier.
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 46°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Philipsburg is the wetter — about 14 in more across the year.
Clear skies
Philipsburg 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) Philipsburg runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philipsburg | 84 | 84 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 88 | 88 | 89 | 88 | 88 | 86 | 85 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | -57 | -54 | -46 | -39 | -28 | -17 | -12 | -15 | -22 | -33 | -47 | -57 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philipsburg | 84 | 84 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 88 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 |
| Difference | -57 | -54 | -46 | -39 | -28 | -17 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philipsburg | 88 | 89 | 88 | 88 | 86 | 85 |
| Crested Butte | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | -12 | -15 | -22 | -33 | -47 | -57 |
Avg low (°F) Philipsburg runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philipsburg | 73 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 76 | 77 | 77 | 78 | 77 | 76 | 75 | 74 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -79 | -74 | -65 | -55 | -48 | -44 | -38 | -39 | -46 | -54 | -66 | -78 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philipsburg | 73 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 76 | 77 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 |
| Difference | -79 | -74 | -65 | -55 | -48 | -44 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philipsburg | 77 | 78 | 77 | 76 | 75 | 74 |
| Crested Butte | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -38 | -39 | -46 | -54 | -66 | -78 |
Precipitation (in) Philipsburg runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philipsburg | 2.2 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3.3 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | +0.5 | +0.5 | +0.4 | -0.5 | -1.4 | -1.6 | -1.4 | -1.6 | -2.1 | -4.3 | -2 | -1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philipsburg | 2.2 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 2.6 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 |
| Difference | +0.5 | +0.5 | +0.4 | -0.5 | -1.4 | -1.6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philipsburg | 3.4 | 3.5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3.3 |
| Crested Butte | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | -1.4 | -1.6 | -2.1 | -4.3 | -2 | -1 |
Snowfall (in)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philipsburg | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philipsburg | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 41.7 | 35.3 | 27.3 | 18 | 6.9 | 0.3 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philipsburg | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.1 | 26.1 | 34.6 |
| 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.
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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