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Cardiff vs Crested Butte
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Cardiff is the warmer of the two — about 14°F on the annual average; Cardiff is the wetter, with 28 in more rain a year, and Crested Butte the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Cardiff and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Crested Butte has much hotter summers
Cardiff: Cool
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Cardiff has far milder winters
Cardiff: Chilly
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Cardiff is wetter
Cardiff: Wet
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Crested Butte is sunnier
Cardiff: Often grey
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Cardiff is the warmer of the two — about 14°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Cardiff is the wetter — about 28 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) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff | 44 | 44 | 48 | 53 | 58 | 63 | 66 | 65 | 62 | 55 | 49 | 45 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | -17 | -14 | -9 | -6 | +1 | +8 | +10 | +8 | +5 | -1 | -9 | -17 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff | 44 | 44 | 48 | 53 | 58 | 63 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 |
| Difference | -17 | -14 | -9 | -6 | +1 | +8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff | 66 | 65 | 62 | 55 | 49 | 45 |
| Crested Butte | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | +10 | +8 | +5 | -1 | -9 | -17 |
Avg low (°F) Cardiff runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff | 35 | 35 | 36 | 39 | 43 | 48 | 52 | 51 | 48 | 44 | 39 | 36 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -41 | -36 | -29 | -20 | -15 | -15 | -12 | -13 | -17 | -22 | -30 | -40 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff | 35 | 35 | 36 | 39 | 43 | 48 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 |
| Difference | -41 | -36 | -29 | -20 | -15 | -15 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff | 52 | 51 | 48 | 44 | 39 | 36 |
| Crested Butte | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -12 | -13 | -17 | -22 | -30 | -40 |
Precipitation (in) Cardiff runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff | 5.2 | 4.4 | 4 | 3 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 4 | 3.3 | 5.9 | 6 | 6.3 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | -2.5 | -1.8 | -1.9 | -1 | -1.8 | -2.2 | -1.5 | -2 | -1.4 | -4.2 | -4 | -4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff | 5.2 | 4.4 | 4 | 3 | 3.3 | 3.1 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 |
| Difference | -2.5 | -1.8 | -1.9 | -1 | -1.8 | -2.2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff | 3.5 | 4 | 3.3 | 5.9 | 6 | 6.3 |
| Crested Butte | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | -1.5 | -2 | -1.4 | -4.2 | -4 | -4 |
Snowfall (in)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 41.7 | 35.3 | 27.3 | 18 | 6.9 | 0.3 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.1 | 26.1 | 34.6 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Cardiff runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff | 77 | 77 | 76 | 73 | 72 | 73 | 71 | 73 | 71 | 76 | 79 | 79 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -23 | -17 | -17 | -10 | -11 | -26 | -14 | -15 | -26 | -32 | -30 | -25 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff | 77 | 77 | 76 | 73 | 72 | 73 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | -23 | -17 | -17 | -10 | -11 | -26 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff | 71 | 73 | 71 | 76 | 79 | 79 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -14 | -15 | -26 | -32 | -30 | -25 |
Relative humidity (%) Cardiff runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff | 93 | 92 | 89 | 86 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 85 | 87 | 89 | 92 | 93 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -1 | +2 | — | -10 | -20 | -32 | -29 | -26 | -30 | -26 | -15 | -4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff | 93 | 92 | 89 | 86 | 84 | 84 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | -1 | +2 | — | -10 | -20 | -32 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff | 84 | 85 | 87 | 89 | 92 | 93 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -29 | -26 | -30 | -26 | -15 | -4 |
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. Cardiff trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Cardiff
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 27 years of daily observations at Liscombe, a weather station, about 53 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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