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Lerwick vs Crested Butte
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Lerwick is the warmer of the two — about 10°F on the annual average; Lerwick is the wetter, with 23 in more rain a year, and Crested Butte the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Lerwick and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Crested Butte has far hotter summers
Lerwick: Cool
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Lerwick has far milder winters
Lerwick: Chilly
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Lerwick is wetter
Lerwick: Wet
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Crested Butte is far sunnier
Lerwick: Often grey
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Lerwick is the warmer of the two — about 10°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Lerwick is the wetter — about 23 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lerwick | 43 | 42 | 44 | 47 | 51 | 54 | 58 | 58 | 55 | 51 | 46 | 44 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | -17 | -12 | -5 | — | +8 | +16 | +19 | +15 | +11 | +4 | -7 | -16 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lerwick | 43 | 42 | 44 | 47 | 51 | 54 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 |
| Difference | -17 | -12 | -5 | — | +8 | +16 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lerwick | 58 | 58 | 55 | 51 | 46 | 44 |
| Crested Butte | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | +19 | +15 | +11 | +4 | -7 | -16 |
Avg low (°F) Lerwick runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lerwick | 35 | 34 | 36 | 38 | 41 | 45 | 49 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 38 | 35 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -41 | -36 | -28 | -19 | -13 | -12 | -9 | -10 | -15 | -19 | -28 | -39 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lerwick | 35 | 34 | 36 | 38 | 41 | 45 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 |
| Difference | -41 | -36 | -28 | -19 | -13 | -12 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lerwick | 49 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 38 | 35 |
| Crested Butte | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -9 | -10 | -15 | -19 | -28 | -39 |
Precipitation (in) Lerwick runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lerwick | 5.5 | 4.5 | 4 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 5 | 5.3 | 5.5 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | -2.8 | -2 | -1.9 | -0.5 | -0.6 | -1.3 | -0.6 | -1.4 | -2.1 | -3.3 | -3.3 | -3.2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lerwick | 5.5 | 4.5 | 4 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.3 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 |
| Difference | -2.8 | -2 | -1.9 | -0.5 | -0.6 | -1.3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lerwick | 2.6 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 5 | 5.3 | 5.5 |
| Crested Butte | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | -0.6 | -1.4 | -2.1 | -3.3 | -3.3 | -3.2 |
Snowfall (in)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lerwick | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lerwick | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 41.7 | 35.3 | 27.3 | 18 | 6.9 | 0.3 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lerwick | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.1 | 26.1 | 34.6 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Lerwick runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lerwick | 84 | 84 | 83 | 79 | 76 | 83 | 83 | 80 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 83 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -29 | -23 | -23 | -16 | -15 | -37 | -27 | -22 | -35 | -37 | -33 | -30 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lerwick | 84 | 84 | 83 | 79 | 76 | 83 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | -29 | -23 | -23 | -16 | -15 | -37 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lerwick | 83 | 80 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 83 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -27 | -22 | -35 | -37 | -33 | -30 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lerwick | 82 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 85 | 87 | 89 | 88 | 87 | 84 | 82 | 81 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +10 | +13 | +7 | -7 | -20 | -35 | -34 | -29 | -30 | -21 | -6 | +8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lerwick | 82 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 85 | 87 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +10 | +13 | +7 | -7 | -20 | -35 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lerwick | 89 | 88 | 87 | 84 | 82 | 81 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -34 | -29 | -30 | -21 | -6 | +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. Lerwick trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Lerwick
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Lerwick, a weather station, about 3 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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