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Manchester vs Crested Butte
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Manchester is the warmer of the two — about 13°F on the annual average; Manchester is the wetter, with 19 in more rain a year, and Crested Butte the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Manchester and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Crested Butte has much hotter summers
Manchester: Mild
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Manchester has far milder winters
Manchester: Chilly
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Manchester is wetter
Manchester: Wet
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Crested Butte is sunnier
Manchester: Often grey
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Manchester is the warmer of the two — about 13°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Manchester is the wetter — about 19 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester | 42 | 43 | 46 | 52 | 58 | 63 | 66 | 65 | 61 | 54 | 47 | 43 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | -16 | -13 | -8 | -5 | +1 | +8 | +10 | +8 | +6 | +1 | -7 | -16 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester | 42 | 43 | 46 | 52 | 58 | 63 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 |
| Difference | -16 | -13 | -8 | -5 | +1 | +8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester | 66 | 65 | 61 | 54 | 47 | 43 |
| Crested Butte | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | +10 | +8 | +6 | +1 | -7 | -16 |
Avg low (°F) Manchester runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester | 34 | 34 | 35 | 38 | 43 | 48 | 52 | 52 | 48 | 43 | 38 | 35 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -40 | -36 | -28 | -19 | -15 | -15 | -12 | -13 | -17 | -21 | -29 | -38 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester | 34 | 34 | 35 | 38 | 43 | 48 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 |
| Difference | -40 | -36 | -28 | -19 | -15 | -15 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester | 52 | 52 | 48 | 43 | 38 | 35 |
| Crested Butte | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -12 | -13 | -17 | -21 | -29 | -38 |
Precipitation (in) Manchester runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 3 | 4 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.5 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | -1.4 | -1.1 | -0.9 | -0.4 | -1.3 | -2 | -2.1 | -1.8 | -1.2 | -2.2 | -2.1 | -2.2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 3 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 |
| Difference | -1.4 | -1.1 | -0.9 | -0.4 | -1.3 | -2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester | 4 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.5 |
| Crested Butte | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | -2.1 | -1.8 | -1.2 | -2.2 | -2.1 | -2.2 |
Snowfall (in)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 41.7 | 35.3 | 27.3 | 18 | 6.9 | 0.3 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.1 | 26.1 | 34.6 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Manchester runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester | 74 | 74 | 75 | 74 | 73 | 77 | 74 | 75 | 73 | 74 | 73 | 71 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -19 | -14 | -15 | -12 | -12 | -31 | -18 | -17 | -27 | -30 | -25 | -18 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester | 74 | 74 | 75 | 74 | 73 | 77 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | -19 | -14 | -15 | -12 | -12 | -31 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester | 74 | 75 | 73 | 74 | 73 | 71 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -18 | -17 | -27 | -30 | -25 | -18 |
Relative humidity (%) Manchester runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester | 96 | 94 | 91 | 87 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 86 | 88 | 92 | 95 | 96 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -4 | — | -2 | -11 | -19 | -32 | -29 | -27 | -31 | -29 | -19 | -8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester | 96 | 94 | 91 | 87 | 84 | 84 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | -4 | — | -2 | -11 | -19 | -32 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester | 84 | 86 | 88 | 92 | 95 | 96 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -29 | -27 | -31 | -29 | -19 | -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. Manchester trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Manchester
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 29 years of daily observations at Bingley No.2, a weather station, about 45 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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