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York vs Crested Butte
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York is the warmer of the two — about 8°C on the annual average, and Crested Butte the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between York and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Crested Butte has hotter summers
York: Mild
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
York has far milder winters
York: Chilly
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Similar yearly rainfall
York: Moderate rainfall
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Crested Butte is far sunnier
York: Often grey
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
York is the warmer of the two — about 8°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Both cities get a similar amount of precipitation 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 (°C) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| York | 7 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 7 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -10 | -9 | -7 | -5 | -2 | +2 | +3 | +2 | +1 | -1 | -6 | -10 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| York | 7 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 19 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 |
| Difference | -10 | -9 | -7 | -5 | -2 | +2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| York | 21 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 7 |
| Crested Butte | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | +3 | +2 | +1 | -1 | -6 | -10 |
Avg low (°C) York runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| York | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -23 | -20 | -16 | -11 | -9 | -9 | -8 | -8 | -10 | -12 | -16 | -21 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| York | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 |
| Difference | -23 | -20 | -16 | -11 | -9 | -9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| York | 12 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| Crested Butte | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -8 | -8 | -10 | -12 | -16 | -21 |
Precipitation (mm) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| York | 46 | 40 | 37 | 46 | 46 | 54 | 55 | 66 | 51 | 58 | 62 | 58 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | +23 | +25 | +16 | +5 | -7 | -30 | -5 | -16 | -2 | -15 | -11 | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| York | 46 | 40 | 37 | 46 | 46 | 54 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 |
| Difference | +23 | +25 | +16 | +5 | -7 | -30 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| York | 55 | 66 | 51 | 58 | 62 | 58 |
| Crested Butte | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | -5 | -16 | -2 | -15 | -11 | — |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| York | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| York | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| York | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) York runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| York | 76 | 77 | 77 | 76 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 77 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 75 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -22 | -17 | -17 | -13 | -13 | -32 | -20 | -19 | -29 | -33 | -28 | -22 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| York | 76 | 77 | 77 | 76 | 74 | 78 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | -22 | -17 | -17 | -13 | -13 | -32 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| York | 76 | 77 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 75 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -20 | -19 | -29 | -33 | -28 | -22 |
Relative humidity (%) York runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| York | 94 | 91 | 86 | 83 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 82 | 85 | 89 | 94 | 95 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -2 | +3 | +3 | -6 | -15 | -29 | -25 | -23 | -28 | -27 | -17 | -6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| York | 94 | 91 | 86 | 83 | 80 | 80 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | -2 | +3 | +3 | -6 | -15 | -29 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| York | 80 | 82 | 85 | 89 | 94 | 95 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -25 | -23 | -28 | -27 | -17 | -6 |
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. York trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
York
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Linton ON Ouse, a weather station, about 15 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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