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Anchorage vs Crested Butte
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Anchorage is the warmer of the two — about 2°C on the annual average; Crested Butte is the wetter, with 184 mm more rain a year, and Crested Butte the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Anchorage and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Crested Butte has much hotter summers
Anchorage: Mild
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Anchorage has much milder winters
Anchorage: Very cold
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Crested Butte is wetter
Anchorage: Fairly dry
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Crested Butte is sunnier
Anchorage: Often cloudy
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Anchorage is the warmer of the two — about 2°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Crested Butte is the wetter — about 184 mm 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 (°C) Crested Butte runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anchorage | -5 | -3 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 6 | -2 | -4 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | +2 | +1 | +3 | +1 | +1 | +4 | +6 | +5 | +6 | +7 | +6 | +1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anchorage | -5 | -3 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 17 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 |
| Difference | +2 | +1 | +3 | +1 | +1 | +4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anchorage | 19 | 18 | 13 | 6 | -2 | -4 |
| Crested Butte | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | +6 | +5 | +6 | +7 | +6 | +1 |
Avg low (°C) Anchorage runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anchorage | -12 | -9 | -7 | -1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 6 | -1 | -8 | -10 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -9 | -9 | -6 | -6 | -7 | -8 | -7 | -7 | -6 | -5 | -5 | -10 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anchorage | -12 | -9 | -7 | -1 | 4 | 9 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 |
| Difference | -9 | -9 | -6 | -6 | -7 | -8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anchorage | 12 | 11 | 6 | -1 | -8 | -10 |
| Crested Butte | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -7 | -7 | -6 | -5 | -5 | -10 |
Precipitation (mm) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anchorage | 19 | 22 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 26 | 46 | 74 | 79 | 46 | 30 | 29 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | +50 | +43 | +36 | +40 | +22 | -2 | +4 | -24 | -30 | -3 | +21 | +28 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anchorage | 19 | 22 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 26 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 |
| Difference | +50 | +43 | +36 | +40 | +22 | -2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anchorage | 46 | 74 | 79 | 46 | 30 | 29 |
| Crested Butte | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | +4 | -24 | -30 | -3 | +21 | +28 |
Snowfall (cm) Crested Butte runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anchorage | 31 | 34 | 28 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 32 | 46 |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | +74 | +56 | +41 | +36 | +17 | +1 | — | — | +2 | +6 | +34 | +42 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anchorage | 31 | 34 | 28 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 |
| Difference | +74 | +56 | +41 | +36 | +17 | +1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anchorage | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 32 | 46 |
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | +2 | +6 | +34 | +42 |
Cloud cover (%) Anchorage runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anchorage | 62 | 64 | 55 | 62 | 69 | 70 | 74 | 71 | 70 | 67 | 64 | 69 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -8 | -3 | +4 | +1 | -8 | -24 | -17 | -13 | -25 | -23 | -15 | -15 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anchorage | 62 | 64 | 55 | 62 | 69 | 70 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | -8 | -3 | +4 | +1 | -8 | -24 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anchorage | 74 | 71 | 70 | 67 | 64 | 69 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -17 | -13 | -25 | -23 | -15 | -15 |
Relative humidity (%) Anchorage runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anchorage | 92 | 91 | 89 | 83 | 78 | 78 | 81 | 82 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 93 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -1 | +3 | +1 | -7 | -14 | -27 | -25 | -23 | -27 | -25 | -15 | -5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anchorage | 92 | 91 | 89 | 83 | 78 | 78 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | -1 | +3 | +1 | -7 | -14 | -27 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anchorage | 81 | 82 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 93 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -25 | -23 | -27 | -25 | -15 | -5 |
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. Anchorage trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Anchorage
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Anchorage Ted Stevens Intl AP (NOAA GHCN station USW00026451), about 9 km from the city centre.
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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