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Atlanta vs Crested Butte
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Atlanta is the warmer of the two — about 16°C on the annual average; Atlanta is the wetter, with 680 mm more rain a year.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Atlanta and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Atlanta has much hotter summers
Atlanta: Hot
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Atlanta has far milder winters
Atlanta: Chilly
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Atlanta is wetter
Atlanta: Wet
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Similar amounts of sun
Atlanta: Partly cloudy
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Atlanta is the warmer of the two — about 16°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Atlanta is the wetter — about 680 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
The two cities see a similar amount of sun.
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) Atlanta runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta | 12 | 15 | 19 | 23 | 27 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 24 | 18 | 13 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -15 | -16 | -15 | -15 | -13 | -9 | -8 | -9 | -10 | -11 | -14 | -16 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta | 12 | 15 | 19 | 23 | 27 | 31 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 |
| Difference | -15 | -16 | -15 | -15 | -13 | -9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta | 32 | 32 | 29 | 24 | 18 | 13 |
| Crested Butte | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -8 | -9 | -10 | -11 | -14 | -16 |
Avg low (°C) Atlanta runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 4 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -23 | -23 | -21 | -18 | -18 | -19 | -18 | -18 | -19 | -18 | -19 | -23 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 20 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 |
| Difference | -23 | -23 | -21 | -18 | -18 | -19 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta | 22 | 22 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 4 |
| Crested Butte | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -18 | -18 | -19 | -18 | -19 | -23 |
Precipitation (mm) Atlanta runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta | 117 | 116 | 119 | 97 | 90 | 115 | 121 | 109 | 97 | 83 | 101 | 116 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | -47 | -51 | -65 | -46 | -52 | -91 | -70 | -59 | -48 | -40 | -50 | -59 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta | 117 | 116 | 119 | 97 | 90 | 115 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 |
| Difference | -47 | -51 | -65 | -46 | -52 | -91 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta | 121 | 109 | 97 | 83 | 101 | 116 |
| Crested Butte | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | -70 | -59 | -48 | -40 | -50 | -59 |
Snowfall (cm) Crested Butte runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | +103 | +89 | +68 | +46 | +17 | +1 | — | — | +3 | +20 | +66 | +87 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 |
| Difference | +103 | +89 | +68 | +46 | +17 | +1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | +3 | +20 | +66 | +87 |
Cloud cover (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta | 58 | 61 | 58 | 53 | 53 | 57 | 57 | 55 | 49 | 44 | 49 | 59 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -4 | -1 | +2 | +9 | +8 | -11 | -1 | +3 | -3 | — | -1 | -5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta | 58 | 61 | 58 | 53 | 53 | 57 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | -4 | -1 | +2 | +9 | +8 | -11 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta | 57 | 55 | 49 | 44 | 49 | 59 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -1 | +3 | -3 | — | -1 | -5 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta | 83 | 83 | 81 | 78 | 75 | 73 | 70 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 76 | 82 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +8 | +11 | +9 | -2 | -11 | -21 | -15 | -11 | -14 | -9 | +1 | +6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta | 83 | 83 | 81 | 78 | 75 | 73 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +8 | +11 | +9 | -2 | -11 | -21 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta | 70 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 76 | 82 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -15 | -11 | -14 | -9 | +1 | +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. Atlanta trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Atlanta
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Atlanta Hartsfield-jackson Int (NOAA GHCN station USW00013874), about 14 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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