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Crested Butte vs Nantucket
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Nantucket is the warmer of the two — about 9°C on the annual average; Nantucket is the wetter, with 559 mm more rain a year, and Crested Butte the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Crested Butte and Nantucket, in everyday terms.
Summers
Summers are nearly the same
Crested Butte: Mild
Nantucket: Warm
Winters
Nantucket has far milder winters
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Nantucket: Cold
Rain & snow
Nantucket is wetter
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Nantucket: Wet
Sky
Crested Butte is sunnier
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Nantucket: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Nantucket is the warmer of the two — about 9°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Nantucket is the wetter — about 559 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) Nantucket runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Nantucket | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 22 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 16 | 11 | 7 |
| Difference | +7 | +5 | +3 | +4 | +2 | +1 | +1 | +2 | +3 | +4 | +7 | +9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 |
| Nantucket | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 22 |
| Difference | +7 | +5 | +3 | +4 | +2 | +1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Nantucket | 26 | 25 | 22 | 16 | 11 | 7 |
| Difference | +1 | +2 | +3 | +4 | +7 | +9 |
Avg low (°C) Nantucket runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Nantucket | -5 | -5 | -1 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 8 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | +16 | +14 | +12 | +11 | +11 | +13 | +14 | +14 | +14 | +13 | +15 | +18 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 |
| Nantucket | -5 | -5 | -1 | 4 | 9 | 14 |
| Difference | +16 | +14 | +12 | +11 | +11 | +13 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Nantucket | 18 | 17 | 14 | 8 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | +14 | +14 | +14 | +13 | +15 | +18 |
Precipitation (mm) Nantucket runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Nantucket | 94 | 90 | 121 | 102 | 87 | 85 | 70 | 82 | 97 | 109 | 103 | 119 |
| Difference | +25 | +26 | +68 | +51 | +48 | +61 | +20 | +32 | +48 | +66 | +53 | +62 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 |
| Nantucket | 94 | 90 | 121 | 102 | 87 | 85 |
| Difference | +25 | +26 | +68 | +51 | +48 | +61 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Nantucket | 70 | 82 | 97 | 109 | 103 | 119 |
| Difference | +20 | +32 | +48 | +66 | +53 | +62 |
Snowfall (cm) Crested Butte runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Nantucket | 24 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Difference | -82 | -74 | -60 | -46 | -17 | -1 | — | — | -3 | -20 | -66 | -82 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 |
| Nantucket | 24 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Difference | -82 | -74 | -60 | -46 | -17 | -1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Nantucket | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Difference | — | — | -3 | -20 | -66 | -82 |
Cloud cover (%) Nantucket runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Nantucket | 69 | 66 | 63 | 62 | 63 | 61 | 56 | 53 | 53 | 57 | 63 | 67 |
| Difference | +15 | +6 | +4 | — | +2 | +15 | — | -5 | +7 | +13 | +15 | +14 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Nantucket | 69 | 66 | 63 | 62 | 63 | 61 |
| Difference | +15 | +6 | +4 | — | +2 | +15 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Nantucket | 56 | 53 | 53 | 57 | 63 | 67 |
| Difference | — | -5 | +7 | +13 | +15 | +14 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Nantucket | 81 | 80 | 81 | 85 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 87 | 83 | 80 | 79 | 80 |
| Difference | -11 | -14 | -8 | +9 | +24 | +38 | +33 | +28 | +27 | +17 | +3 | -9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Nantucket | 81 | 80 | 81 | 85 | 89 | 89 |
| Difference | -11 | -14 | -8 | +9 | +24 | +38 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Nantucket | 89 | 87 | 83 | 80 | 79 | 80 |
| Difference | +33 | +28 | +27 | +17 | +3 | -9 |
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. Crested Butte trends → · Nantucket trends →
Methodology & sources
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.
Nantucket
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Hyannis (NOAA GHCN station USC00193821), about 46 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.
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