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Crested Butte vs Nantucket
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Nantucket is the warmer of the two — about 16°F on the annual average; Nantucket is the wetter, with 22 in 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 16°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Nantucket is the wetter — about 22 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) Nantucket runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Nantucket | 39 | 40 | 44 | 54 | 63 | 72 | 78 | 77 | 71 | 61 | 52 | 44 |
| Difference | +13 | +10 | +6 | +7 | +4 | +1 | +2 | +3 | +5 | +7 | +12 | +17 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 |
| Nantucket | 39 | 40 | 44 | 54 | 63 | 72 |
| Difference | +13 | +10 | +6 | +7 | +4 | +1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Nantucket | 78 | 77 | 71 | 61 | 52 | 44 |
| Difference | +2 | +3 | +5 | +7 | +12 | +17 |
Avg low (°F) Nantucket runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Nantucket | 22 | 24 | 30 | 38 | 48 | 57 | 64 | 63 | 57 | 46 | 37 | 29 |
| Difference | +28 | +25 | +22 | +19 | +19 | +23 | +25 | +25 | +25 | +24 | +28 | +32 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 |
| Nantucket | 22 | 24 | 30 | 38 | 48 | 57 |
| Difference | +28 | +25 | +22 | +19 | +19 | +23 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Nantucket | 64 | 63 | 57 | 46 | 37 | 29 |
| Difference | +25 | +25 | +25 | +24 | +28 | +32 |
Precipitation (in) Nantucket runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Nantucket | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.8 | 4 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.7 |
| Difference | +1 | +1 | +2.7 | +2 | +1.9 | +2.4 | +0.8 | +1.3 | +1.9 | +2.6 | +2.1 | +2.4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 |
| Nantucket | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.8 | 4 | 3.4 | 3.3 |
| Difference | +1 | +1 | +2.7 | +2 | +1.9 | +2.4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Nantucket | 2.8 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.7 |
| Difference | +0.8 | +1.3 | +1.9 | +2.6 | +2.1 | +2.4 |
Snowfall (in) Crested Butte runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 41.7 | 35.3 | 27.3 | 18 | 6.9 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.1 | 26.1 | 34.6 |
| Nantucket | 9.5 | 6.3 | 3.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 |
| Difference | -32.2 | -29 | -23.7 | -18 | -6.9 | -0.3 | — | — | -1 | -8.1 | -26.1 | -32.5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 41.7 | 35.3 | 27.3 | 18 | 6.9 | 0.3 |
| Nantucket | 9.5 | 6.3 | 3.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Difference | -32.2 | -29 | -23.7 | -18 | -6.9 | -0.3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.1 | 26.1 | 34.6 |
| Nantucket | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 |
| Difference | — | — | -1 | -8.1 | -26.1 | -32.5 |
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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