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Crested Butte vs New York City
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New York City is the warmer of the two — about 12°C on the annual average; New York City is the wetter, with 656 mm more rain a year.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Crested Butte and New York City, in everyday terms.
Summers
New York City has much hotter summers
Crested Butte: Mild
New York City: Warm
Winters
New York City has far milder winters
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
New York City: Cold
Rain & snow
New York City is wetter
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
New York City: Wet
Sky
Similar amounts of sun
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
New York City: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
New York City is the warmer of the two — about 12°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
New York City is the wetter — about 656 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) New York City 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 |
| New York City | 4 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 22 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 18 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | +7 | +7 | +6 | +8 | +7 | +5 | +5 | +5 | +5 | +5 | +8 | +10 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 |
| New York City | 4 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 22 | 27 |
| Difference | +7 | +7 | +6 | +8 | +7 | +5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| New York City | 29 | 29 | 25 | 18 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | +5 | +5 | +5 | +5 | +8 | +10 |
Avg low (°C) New York City 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 |
| New York City | -2 | -1 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 1 |
| Difference | +19 | +17 | +16 | +15 | +15 | +17 | +17 | +17 | +17 | +16 | +18 | +21 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 |
| New York City | -2 | -1 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 18 |
| Difference | +19 | +17 | +16 | +15 | +15 | +17 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| New York City | 21 | 21 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 1 |
| Difference | +17 | +17 | +17 | +16 | +18 | +21 |
Precipitation (mm) New York City 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 |
| New York City | 92 | 81 | 109 | 104 | 101 | 115 | 117 | 116 | 109 | 111 | 91 | 111 |
| Difference | +23 | +16 | +55 | +53 | +62 | +91 | +67 | +66 | +60 | +68 | +40 | +54 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 |
| New York City | 92 | 81 | 109 | 104 | 101 | 115 |
| Difference | +23 | +16 | +55 | +53 | +62 | +91 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| New York City | 117 | 116 | 109 | 111 | 91 | 111 |
| Difference | +67 | +66 | +60 | +68 | +40 | +54 |
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 |
| New York City | 22 | 26 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| Difference | -83 | -64 | -57 | -45 | -17 | -1 | — | — | -3 | -20 | -65 | -75 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 |
| New York City | 22 | 26 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Difference | -83 | -64 | -57 | -45 | -17 | -1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| New York City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| Difference | — | — | -3 | -20 | -65 | -75 |
Cloud cover (%) Varies through 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 |
| New York City | 69 | 65 | 62 | 60 | 61 | 57 | 53 | 50 | 51 | 55 | 62 | 68 |
| Difference | +14 | +5 | +3 | -2 | — | +11 | -4 | -8 | +5 | +11 | +13 | +14 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| New York City | 69 | 65 | 62 | 60 | 61 | 57 |
| Difference | +14 | +5 | +3 | -2 | — | +11 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| New York City | 53 | 50 | 51 | 55 | 62 | 68 |
| Difference | -4 | -8 | +5 | +11 | +13 | +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 |
| New York City | 87 | 85 | 83 | 80 | 79 | 78 | 73 | 72 | 74 | 77 | 81 | 86 |
| Difference | -5 | -8 | -7 | +3 | +15 | +26 | +17 | +13 | +17 | +15 | +5 | -3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| New York City | 87 | 85 | 83 | 80 | 79 | 78 |
| Difference | -5 | -8 | -7 | +3 | +15 | +26 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| New York City | 73 | 72 | 74 | 77 | 81 | 86 |
| Difference | +17 | +13 | +17 | +15 | +5 | -3 |
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 → · New York City 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.
New York City
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at NY City Cntrl Park (NOAA GHCN station USW00094728), about 8 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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