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Crested Butte vs Santa Fe
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Santa Fe is the warmer of the two — about 10°C on the annual average; Crested Butte is the wetter, with 329 mm more rain a year, and Santa Fe the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Crested Butte and Santa Fe, in everyday terms.
Summers
Santa Fe has much hotter summers
Crested Butte: Mild
Santa Fe: Hot
Winters
Santa Fe has far milder winters
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Santa Fe: Very cold
Rain & snow
Crested Butte is much wetter
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Santa Fe: Fairly dry
Sky
Santa Fe is sunnier
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Santa Fe: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Santa Fe is the warmer of the two — about 10°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Crested Butte is the wetter — about 329 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Santa Fe 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) Santa Fe 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 |
| Santa Fe | 7 | 10 | 15 | 19 | 24 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 20 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | +10 | +11 | +11 | +11 | +10 | +9 | +7 | +7 | +7 | +7 | +8 | +9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 |
| Santa Fe | 7 | 10 | 15 | 19 | 24 | 31 |
| Difference | +10 | +11 | +11 | +11 | +10 | +9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Santa Fe | 31 | 30 | 27 | 20 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | +7 | +7 | +7 | +7 | +8 | +9 |
Avg low (°C) Santa Fe 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 |
| Santa Fe | -7 | -5 | -2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 3 | -3 | -7 |
| Difference | +14 | +14 | +11 | +8 | +8 | +10 | +10 | +10 | +10 | +9 | +10 | +13 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 |
| Santa Fe | -7 | -5 | -2 | 1 | 6 | 11 |
| Difference | +14 | +14 | +11 | +8 | +8 | +10 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Santa Fe | 14 | 14 | 10 | 3 | -3 | -7 |
| Difference | +10 | +10 | +10 | +9 | +10 | +13 |
Precipitation (mm) Crested Butte 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 |
| Santa Fe | 11 | 9 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 46 | 50 | 34 | 31 | 18 | 13 |
| Difference | -58 | -56 | -37 | -38 | -22 | -10 | -4 | — | -15 | -12 | -33 | -45 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 |
| Santa Fe | 11 | 9 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 14 |
| Difference | -58 | -56 | -37 | -38 | -22 | -10 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Santa Fe | 46 | 50 | 34 | 31 | 18 | 13 |
| Difference | -4 | — | -15 | -12 | -33 | -45 |
Snowfall (cm)
| 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 |
| Santa Fe | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 |
| Santa Fe | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Santa Fe | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Crested Butte 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 |
| Santa Fe | 45 | 48 | 45 | 45 | 42 | 37 | 53 | 51 | 37 | 34 | 36 | 45 |
| Difference | -10 | -12 | -15 | -18 | -19 | -9 | -3 | -7 | -8 | -10 | -12 | -8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Santa Fe | 45 | 48 | 45 | 45 | 42 | 37 |
| Difference | -10 | -12 | -15 | -18 | -19 | -9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Santa Fe | 53 | 51 | 37 | 34 | 36 | 45 |
| Difference | -3 | -7 | -8 | -10 | -12 | -8 |
Relative humidity (%) Crested Butte runs higher most of 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 |
| Santa Fe | 62 | 56 | 47 | 40 | 35 | 32 | 45 | 50 | 48 | 48 | 53 | 61 |
| Difference | -29 | -38 | -42 | -37 | -29 | -20 | -11 | -9 | -9 | -15 | -24 | -27 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Santa Fe | 62 | 56 | 47 | 40 | 35 | 32 |
| Difference | -29 | -38 | -42 | -37 | -29 | -20 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Santa Fe | 45 | 50 | 48 | 48 | 53 | 61 |
| Difference | -11 | -9 | -9 | -15 | -24 | -27 |
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 → · Santa Fe 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.
Santa Fe
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Santa FE CO Muni AP (NOAA GHCN station USW00023049), about 17 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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