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Crested Butte vs Sedona
Comparing Crested Butte change · Sedona change
Sedona is the warmer of the two — about 12°C on the annual average; Crested Butte is the wetter, with 275 mm more rain a year, and Sedona the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Crested Butte and Sedona, in everyday terms.
Summers
Sedona has far hotter summers
Crested Butte: Mild
Sedona: Hot
Winters
Sedona has far milder winters
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Sedona: Cold
Rain & snow
Crested Butte is wetter
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sedona: Fairly dry
Sky
Sedona is sunnier
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Sedona: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Sedona is the warmer of the two — about 12°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Crested Butte is the wetter — about 275 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Sedona 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) Sedona 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 |
| Sedona | 12 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 25 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 23 | 17 | 11 |
| Difference | +15 | +15 | +13 | +12 | +10 | +10 | +8 | +8 | +9 | +10 | +12 | +14 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 |
| Sedona | 12 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 25 | 31 |
| Difference | +15 | +15 | +13 | +12 | +10 | +10 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Sedona | 32 | 31 | 29 | 23 | 17 | 11 |
| Difference | +8 | +8 | +9 | +10 | +12 | +14 |
Avg low (°C) Sedona 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 |
| Sedona | -3 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 0 | -4 |
| Difference | +18 | +17 | +14 | +11 | +10 | +12 | +13 | +13 | +13 | +11 | +13 | +16 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 |
| Sedona | -3 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 |
| Difference | +18 | +17 | +14 | +11 | +10 | +12 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Sedona | 17 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 0 | -4 |
| Difference | +13 | +13 | +13 | +11 | +13 | +16 |
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 |
| Sedona | 31 | 33 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 47 | 62 | 32 | 21 | 18 | 25 |
| Difference | -39 | -32 | -29 | -39 | -27 | -15 | -3 | +12 | -17 | -22 | -33 | -32 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 |
| Sedona | 31 | 33 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 9 |
| Difference | -39 | -32 | -29 | -39 | -27 | -15 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Sedona | 47 | 62 | 32 | 21 | 18 | 25 |
| Difference | -3 | +12 | -17 | -22 | -33 | -32 |
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 |
| Sedona | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 |
| Sedona | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Sedona | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 |
| Sedona | 44 | 45 | 40 | 34 | 29 | 21 | 46 | 44 | 29 | 28 | 33 | 43 |
| Difference | -11 | -15 | -19 | -29 | -32 | -25 | -11 | -14 | -16 | -16 | -15 | -11 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Sedona | 44 | 45 | 40 | 34 | 29 | 21 |
| Difference | -11 | -15 | -19 | -29 | -32 | -25 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Sedona | 46 | 44 | 29 | 28 | 33 | 43 |
| Difference | -11 | -14 | -16 | -16 | -15 | -11 |
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 |
| Sedona | 56 | 55 | 49 | 40 | 33 | 23 | 38 | 45 | 42 | 40 | 46 | 54 |
| Difference | -35 | -39 | -40 | -36 | -31 | -28 | -18 | -14 | -15 | -22 | -31 | -34 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Sedona | 56 | 55 | 49 | 40 | 33 | 23 |
| Difference | -35 | -39 | -40 | -36 | -31 | -28 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Sedona | 38 | 45 | 42 | 40 | 46 | 54 |
| Difference | -18 | -14 | -15 | -22 | -31 | -34 |
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 → · Sedona 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.
Sedona
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Prescott Love Fld (NOAA GHCN station USW00023184), about 65 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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