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Crested Butte vs Samarkand
Comparing Crested Butte change · Samarkand change
Samarkand is the warmer of the two — about 13°C on the annual average; Crested Butte is the wetter, with 212 mm more rain a year.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Crested Butte and Samarkand, in everyday terms.
Summers
Samarkand has far hotter summers
Crested Butte: Mild
Samarkand: Hot
Winters
Samarkand has far milder winters
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Samarkand: Cold
Rain & snow
Crested Butte is wetter
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Samarkand: Fairly dry
Sky
Similar amounts of sun
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Samarkand: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Samarkand is the warmer of the two — about 13°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Crested Butte is the wetter — about 212 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) Samarkand 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 |
| Samarkand | 7 | 9 | 15 | 21 | 26 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 28 | 22 | 15 | 9 |
| Difference | +10 | +11 | +12 | +13 | +12 | +11 | +10 | +10 | +9 | +10 | +11 | +12 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 |
| Samarkand | 7 | 9 | 15 | 21 | 26 | 32 |
| Difference | +10 | +11 | +12 | +13 | +12 | +11 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Samarkand | 34 | 33 | 28 | 22 | 15 | 9 |
| Difference | +10 | +10 | +9 | +10 | +11 | +12 |
Avg low (°C) Samarkand 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 |
| Samarkand | -1 | -0 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| Difference | +20 | +18 | +17 | +16 | +15 | +17 | +15 | +14 | +13 | +13 | +16 | +20 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 |
| Samarkand | -1 | -0 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 18 |
| Difference | +20 | +18 | +17 | +16 | +15 | +17 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Samarkand | 19 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| Difference | +15 | +14 | +13 | +13 | +16 | +20 |
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 |
| Samarkand | 43 | 52 | 74 | 61 | 45 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 41 | 47 |
| Difference | -26 | -13 | +20 | +10 | +6 | -17 | -48 | -48 | -46 | -30 | -9 | -10 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 |
| Samarkand | 43 | 52 | 74 | 61 | 45 | 7 |
| Difference | -26 | -13 | +20 | +10 | +6 | -17 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Samarkand | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 41 | 47 |
| Difference | -48 | -48 | -46 | -30 | -9 | -10 |
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 |
| Samarkand | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 |
| Samarkand | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Samarkand | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 |
| Samarkand | 64 | 63 | 64 | 58 | 51 | 39 | 31 | 28 | 29 | 39 | 54 | 61 |
| Difference | +9 | +3 | +4 | -5 | -10 | -7 | -25 | -30 | -17 | -5 | +5 | +7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Samarkand | 64 | 63 | 64 | 58 | 51 | 39 |
| Difference | +9 | +3 | +4 | -5 | -10 | -7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Samarkand | 31 | 28 | 29 | 39 | 54 | 61 |
| Difference | -25 | -30 | -17 | -5 | +5 | +7 |
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 |
| Samarkand | 67 | 66 | 64 | 58 | 46 | 29 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 35 | 55 | 64 |
| Difference | -24 | -27 | -25 | -18 | -19 | -22 | -34 | -39 | -35 | -27 | -22 | -25 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Samarkand | 67 | 66 | 64 | 58 | 46 | 29 |
| Difference | -24 | -27 | -25 | -18 | -19 | -22 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Samarkand | 21 | 20 | 22 | 35 | 55 | 64 |
| Difference | -34 | -39 | -35 | -27 | -22 | -25 |
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 → · Samarkand 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.
Samarkand
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 15 years of daily observations at Samarkand, a weather station, about 10 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.
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