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Crested Butte vs Road Town
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Road Town is the warmer of the two — about 26°C on the annual average; Road Town is the wetter, with 433 mm more rain a year, and Road Town the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Crested Butte and Road Town, in everyday terms.
Summers
Road Town has much hotter summers
Crested Butte: Mild
Road Town: Hot
Winters
Road Town has far milder winters
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Road Town: Stays warm
Rain & snow
Road Town is wetter
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Road Town: Wet
Sky
Road Town is sunnier
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Road Town: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Road Town is the warmer of the two — about 26°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Road Town is the wetter — about 433 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Road Town has the clearer skies — the higher line.
Exact monthly numbers
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Avg high (°C) Road Town 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 |
| Road Town | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 |
| Difference | +32 | +30 | +26 | +22 | +16 | +10 | +8 | +9 | +13 | +19 | +26 | +32 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 |
| Road Town | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 |
| Difference | +32 | +30 | +26 | +22 | +16 | +10 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Road Town | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 |
| Difference | +8 | +9 | +13 | +19 | +26 | +32 |
Avg low (°C) Road Town 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 |
| Road Town | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 |
| Difference | +44 | +41 | +37 | +31 | +27 | +25 | +22 | +22 | +26 | +31 | +37 | +43 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 |
| Road Town | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| Difference | +44 | +41 | +37 | +31 | +27 | +25 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Road Town | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 |
| Difference | +22 | +22 | +26 | +31 | +37 | +43 |
Precipitation (mm) Road Town 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 |
| Road Town | 58 | 50 | 45 | 59 | 79 | 62 | 78 | 107 | 124 | 140 | 155 | 77 |
| Difference | -11 | -15 | -8 | +8 | +41 | +38 | +28 | +57 | +75 | +97 | +104 | +20 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 |
| Road Town | 58 | 50 | 45 | 59 | 79 | 62 |
| Difference | -11 | -15 | -8 | +8 | +41 | +38 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Road Town | 78 | 107 | 124 | 140 | 155 | 77 |
| Difference | +28 | +57 | +75 | +97 | +104 | +20 |
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 |
| Road Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Difference | -106 | -90 | -69 | -46 | -17 | -1 | — | — | -3 | -20 | -66 | -88 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 |
| Road Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Difference | -106 | -90 | -69 | -46 | -17 | -1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Road Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Difference | — | — | -3 | -20 | -66 | -88 |
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 |
| Road Town | 38 | 37 | 39 | 40 | 55 | 53 | 47 | 45 | 51 | 49 | 47 | 41 |
| Difference | -16 | -23 | -21 | -23 | -6 | +7 | -9 | -13 | +6 | +5 | -1 | -12 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Road Town | 38 | 37 | 39 | 40 | 55 | 53 |
| Difference | -16 | -23 | -21 | -23 | -6 | +7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Road Town | 47 | 45 | 51 | 49 | 47 | 41 |
| Difference | -9 | -13 | +6 | +5 | -1 | -12 |
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 |
| Road Town | 76 | 75 | 75 | 76 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 76 |
| Difference | -16 | -18 | -14 | — | +14 | +27 | +23 | +19 | +22 | +15 | +1 | -12 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Road Town | 76 | 75 | 75 | 76 | 79 | 79 |
| Difference | -16 | -18 | -14 | — | +14 | +27 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Road Town | 79 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 76 |
| Difference | +23 | +19 | +22 | +15 | +1 | -12 |
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 → · Road Town 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.
Road Town
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 27 years of daily observations at Cyril E King AP, a weather station, about 39 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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