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Buenos Aires vs Crested Butte
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Buenos Aires is the warmer of the two — about 17°C on the annual average; Buenos Aires is the wetter, with 464 mm more rain a year.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Buenos Aires and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Buenos Aires has much hotter summers
Buenos Aires: Warm
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Buenos Aires has far milder winters
Buenos Aires: Cool
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Buenos Aires is wetter
Buenos Aires: Wet
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Similar amounts of sun
Buenos Aires: Partly cloudy
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Buenos Aires is the warmer of the two — about 17°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Buenos Aires is the wetter — about 464 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) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buenos Aires | 29 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 28 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -32 | -29 | -23 | -15 | -4 | +5 | +9 | +6 | — | -9 | -21 | -31 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buenos Aires | 29 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 19 | 16 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 |
| Difference | -32 | -29 | -23 | -15 | -4 | +5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buenos Aires | 15 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 28 |
| Crested Butte | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | +9 | +6 | — | -9 | -21 | -31 |
Avg low (°C) Buenos Aires runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buenos Aires | 21 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 19 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -42 | -39 | -32 | -22 | -14 | -8 | -4 | -6 | -12 | -20 | -29 | -39 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buenos Aires | 21 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 9 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 |
| Difference | -42 | -39 | -32 | -22 | -14 | -8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buenos Aires | 8 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 19 |
| Crested Butte | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -4 | -6 | -12 | -20 | -29 | -39 |
Precipitation (mm) Buenos Aires runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buenos Aires | 105 | 111 | 103 | 106 | 83 | 53 | 61 | 63 | 68 | 123 | 94 | 95 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | -36 | -46 | -49 | -55 | -44 | -29 | -11 | -12 | -19 | -80 | -44 | -38 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buenos Aires | 105 | 111 | 103 | 106 | 83 | 53 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 |
| Difference | -36 | -46 | -49 | -55 | -44 | -29 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buenos Aires | 61 | 63 | 68 | 123 | 94 | 95 |
| Crested Butte | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | -11 | -12 | -19 | -80 | -44 | -38 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buenos Aires | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buenos Aires | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buenos Aires | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buenos Aires | 47 | 47 | 46 | 51 | 56 | 58 | 59 | 54 | 55 | 55 | 50 | 46 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | +8 | +13 | +14 | +12 | +5 | -12 | -2 | +3 | -9 | -12 | -1 | +7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buenos Aires | 47 | 47 | 46 | 51 | 56 | 58 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | +8 | +13 | +14 | +12 | +5 | -12 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buenos Aires | 59 | 54 | 55 | 55 | 50 | 46 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -2 | +3 | -9 | -12 | -1 | +7 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buenos Aires | 69 | 71 | 74 | 76 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 80 | 78 | 76 | 72 | 69 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +22 | +22 | +16 | — | -15 | -30 | -26 | -21 | -21 | -14 | +4 | +19 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buenos Aires | 69 | 71 | 74 | 76 | 80 | 81 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +22 | +22 | +16 | — | -15 | -30 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buenos Aires | 82 | 80 | 78 | 76 | 72 | 69 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -26 | -21 | -21 | -14 | +4 | +19 |
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. Buenos Aires trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Buenos Aires
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Aeroparque Jorge Newbery, a weather station, about 7 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.
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.
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