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Buenos Aires vs Crested Butte
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Buenos Aires is the warmer of the two — about 31°F on the annual average; Buenos Aires is the wetter, with 18 in 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 31°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Buenos Aires is the wetter — about 18 in 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 (°F) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buenos Aires | 84 | 82 | 79 | 73 | 66 | 61 | 59 | 63 | 66 | 71 | 77 | 83 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | -58 | -52 | -41 | -26 | -8 | +10 | +17 | +11 | — | -17 | -38 | -55 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buenos Aires | 84 | 82 | 79 | 73 | 66 | 61 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 |
| Difference | -58 | -52 | -41 | -26 | -8 | +10 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buenos Aires | 59 | 63 | 66 | 71 | 77 | 83 |
| Crested Butte | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | +17 | +11 | — | -17 | -38 | -55 |
Avg low (°F) Buenos Aires runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buenos Aires | 69 | 68 | 66 | 59 | 54 | 48 | 47 | 49 | 52 | 57 | 62 | 66 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -75 | -70 | -58 | -40 | -26 | -15 | -7 | -10 | -21 | -35 | -53 | -70 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buenos Aires | 69 | 68 | 66 | 59 | 54 | 48 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 |
| Difference | -75 | -70 | -58 | -40 | -26 | -15 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buenos Aires | 47 | 49 | 52 | 57 | 62 | 66 |
| Crested Butte | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -7 | -10 | -21 | -35 | -53 | -70 |
Precipitation (in) Buenos Aires runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buenos Aires | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 4.9 | 3.7 | 3.7 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | -1.4 | -1.8 | -1.9 | -2.2 | -1.7 | -1.2 | -0.4 | -0.5 | -0.8 | -3.2 | -1.7 | -1.5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buenos Aires | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 2.1 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 |
| Difference | -1.4 | -1.8 | -1.9 | -2.2 | -1.7 | -1.2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buenos Aires | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 4.9 | 3.7 | 3.7 |
| Crested Butte | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | -0.4 | -0.5 | -0.8 | -3.2 | -1.7 | -1.5 |
Snowfall (in)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buenos Aires | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 41.7 | 35.3 | 27.3 | 18 | 6.9 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.1 | 26.1 | 34.6 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buenos Aires | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 41.7 | 35.3 | 27.3 | 18 | 6.9 | 0.3 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buenos Aires | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.1 | 26.1 | 34.6 |
| 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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