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Nassau vs Crested Butte
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Nassau is the warmer of the two — about 24°C on the annual average; Nassau is the wetter, with 930 mm more rain a year.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Nassau and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Nassau has far hotter summers
Nassau: Hot
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Nassau has far milder winters
Nassau: Stays warm
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Nassau is much wetter
Nassau: Very wet
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Similar amounts of sun
Nassau: Partly cloudy
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Nassau is the warmer of the two — about 24°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Nassau is the wetter — about 930 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) Nassau runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nassau | 26 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 27 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -30 | -28 | -24 | -21 | -16 | -10 | -8 | -10 | -13 | -18 | -24 | -30 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nassau | 26 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 32 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 |
| Difference | -30 | -28 | -24 | -21 | -16 | -10 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nassau | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 27 |
| Crested Butte | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -8 | -10 | -13 | -18 | -24 | -30 |
Avg low (°C) Nassau runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nassau | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 19 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -40 | -37 | -32 | -28 | -24 | -23 | -20 | -21 | -25 | -29 | -34 | -39 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nassau | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 24 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 |
| Difference | -40 | -37 | -32 | -28 | -24 | -23 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nassau | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 19 |
| Crested Butte | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -20 | -21 | -25 | -29 | -34 | -39 |
Precipitation (mm) Nassau runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nassau | 71 | 81 | 69 | 80 | 146 | 232 | 152 | 200 | 185 | 144 | 98 | 76 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | -1 | -16 | -16 | -29 | -107 | -207 | -101 | -150 | -136 | -101 | -47 | -18 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nassau | 71 | 81 | 69 | 80 | 146 | 232 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 |
| Difference | -1 | -16 | -16 | -29 | -107 | -207 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nassau | 152 | 200 | 185 | 144 | 98 | 76 |
| Crested Butte | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | -101 | -150 | -136 | -101 | -47 | -18 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nassau | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nassau | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nassau | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nassau | 52 | 46 | 47 | 45 | 48 | 61 | 53 | 53 | 60 | 55 | 52 | 50 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | +2 | +14 | +13 | +18 | +13 | -15 | +4 | +5 | -14 | -12 | -3 | +3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nassau | 52 | 46 | 47 | 45 | 48 | 61 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | +2 | +14 | +13 | +18 | +13 | -15 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nassau | 53 | 53 | 60 | 55 | 52 | 50 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | +4 | +5 | -14 | -12 | -3 | +3 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nassau | 76 | 76 | 75 | 75 | 77 | 79 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 76 | 76 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +15 | +18 | +15 | +1 | -13 | -27 | -21 | -18 | -20 | -14 | +1 | +12 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nassau | 76 | 76 | 75 | 75 | 77 | 79 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +15 | +18 | +15 | +1 | -13 | -27 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nassau | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 76 | 76 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -21 | -18 | -20 | -14 | +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. Nassau trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Nassau
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 20 years of daily observations at Nassau Airport New, a weather station, about 13 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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