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Nassau vs Crested Butte
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Nassau is the warmer of the two — about 44°F on the annual average; Nassau is the wetter, with 37 in 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 44°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Nassau is the wetter — about 37 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) Nassau runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nassau | 79 | 80 | 81 | 84 | 86 | 89 | 91 | 91 | 90 | 87 | 83 | 81 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | -53 | -50 | -43 | -37 | -28 | -18 | -14 | -17 | -23 | -33 | -43 | -54 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nassau | 79 | 80 | 81 | 84 | 86 | 89 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 |
| Difference | -53 | -50 | -43 | -37 | -28 | -18 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nassau | 91 | 91 | 90 | 87 | 83 | 81 |
| Crested Butte | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | -14 | -17 | -23 | -33 | -43 | -54 |
Avg low (°F) Nassau runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nassau | 65 | 65 | 66 | 69 | 72 | 75 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 74 | 70 | 67 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -71 | -67 | -58 | -50 | -44 | -41 | -37 | -38 | -44 | -52 | -61 | -71 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nassau | 65 | 65 | 66 | 69 | 72 | 75 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 |
| Difference | -71 | -67 | -58 | -50 | -44 | -41 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nassau | 76 | 76 | 76 | 74 | 70 | 67 |
| Crested Butte | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -37 | -38 | -44 | -52 | -61 | -71 |
Precipitation (in) Nassau runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nassau | 2.8 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 5.7 | 9.1 | 6 | 7.9 | 7.3 | 5.7 | 3.8 | 3 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | -0.1 | -0.6 | -0.6 | -1.1 | -4.2 | -8.2 | -4 | -5.9 | -5.3 | -4 | -1.8 | -0.7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nassau | 2.8 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 5.7 | 9.1 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 |
| Difference | -0.1 | -0.6 | -0.6 | -1.1 | -4.2 | -8.2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nassau | 6 | 7.9 | 7.3 | 5.7 | 3.8 | 3 |
| Crested Butte | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | -4 | -5.9 | -5.3 | -4 | -1.8 | -0.7 |
Snowfall (in)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nassau | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nassau | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 41.7 | 35.3 | 27.3 | 18 | 6.9 | 0.3 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nassau | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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