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Jasper vs Crested Butte
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Jasper is the warmer of the two — about 2°C on the annual average; Crested Butte is the wetter, with 239 mm more rain a year, and Crested Butte the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Jasper and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Summers are nearly the same
Jasper: Mild
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Jasper has much milder winters
Jasper: Very cold
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Crested Butte is wetter
Jasper: Fairly dry
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Crested Butte is sunnier
Jasper: Often cloudy
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Jasper is the warmer of the two — about 2°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Crested Butte is the wetter — about 239 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Crested Butte has the clearer skies — the higher line.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jasper | -3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 18 | 10 | 2 | -4 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | — | -2 | -1 | -3 | -2 | +1 | +1 | — | +1 | +3 | +3 | +1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jasper | -3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 20 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 |
| Difference | — | -2 | -1 | -3 | -2 | +1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jasper | 24 | 23 | 18 | 10 | 2 | -4 |
| Crested Butte | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | +1 | — | +1 | +3 | +3 | +1 |
Avg low (°C) Jasper runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jasper | -15 | -13 | -9 | -4 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 2 | -2 | -8 | -14 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -7 | -6 | -5 | -3 | -3 | -4 | -3 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -4 | -6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jasper | -15 | -13 | -9 | -4 | 1 | 5 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 |
| Difference | -7 | -6 | -5 | -3 | -3 | -4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jasper | 7 | 6 | 2 | -2 | -8 | -14 |
| Crested Butte | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -3 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -4 | -6 |
Precipitation (mm) Crested Butte runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jasper | 22 | 14 | 21 | 18 | 32 | 55 | 54 | 45 | 33 | 27 | 27 | 17 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | +48 | +51 | +33 | +33 | +6 | -31 | -4 | +6 | +16 | +16 | +24 | +40 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jasper | 22 | 14 | 21 | 18 | 32 | 55 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 |
| Difference | +48 | +51 | +33 | +33 | +6 | -31 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jasper | 54 | 45 | 33 | 27 | 27 | 17 |
| Crested Butte | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | -4 | +6 | +16 | +16 | +24 | +40 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jasper | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jasper | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jasper | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Jasper runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jasper | 70 | 68 | 74 | 73 | 73 | 78 | 67 | 64 | 67 | 75 | 76 | 70 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -15 | -7 | -14 | -10 | -12 | -31 | -10 | -6 | -22 | -32 | -27 | -17 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jasper | 70 | 68 | 74 | 73 | 73 | 78 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | -15 | -7 | -14 | -10 | -12 | -31 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jasper | 67 | 64 | 67 | 75 | 76 | 70 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -10 | -6 | -22 | -32 | -27 | -17 |
Relative humidity (%) Jasper runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jasper | 94 | 93 | 90 | 83 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 74 | 77 | 82 | 91 | 94 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -3 | +1 | — | -6 | -9 | -22 | -18 | -15 | -20 | -20 | -15 | -6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jasper | 94 | 93 | 90 | 83 | 73 | 73 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | -3 | +1 | — | -6 | -9 | -22 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jasper | 73 | 74 | 77 | 82 | 91 | 94 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -18 | -15 | -20 | -20 | -15 | -6 |
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. Jasper trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Jasper
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 27 years of daily observations at Jasper Warden, 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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