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Saas-Fee vs Crested Butte
Comparing Saas-Fee change · Crested Butte change
Saas-Fee is the warmer of the two — about 4°C on the annual average, and Crested Butte the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Saas-Fee and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Crested Butte has much hotter summers
Saas-Fee: Mild
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Saas-Fee has far milder winters
Saas-Fee: Cold
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Similar yearly rainfall
Saas-Fee: Moderate rainfall
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Crested Butte is sunnier
Saas-Fee: Often cloudy
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Saas-Fee is the warmer of the two — about 4°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Both cities get a similar amount of precipitation 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saas-Fee | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 1 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -4 | -3 | -2 | -1 | +1 | +3 | +4 | +3 | +4 | +2 | — | -4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saas-Fee | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 18 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 |
| Difference | -4 | -3 | -2 | -1 | +1 | +3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saas-Fee | 20 | 20 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 1 |
| Crested Butte | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | +4 | +3 | +4 | +2 | — | -4 |
Avg low (°C) Saas-Fee runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saas-Fee | -5 | -6 | -3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 3 | -1 | -4 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -16 | -13 | -11 | -7 | -6 | -7 | -6 | -6 | -7 | -9 | -11 | -15 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saas-Fee | -5 | -6 | -3 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 |
| Difference | -16 | -13 | -11 | -7 | -6 | -7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saas-Fee | 10 | 10 | 7 | 3 | -1 | -4 |
| Crested Butte | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -6 | -6 | -7 | -9 | -11 | -15 |
Precipitation (mm) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saas-Fee | 42 | 31 | 37 | 47 | 69 | 58 | 55 | 62 | 43 | 57 | 56 | 50 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | +28 | +34 | +17 | +4 | -30 | -34 | -5 | -12 | +6 | -14 | -5 | +7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saas-Fee | 42 | 31 | 37 | 47 | 69 | 58 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 |
| Difference | +28 | +34 | +17 | +4 | -30 | -34 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saas-Fee | 55 | 62 | 43 | 57 | 56 | 50 |
| Crested Butte | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | -5 | -12 | +6 | -14 | -5 | +7 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saas-Fee | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saas-Fee | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saas-Fee | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Saas-Fee runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saas-Fee | 68 | 69 | 68 | 69 | 72 | 65 | 59 | 59 | 61 | 66 | 71 | 71 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -14 | -8 | -9 | -6 | -11 | -19 | -3 | -1 | -15 | -23 | -23 | -18 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saas-Fee | 68 | 69 | 68 | 69 | 72 | 65 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | -14 | -8 | -9 | -6 | -11 | -19 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saas-Fee | 59 | 59 | 61 | 66 | 71 | 71 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -3 | -1 | -15 | -23 | -23 | -18 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saas-Fee | 81 | 81 | 82 | 81 | 80 | 78 | 76 | 77 | 79 | 82 | 84 | 81 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +10 | +13 | +8 | -5 | -16 | -27 | -20 | -18 | -22 | -20 | -7 | +8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saas-Fee | 81 | 81 | 82 | 81 | 80 | 78 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +10 | +13 | +8 | -5 | -16 | -27 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saas-Fee | 76 | 77 | 79 | 82 | 84 | 81 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -20 | -18 | -22 | -20 | -7 | +8 |
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. Saas-Fee trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Saas-Fee
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from a national meteorological service, measured at Grächen, about 12 km from the city centre.
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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