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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 8°F 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 8°F 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 (°F) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saas-Fee | 34 | 35 | 42 | 49 | 57 | 65 | 69 | 68 | 60 | 51 | 40 | 35 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | -7 | -5 | -3 | -2 | +1 | +6 | +8 | +6 | +7 | +3 | -1 | -7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saas-Fee | 34 | 35 | 42 | 49 | 57 | 65 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 |
| Difference | -7 | -5 | -3 | -2 | +1 | +6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saas-Fee | 69 | 68 | 60 | 51 | 40 | 35 |
| Crested Butte | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | +8 | +6 | +7 | +3 | -1 | -7 |
Avg low (°F) Saas-Fee runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saas-Fee | 22 | 22 | 27 | 33 | 40 | 46 | 50 | 50 | 44 | 38 | 29 | 24 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -28 | -24 | -20 | -13 | -12 | -13 | -10 | -11 | -12 | -16 | -20 | -28 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saas-Fee | 22 | 22 | 27 | 33 | 40 | 46 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 |
| Difference | -28 | -24 | -20 | -13 | -12 | -13 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saas-Fee | 50 | 50 | 44 | 38 | 29 | 24 |
| Crested Butte | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -10 | -11 | -12 | -16 | -20 | -28 |
Precipitation (in) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saas-Fee | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | +1.1 | +1.3 | +0.7 | +0.2 | -1.2 | -1.3 | -0.2 | -0.5 | +0.2 | -0.5 | -0.2 | +0.3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saas-Fee | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 2.3 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 |
| Difference | +1.1 | +1.3 | +0.7 | +0.2 | -1.2 | -1.3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saas-Fee | 2.2 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2 |
| Crested Butte | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | -0.2 | -0.5 | +0.2 | -0.5 | -0.2 | +0.3 |
Snowfall (in)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saas-Fee | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saas-Fee | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 41.7 | 35.3 | 27.3 | 18 | 6.9 | 0.3 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saas-Fee | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.1 | 26.1 | 34.6 |
| 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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