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Nicosia vs Crested Butte
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Nicosia is the warmer of the two — about 19°C on the annual average; Crested Butte is the wetter, with 292 mm more rain a year, and Nicosia the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Nicosia and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Nicosia has far hotter summers
Nicosia: Very hot
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Nicosia has far milder winters
Nicosia: Cool
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Crested Butte is wetter
Nicosia: Fairly dry
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Nicosia is sunnier
Nicosia: Fairly sunny
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Nicosia is the warmer of the two — about 19°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Crested Butte is the wetter — about 292 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Nicosia 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) Nicosia runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicosia | 15 | 16 | 19 | 24 | 30 | 35 | 37 | 37 | 34 | 29 | 22 | 17 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -19 | -17 | -15 | -16 | -15 | -13 | -12 | -14 | -14 | -16 | -18 | -20 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicosia | 15 | 16 | 19 | 24 | 30 | 35 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 |
| Difference | -19 | -17 | -15 | -16 | -15 | -13 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicosia | 37 | 37 | 34 | 29 | 22 | 17 |
| Crested Butte | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -12 | -14 | -14 | -16 | -18 | -20 |
Avg low (°C) Nicosia runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicosia | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 16 | 11 | 8 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -28 | -25 | -21 | -18 | -18 | -19 | -19 | -19 | -20 | -22 | -24 | -28 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicosia | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 20 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 |
| Difference | -28 | -25 | -21 | -18 | -18 | -19 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicosia | 23 | 23 | 20 | 16 | 11 | 8 |
| Crested Butte | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -19 | -19 | -20 | -22 | -24 | -28 |
Precipitation (mm) Crested Butte runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicosia | 51 | 41 | 34 | 15 | 26 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 42 | 59 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | +18 | +24 | +20 | +36 | +12 | +16 | +45 | +49 | +43 | +23 | +9 | -2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicosia | 51 | 41 | 34 | 15 | 26 | 8 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 |
| Difference | +18 | +24 | +20 | +36 | +12 | +16 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicosia | 6 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 42 | 59 |
| Crested Butte | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | +45 | +49 | +43 | +23 | +9 | -2 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicosia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicosia | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicosia | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicosia | 64 | 61 | 55 | 53 | 41 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 42 | 53 | 64 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -10 | -1 | +4 | +10 | +20 | +24 | +37 | +38 | +21 | +2 | -4 | -11 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicosia | 64 | 61 | 55 | 53 | 41 | 23 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | -10 | -1 | +4 | +10 | +20 | +24 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicosia | 20 | 20 | 25 | 42 | 53 | 64 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | +37 | +38 | +21 | +2 | -4 | -11 |
Relative humidity (%) Crested Butte runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicosia | 76 | 75 | 71 | 65 | 56 | 47 | 46 | 50 | 54 | 60 | 68 | 75 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +15 | +19 | +18 | +12 | +8 | +5 | +10 | +9 | +3 | +2 | +8 | +13 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicosia | 76 | 75 | 71 | 65 | 56 | 47 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +15 | +19 | +18 | +12 | +8 | +5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicosia | 46 | 50 | 54 | 60 | 68 | 75 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +10 | +9 | +3 | +2 | +8 | +13 |
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. Nicosia trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Nicosia
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 10 years of daily observations at Nicosia, a weather station, inside the city. 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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