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Alexandria vs Crested Butte
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Alexandria is the warmer of the two — about 20°C on the annual average; Crested Butte is the wetter, with 379 mm more rain a year, and Alexandria the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Alexandria and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Alexandria has much hotter summers
Alexandria: Hot
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Alexandria has far milder winters
Alexandria: Cool
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Crested Butte is much wetter
Alexandria: Very dry
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Alexandria is sunnier
Alexandria: Fairly sunny
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Alexandria is the warmer of the two — about 20°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Crested Butte is the wetter — about 379 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Alexandria 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) Alexandria runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandria | 18 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 24 | 20 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -22 | -20 | -18 | -16 | -12 | -8 | -6 | -8 | -11 | -15 | -20 | -23 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandria | 18 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 29 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 |
| Difference | -22 | -20 | -18 | -16 | -12 | -8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandria | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 24 | 20 |
| Crested Butte | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -6 | -8 | -11 | -15 | -20 | -23 |
Avg low (°C) Alexandria runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandria | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 11 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -30 | -28 | -25 | -21 | -20 | -21 | -20 | -21 | -23 | -25 | -27 | -31 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandria | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 21 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 |
| Difference | -30 | -28 | -25 | -21 | -20 | -21 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandria | 24 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 11 |
| Crested Butte | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -20 | -21 | -23 | -25 | -27 | -31 |
Precipitation (mm) Crested Butte runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandria | 65 | 33 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 34 | 53 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | +5 | +31 | +37 | +47 | +37 | +24 | +50 | +49 | +48 | +29 | +17 | +4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandria | 65 | 33 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 |
| Difference | +5 | +31 | +37 | +47 | +37 | +24 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandria | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 34 | 53 |
| Crested Butte | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | +50 | +49 | +48 | +29 | +17 | +4 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandria | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandria | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Crested Butte runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandria | 58 | 55 | 48 | 42 | 31 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 34 | 48 | 58 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -4 | +5 | +12 | +21 | +30 | +33 | +48 | +47 | +27 | +9 | — | -5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandria | 58 | 55 | 48 | 42 | 31 | 13 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | -4 | +5 | +12 | +21 | +30 | +33 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandria | 9 | 11 | 18 | 34 | 48 | 58 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | +48 | +47 | +27 | +9 | — | -5 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandria | 68 | 66 | 64 | 59 | 59 | 60 | 62 | 63 | 62 | 64 | 66 | 68 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +23 | +28 | +26 | +17 | +6 | -8 | -6 | -4 | -5 | -2 | +11 | +21 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandria | 68 | 66 | 64 | 59 | 59 | 60 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +23 | +28 | +26 | +17 | +6 | -8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandria | 62 | 63 | 62 | 64 | 66 | 68 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -6 | -4 | -5 | -2 | +11 | +21 |
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. Alexandria trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Alexandria
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Alexandria Intl, a weather station, about 4 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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