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Aswān vs Crested Butte
Comparing Aswān change · Crested Butte change
Aswān is the warmer of the two — about 26°C on the annual average; Crested Butte is the wetter, with 536 mm more rain a year, and Aswān the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Aswān and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Aswān has far hotter summers
Aswān: Extreme heat
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Aswān has far milder winters
Aswān: Cool
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Crested Butte is much wetter
Aswān: Very dry
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Aswān is far sunnier
Aswān: Sunny
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Aswān is the warmer of the two — about 26°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Crested Butte is the wetter — about 536 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Aswān 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) Aswān runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aswān | 23 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 39 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 40 | 36 | 30 | 25 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -26 | -27 | -26 | -27 | -25 | -20 | -17 | -19 | -21 | -24 | -25 | -27 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aswān | 23 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 39 | 42 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 |
| Difference | -26 | -27 | -26 | -27 | -25 | -20 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aswān | 42 | 42 | 40 | 36 | 30 | 25 |
| Crested Butte | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -17 | -19 | -21 | -24 | -25 | -27 |
Avg low (°C) Aswān runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aswān | 10 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 22 | 16 | 11 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -31 | -30 | -29 | -27 | -26 | -26 | -23 | -24 | -26 | -28 | -29 | -31 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aswān | 10 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 24 | 27 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 |
| Difference | -31 | -30 | -29 | -27 | -26 | -26 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aswān | 28 | 28 | 25 | 22 | 16 | 11 |
| Crested Butte | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -23 | -24 | -26 | -28 | -29 | -31 |
Precipitation (mm) Crested Butte runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aswān | 9 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 0 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | +60 | +65 | +35 | +41 | +29 | +24 | +50 | +50 | +49 | +33 | +42 | +57 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aswān | 9 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 0 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 |
| Difference | +60 | +65 | +35 | +41 | +29 | +24 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aswān | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 0 |
| Crested Butte | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | +50 | +50 | +49 | +33 | +42 | +57 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aswān | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aswān | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aswān | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aswān | 22 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 21 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | +32 | +38 | +35 | +37 | +36 | +33 | +43 | +44 | +31 | +31 | +34 | +32 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aswān | 22 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 13 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | +32 | +38 | +35 | +37 | +36 | +33 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aswān | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 21 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | +43 | +44 | +31 | +31 | +34 | +32 |
Relative humidity (%) Crested Butte runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aswān | 42 | 33 | 25 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 27 | 37 | 44 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +49 | +60 | +65 | +58 | +48 | +35 | +38 | +40 | +35 | +35 | +40 | +45 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aswān | 42 | 33 | 25 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +49 | +60 | +65 | +58 | +48 | +35 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aswān | 18 | 19 | 22 | 27 | 37 | 44 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +38 | +40 | +35 | +35 | +40 | +45 |
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. Aswān trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Aswān
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 25 years of daily observations at Asswan, a weather station, about 18 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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