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Aswān vs Crested Butte
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Aswān is the warmer of the two — about 46°F on the annual average; Crested Butte is the wetter, with 21 in 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 46°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Crested Butte is the wetter — about 21 in 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 (°F) Aswān runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aswān | 74 | 78 | 86 | 96 | 103 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 104 | 97 | 85 | 76 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | -48 | -48 | -47 | -49 | -45 | -36 | -31 | -34 | -37 | -43 | -46 | -49 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aswān | 74 | 78 | 86 | 96 | 103 | 107 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 |
| Difference | -48 | -48 | -47 | -49 | -45 | -36 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aswān | 107 | 107 | 104 | 97 | 85 | 76 |
| Crested Butte | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | -31 | -34 | -37 | -43 | -46 | -49 |
Avg low (°F) Aswān runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aswān | 50 | 52 | 59 | 68 | 76 | 80 | 82 | 82 | 78 | 72 | 61 | 52 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -56 | -54 | -52 | -48 | -48 | -46 | -42 | -44 | -46 | -50 | -51 | -56 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aswān | 50 | 52 | 59 | 68 | 76 | 80 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 |
| Difference | -56 | -54 | -52 | -48 | -48 | -46 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aswān | 82 | 82 | 78 | 72 | 61 | 52 |
| Crested Butte | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -42 | -44 | -46 | -50 | -51 | -56 |
Precipitation (in) Crested Butte runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aswān | 0.4 | 0 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | +2.4 | +2.5 | +1.4 | +1.6 | +1.2 | +0.9 | +2 | +2 | +1.9 | +1.3 | +1.7 | +2.3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aswān | 0.4 | 0 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 |
| Difference | +2.4 | +2.5 | +1.4 | +1.6 | +1.2 | +0.9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aswān | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0 |
| Crested Butte | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | +2 | +2 | +1.9 | +1.3 | +1.7 | +2.3 |
Snowfall (in)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aswān | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aswān | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 41.7 | 35.3 | 27.3 | 18 | 6.9 | 0.3 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aswān | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.1 | 26.1 | 34.6 |
| 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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