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Cairo vs Crested Butte
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Cairo is the warmer of the two — about 38°F on the annual average; Crested Butte is the wetter, with 22 in more rain a year, and Cairo the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Cairo and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Cairo has far hotter summers
Cairo: Very hot
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Cairo has far milder winters
Cairo: Cool
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Crested Butte is much wetter
Cairo: Very dry
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Cairo is far sunnier
Cairo: Sunny
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Cairo is the warmer of the two — about 38°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Crested Butte is the wetter — about 22 in more across the year.
Clear skies
Cairo 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) Cairo runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cairo | 66 | 69 | 75 | 83 | 90 | 94 | 95 | 95 | 92 | 86 | 77 | 69 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | -40 | -39 | -37 | -36 | -32 | -24 | -19 | -21 | -26 | -31 | -37 | -42 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cairo | 66 | 69 | 75 | 83 | 90 | 94 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 |
| Difference | -40 | -39 | -37 | -36 | -32 | -24 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cairo | 95 | 95 | 92 | 86 | 77 | 69 |
| Crested Butte | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | -19 | -21 | -26 | -31 | -37 | -42 |
Avg low (°F) Cairo runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cairo | 49 | 51 | 55 | 60 | 66 | 72 | 75 | 75 | 73 | 68 | 60 | 52 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -55 | -53 | -48 | -41 | -38 | -38 | -35 | -37 | -41 | -46 | -50 | -56 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cairo | 49 | 51 | 55 | 60 | 66 | 72 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 |
| Difference | -55 | -53 | -48 | -41 | -38 | -38 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cairo | 75 | 75 | 73 | 68 | 60 | 52 |
| Crested Butte | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -35 | -37 | -41 | -46 | -50 | -56 |
Precipitation (in) Crested Butte runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cairo | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | +2.6 | +2.3 | +1.7 | +1.9 | +1.4 | +0.9 | +2 | +1.9 | +1.9 | +1.5 | +1.6 | +1.8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cairo | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 |
| Difference | +2.6 | +2.3 | +1.7 | +1.9 | +1.4 | +0.9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cairo | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
| Crested Butte | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | +2 | +1.9 | +1.9 | +1.5 | +1.6 | +1.8 |
Snowfall (in)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cairo | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cairo | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 41.7 | 35.3 | 27.3 | 18 | 6.9 | 0.3 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cairo | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cairo | 43 | 46 | 42 | 42 | 30 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 14 | 22 | 34 | 40 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | +12 | +14 | +18 | +21 | +31 | +29 | +41 | +39 | +32 | +22 | +15 | +14 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cairo | 43 | 46 | 42 | 42 | 30 | 17 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | +12 | +14 | +18 | +21 | +31 | +29 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cairo | 16 | 19 | 14 | 22 | 34 | 40 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | +41 | +39 | +32 | +22 | +15 | +14 |
Relative humidity (%) Crested Butte runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cairo | 62 | 57 | 52 | 44 | 40 | 40 | 42 | 45 | 50 | 55 | 60 | 63 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +29 | +36 | +38 | +33 | +25 | +12 | +14 | +14 | +7 | +7 | +17 | +26 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cairo | 62 | 57 | 52 | 44 | 40 | 40 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +29 | +36 | +38 | +33 | +25 | +12 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cairo | 42 | 45 | 50 | 55 | 60 | 63 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +14 | +14 | +7 | +7 | +17 | +26 |
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. Cairo trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Cairo
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Cairo Intl, a weather station, about 16 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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