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Aix-en-Provence vs Crested Butte
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Aix-en-Provence is the warmer of the two — about 15°C on the annual average, and Aix-en-Provence the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Aix-en-Provence and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Aix-en-Provence has much hotter summers
Aix-en-Provence: Warm
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Aix-en-Provence has far milder winters
Aix-en-Provence: Cool
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Similar yearly rainfall
Aix-en-Provence: Moderate rainfall
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Aix-en-Provence is sunnier
Aix-en-Provence: Fairly sunny
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Aix-en-Provence is the warmer of the two — about 15°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Both cities get a similar amount of precipitation across the year.
Clear skies
Aix-en-Provence 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) Aix-en-Provence runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aix-en-Provence | 13 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 21 | 16 | 13 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -16 | -15 | -13 | -10 | -8 | -5 | -5 | -6 | -5 | -8 | -11 | -16 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aix-en-Provence | 13 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 26 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 |
| Difference | -16 | -15 | -13 | -10 | -8 | -5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aix-en-Provence | 29 | 29 | 25 | 21 | 16 | 13 |
| Crested Butte | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -5 | -6 | -5 | -8 | -11 | -16 |
Avg low (°C) Aix-en-Provence runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aix-en-Provence | 6 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 6 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -27 | -24 | -22 | -17 | -16 | -16 | -15 | -16 | -16 | -19 | -21 | -26 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aix-en-Provence | 6 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 17 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 |
| Difference | -27 | -24 | -22 | -17 | -16 | -16 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aix-en-Provence | 20 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 6 |
| Crested Butte | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -15 | -16 | -16 | -19 | -21 | -26 |
Precipitation (mm) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aix-en-Provence | 58 | 30 | 23 | 62 | 34 | 24 | 9 | 30 | 107 | 94 | 64 | 50 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | +11 | +34 | +31 | -11 | +4 | — | +41 | +20 | -58 | -51 | -13 | +7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aix-en-Provence | 58 | 30 | 23 | 62 | 34 | 24 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 |
| Difference | +11 | +34 | +31 | -11 | +4 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aix-en-Provence | 9 | 30 | 107 | 94 | 64 | 50 |
| Crested Butte | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | +41 | +20 | -58 | -51 | -13 | +7 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aix-en-Provence | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aix-en-Provence | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aix-en-Provence | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aix-en-Provence | 53 | 50 | 50 | 52 | 52 | 41 | 29 | 35 | 43 | 55 | 55 | 54 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | +1 | +10 | +10 | +10 | +9 | +5 | +27 | +23 | +3 | -11 | -7 | -1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aix-en-Provence | 53 | 50 | 50 | 52 | 52 | 41 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | +1 | +10 | +10 | +10 | +9 | +5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aix-en-Provence | 29 | 35 | 43 | 55 | 55 | 54 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | +27 | +23 | +3 | -11 | -7 | -1 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aix-en-Provence | 84 | 80 | 75 | 71 | 66 | 58 | 51 | 54 | 64 | 76 | 82 | 84 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +8 | +14 | +14 | +5 | -1 | -6 | +5 | +6 | -7 | -13 | -5 | +5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aix-en-Provence | 84 | 80 | 75 | 71 | 66 | 58 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +8 | +14 | +14 | +5 | -1 | -6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aix-en-Provence | 51 | 54 | 64 | 76 | 82 | 84 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +5 | +6 | -7 | -13 | -5 | +5 |
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. Aix-en-Provence trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Aix-en-Provence
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 12 years of daily observations at Marseille Obs. Palais-lonchamp, a weather station, about 25 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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