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Gordes vs Crested Butte
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Gordes is the warmer of the two — about 24°F on the annual average.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Gordes and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Gordes has far hotter summers
Gordes: Hot
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Gordes has far milder winters
Gordes: Chilly
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Similar yearly rainfall
Gordes: Fairly dry
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Similar amounts of sun
Gordes: Partly cloudy
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Gordes is the warmer of the two — about 24°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Crested Butte is the wetter — about 4 in more across the year.
Clear skies
The two cities see a similar amount of sun.
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) Gordes runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordes | 52 | 54 | 63 | 69 | 76 | 85 | 90 | 89 | 80 | 71 | 59 | 52 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | -26 | -25 | -24 | -23 | -18 | -15 | -14 | -16 | -14 | -16 | -19 | -25 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordes | 52 | 54 | 63 | 69 | 76 | 85 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 |
| Difference | -26 | -25 | -24 | -23 | -18 | -15 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordes | 90 | 89 | 80 | 71 | 59 | 52 |
| Crested Butte | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | -14 | -16 | -14 | -16 | -19 | -25 |
Avg low (°F) Gordes runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordes | 33 | 33 | 39 | 44 | 51 | 58 | 62 | 61 | 55 | 49 | 40 | 34 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -39 | -35 | -32 | -25 | -23 | -25 | -22 | -22 | -24 | -27 | -31 | -37 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordes | 33 | 33 | 39 | 44 | 51 | 58 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 |
| Difference | -39 | -35 | -32 | -25 | -23 | -25 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordes | 62 | 61 | 55 | 49 | 40 | 34 |
| Crested Butte | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -22 | -22 | -24 | -27 | -31 | -37 |
Precipitation (in) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordes | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 1.1 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | +1.3 | +1.4 | +0.7 | +0.2 | -0.2 | -0.4 | +1.3 | +0.9 | -0.4 | -0.9 | -1.2 | +1.1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordes | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.3 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 |
| Difference | +1.3 | +1.4 | +0.7 | +0.2 | -0.2 | -0.4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordes | 0.7 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 1.1 |
| Crested Butte | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | +1.3 | +0.9 | -0.4 | -0.9 | -1.2 | +1.1 |
Snowfall (in)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordes | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordes | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 41.7 | 35.3 | 27.3 | 18 | 6.9 | 0.3 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordes | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.1 | 26.1 | 34.6 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordes | 58 | 57 | 57 | 61 | 61 | 51 | 41 | 44 | 50 | 59 | 61 | 60 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -4 | +3 | +3 | +2 | — | -5 | +16 | +14 | -4 | -15 | -12 | -6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordes | 58 | 57 | 57 | 61 | 61 | 51 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | -4 | +3 | +3 | +2 | — | -5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordes | 41 | 44 | 50 | 59 | 61 | 60 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | +16 | +14 | -4 | -15 | -12 | -6 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordes | 84 | 79 | 75 | 71 | 66 | 58 | 50 | 52 | 62 | 74 | 82 | 84 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +8 | +15 | +15 | +6 | -1 | -6 | +5 | +7 | -5 | -12 | -5 | +5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordes | 84 | 79 | 75 | 71 | 66 | 58 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +8 | +15 | +15 | +6 | -1 | -6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordes | 50 | 52 | 62 | 74 | 82 | 84 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +5 | +7 | -5 | -12 | -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. Gordes trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Gordes
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 21 years of daily observations at Carpentras, a weather station, about 22 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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