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Athens vs Crested Butte
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Athens is the warmer of the two — about 31°F on the annual average; Crested Butte is the wetter, with 10 in more rain a year, and Athens the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Athens and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Athens has far hotter summers
Athens: Hot
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Athens has far milder winters
Athens: Cool
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Crested Butte is wetter
Athens: Fairly dry
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Athens is sunnier
Athens: Fairly sunny
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Athens is the warmer of the two — about 31°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Crested Butte is the wetter — about 10 in more across the year.
Clear skies
Athens 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) Athens runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athens | 56 | 57 | 62 | 68 | 77 | 86 | 92 | 92 | 84 | 75 | 66 | 59 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | -30 | -28 | -23 | -22 | -19 | -16 | -15 | -18 | -18 | -20 | -26 | -32 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athens | 56 | 57 | 62 | 68 | 77 | 86 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 |
| Difference | -30 | -28 | -23 | -22 | -19 | -16 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athens | 92 | 92 | 84 | 75 | 66 | 59 |
| Crested Butte | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | -15 | -18 | -18 | -20 | -26 | -32 |
Avg low (°F) Athens runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athens | 44 | 44 | 48 | 53 | 61 | 69 | 74 | 75 | 68 | 61 | 53 | 48 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -50 | -46 | -40 | -33 | -32 | -35 | -35 | -36 | -37 | -39 | -44 | -51 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athens | 44 | 44 | 48 | 53 | 61 | 69 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 |
| Difference | -50 | -46 | -40 | -33 | -32 | -35 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athens | 74 | 75 | 68 | 61 | 53 | 48 |
| Crested Butte | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -35 | -36 | -37 | -39 | -44 | -51 |
Precipitation (in) Crested Butte runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athens | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | +0.9 | +1.1 | +0.5 | +1 | +0.9 | +0.6 | +1.7 | +1.9 | +1.3 | +0.4 | -0.4 | -0.2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athens | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 |
| Difference | +0.9 | +1.1 | +0.5 | +1 | +0.9 | +0.6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athens | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Crested Butte | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | +1.7 | +1.9 | +1.3 | +0.4 | -0.4 | -0.2 |
Snowfall (in)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athens | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athens | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 41.7 | 35.3 | 27.3 | 18 | 6.9 | 0.3 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athens | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athens | 58 | 58 | 55 | 51 | 44 | 27 | 20 | 19 | 29 | 45 | 55 | 61 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -4 | +2 | +4 | +12 | +17 | +19 | +37 | +39 | +16 | -1 | -6 | -7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athens | 58 | 58 | 55 | 51 | 44 | 27 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | -4 | +2 | +4 | +12 | +17 | +19 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athens | 20 | 19 | 29 | 45 | 55 | 61 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | +37 | +39 | +16 | -1 | -6 | -7 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athens | 81 | 80 | 77 | 71 | 62 | 54 | 51 | 54 | 60 | 70 | 77 | 81 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +10 | +14 | +13 | +5 | +2 | -3 | +5 | +5 | -3 | -8 | -1 | +8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athens | 81 | 80 | 77 | 71 | 62 | 54 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +10 | +14 | +13 | +5 | +2 | -3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athens | 51 | 54 | 60 | 70 | 77 | 81 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +5 | +5 | -3 | -8 | -1 | +8 |
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. Athens trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Athens
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 26 years of daily observations at Hellinikon, a weather station, about 10 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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