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Fes vs Crested Butte
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Fes is the warmer of the two — about 16°C on the annual average, and Fes the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Fes and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Fes has far hotter summers
Fes: Very hot
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Fes has far milder winters
Fes: Chilly
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Similar yearly rainfall
Fes: Fairly dry
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Fes is sunnier
Fes: Fairly sunny
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Fes is the warmer of the two — about 16°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Crested Butte is the wetter — about 100 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Fes 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) Fes runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fes | 16 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 27 | 31 | 35 | 35 | 30 | 26 | 20 | 17 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -19 | -19 | -17 | -14 | -12 | -10 | -11 | -12 | -11 | -14 | -16 | -20 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fes | 16 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 27 | 31 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 |
| Difference | -19 | -19 | -17 | -14 | -12 | -10 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fes | 35 | 35 | 30 | 26 | 20 | 17 |
| Crested Butte | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -11 | -12 | -11 | -14 | -16 | -20 |
Avg low (°C) Fes runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fes | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 5 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -25 | -23 | -20 | -15 | -14 | -14 | -14 | -15 | -16 | -18 | -21 | -25 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fes | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 15 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 |
| Difference | -25 | -23 | -20 | -15 | -14 | -14 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fes | 18 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 5 |
| Crested Butte | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -14 | -15 | -16 | -18 | -21 | -25 |
Precipitation (mm) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fes | 55 | 55 | 59 | 54 | 44 | 11 | 1 | 16 | 26 | 50 | 68 | 63 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | +14 | +10 | -6 | -3 | -6 | +13 | +49 | +34 | +24 | -6 | -17 | -6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fes | 55 | 55 | 59 | 54 | 44 | 11 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 |
| Difference | +14 | +10 | -6 | -3 | -6 | +13 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fes | 1 | 16 | 26 | 50 | 68 | 63 |
| Crested Butte | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | +49 | +34 | +24 | -6 | -17 | -6 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fes | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fes | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fes | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fes | 45 | 46 | 51 | 52 | 50 | 35 | 32 | 37 | 41 | 45 | 46 | 44 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | +10 | +14 | +9 | +11 | +11 | +11 | +24 | +21 | +5 | -1 | +3 | +10 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fes | 45 | 46 | 51 | 52 | 50 | 35 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | +10 | +14 | +9 | +11 | +11 | +11 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fes | 32 | 37 | 41 | 45 | 46 | 44 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | +24 | +21 | +5 | -1 | +3 | +10 |
Relative humidity (%) Crested Butte runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fes | 70 | 69 | 67 | 66 | 60 | 51 | 39 | 37 | 48 | 56 | 64 | 70 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +21 | +25 | +23 | +11 | +4 | — | +16 | +22 | +9 | +7 | +12 | +19 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fes | 70 | 69 | 67 | 66 | 60 | 51 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +21 | +25 | +23 | +11 | +4 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fes | 39 | 37 | 48 | 56 | 64 | 70 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +16 | +22 | +9 | +7 | +12 | +19 |
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. Fes trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Fes
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Saiss, a weather station, about 12 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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