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Fes vs Crested Butte
Comparing Fes change · Crested Butte change
Fes is the warmer of the two — about 30°F 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 30°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Crested Butte is the wetter — about 4 in 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 (°F) Fes runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fes | 61 | 63 | 68 | 72 | 80 | 88 | 96 | 96 | 87 | 79 | 69 | 63 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | -35 | -34 | -30 | -25 | -21 | -18 | -19 | -22 | -20 | -25 | -29 | -36 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fes | 61 | 63 | 68 | 72 | 80 | 88 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 |
| Difference | -35 | -34 | -30 | -25 | -21 | -18 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fes | 96 | 96 | 87 | 79 | 69 | 63 |
| Crested Butte | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | -19 | -22 | -20 | -25 | -29 | -36 |
Avg low (°F) Fes runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fes | 39 | 40 | 44 | 47 | 53 | 59 | 64 | 65 | 60 | 55 | 47 | 42 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -45 | -42 | -37 | -28 | -24 | -25 | -25 | -27 | -29 | -33 | -37 | -45 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fes | 39 | 40 | 44 | 47 | 53 | 59 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 |
| Difference | -45 | -42 | -37 | -28 | -24 | -25 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fes | 64 | 65 | 60 | 55 | 47 | 42 |
| Crested Butte | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -25 | -27 | -29 | -33 | -37 | -45 |
Precipitation (in) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fes | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1 | 2 | 2.7 | 2.5 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | +0.6 | +0.4 | -0.2 | -0.1 | -0.2 | +0.5 | +1.9 | +1.4 | +0.9 | -0.3 | -0.7 | -0.2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fes | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 0.4 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 |
| Difference | +0.6 | +0.4 | -0.2 | -0.1 | -0.2 | +0.5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fes | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1 | 2 | 2.7 | 2.5 |
| Crested Butte | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | +1.9 | +1.4 | +0.9 | -0.3 | -0.7 | -0.2 |
Snowfall (in)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fes | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fes | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 41.7 | 35.3 | 27.3 | 18 | 6.9 | 0.3 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fes | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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