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George Town vs Crested Butte
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George Town is the warmer of the two — about 27°C on the annual average; George Town is the wetter, with 1705 mm more rain a year, and Crested Butte the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between George Town and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
George Town has far hotter summers
George Town: Hot
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
George Town has far milder winters
George Town: Stays warm
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
George Town is much wetter
George Town: Very wet
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Crested Butte is far sunnier
George Town: Often grey
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
George Town is the warmer of the two — about 27°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
George Town is the wetter — about 1705 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Crested Butte has the clearer skies — the higher line.
Exact monthly numbers
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Avg high (°C) George Town runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Town | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -35 | -34 | -29 | -24 | -17 | -11 | -7 | -8 | -12 | -18 | -27 | -34 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Town | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 |
| Difference | -35 | -34 | -29 | -24 | -17 | -11 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Town | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
| Crested Butte | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -7 | -8 | -12 | -18 | -27 | -34 |
Avg low (°C) George Town runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Town | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -46 | -43 | -38 | -32 | -27 | -24 | -20 | -21 | -25 | -30 | -37 | -44 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Town | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 |
| Difference | -46 | -43 | -38 | -32 | -27 | -24 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Town | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Crested Butte | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -20 | -21 | -25 | -30 | -37 | -44 |
Precipitation (mm) George Town runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Town | 76 | 82 | 151 | 179 | 239 | 166 | 186 | 229 | 298 | 325 | 248 | 128 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | -7 | -17 | -97 | -128 | -200 | -142 | -136 | -179 | -249 | -282 | -197 | -71 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Town | 76 | 82 | 151 | 179 | 239 | 166 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 |
| Difference | -7 | -17 | -97 | -128 | -200 | -142 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Town | 186 | 229 | 298 | 325 | 248 | 128 |
| Crested Butte | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | -136 | -179 | -249 | -282 | -197 | -71 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Town | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Town | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Town | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) George Town runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Town | 67 | 63 | 67 | 75 | 83 | 81 | 83 | 85 | 87 | 87 | 85 | 80 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -12 | -3 | -8 | -12 | -22 | -35 | -26 | -27 | -41 | -44 | -36 | -26 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Town | 67 | 63 | 67 | 75 | 83 | 81 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | -12 | -3 | -8 | -12 | -22 | -35 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Town | 83 | 85 | 87 | 87 | 85 | 80 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -26 | -27 | -41 | -44 | -36 | -26 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Town | 77 | 76 | 77 | 79 | 79 | 78 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 81 | 80 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +14 | +18 | +13 | -3 | -14 | -27 | -22 | -20 | -23 | -19 | -5 | +8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Town | 77 | 76 | 77 | 79 | 79 | 78 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +14 | +18 | +13 | -3 | -14 | -27 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Town | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 81 | 80 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -22 | -20 | -23 | -19 | -5 | +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. George Town trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
George Town
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Penang Intl, a weather station, about 14 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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