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George Town vs Crested Butte

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Bottom line

George Town is the warmer of the two — about 48°F on the annual average; George Town is the wetter, with 67 in more rain a year, and Crested Butte the sunnier.

Warmer George Town 48°F on the year

Wetter George Town 67 in more a year

Sunnier Crested Butte 24 pp less cloud

Colder winters Crested Butte 81°F colder nights

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 48°F on the annual average.

Precipitation

George Town is the wetter — about 67 in more across the year.

Clear skies

Crested Butte has the clearer skies — the higher line.

Exact monthly numbers

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Avg high (°F) George Town runs higher most of the year

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
George Town	89	90	91	90	90	89	89	88	88	88	88	88
Crested Butte	26	30	38	47	58	71	76	74	66	55	40	27
Difference	-63	-60	-52	-44	-31	-19	-13	-15	-21	-33	-48	-61

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
George Town	89	90	91	90	90	89
Crested Butte	26	30	38	47	58	71
Difference	-63	-60	-52	-44	-31	-19

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
George Town	89	88	88	88	88	88
Crested Butte	76	74	66	55	40	27
Difference	-13	-15	-21	-33	-48	-61

Avg low (°F) George Town runs higher most of the year

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
George Town	76	76	77	77	77	77	76	76	75	75	76	76
Crested Butte	-6	-2	7	19	28	34	39	39	31	22	9	-4
Difference	-82	-78	-69	-58	-49	-43	-37	-37	-44	-53	-66	-80

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
George Town	76	76	77	77	77	77
Crested Butte	-6	-2	7	19	28	34
Difference	-82	-78	-69	-58	-49	-43

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
George Town	76	76	75	75	76	76
Crested Butte	39	39	31	22	9	-4
Difference	-37	-37	-44	-53	-66	-80

Precipitation (in) George Town runs higher most of the year

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
George Town	3	3.2	5.9	7	9.4	6.6	7.3	9	11.7	12.8	9.7	5
Crested Butte	2.7	2.5	2.1	2	1.5	0.9	2	2	1.9	1.7	2	2.3
Difference	-0.3	-0.7	-3.8	-5	-7.9	-5.6	-5.4	-7.1	-9.8	-11.1	-7.8	-2.8

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
George Town	3	3.2	5.9	7	9.4	6.6
Crested Butte	2.7	2.5	2.1	2	1.5	0.9
Difference	-0.3	-0.7	-3.8	-5	-7.9	-5.6

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
George Town	7.3	9	11.7	12.8	9.7	5
Crested Butte	2	2	1.9	1.7	2	2.3
Difference	-5.4	-7.1	-9.8	-11.1	-7.8	-2.8

Snowfall (in)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
George Town	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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
George Town	—	—	—	—	—	—
Crested Butte	41.7	35.3	27.3	18	6.9	0.3
Difference	—	—	—	—	—	—

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
George Town	—	—	—	—	—	—
Crested Butte	0	0	1	8.1	26.1	34.6
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.

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