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Cusco vs Crested Butte
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Cusco is the warmer of the two — about 11°C on the annual average, and Crested Butte the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Cusco and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Crested Butte has hotter summers
Cusco: Mild
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Cusco has far milder winters
Cusco: Cold
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Similar yearly rainfall
Cusco: Moderate rainfall
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Crested Butte is sunnier
Cusco: Often cloudy
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Cusco is the warmer of the two — about 11°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Both cities get a similar amount of precipitation across the year.
Clear skies
Crested Butte 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) Cusco runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cusco | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -23 | -21 | -17 | -13 | -7 | +1 | +4 | +2 | -3 | -9 | -18 | -24 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cusco | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 |
| Difference | -23 | -21 | -17 | -13 | -7 | +1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cusco | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
| Crested Butte | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | +4 | +2 | -3 | -9 | -18 | -24 |
Avg low (°C) Cusco runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cusco | 7 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -29 | -26 | -20 | -11 | -3 | +2 | +5 | +3 | -4 | -11 | -19 | -27 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cusco | 7 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 1 | -1 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 |
| Difference | -29 | -26 | -20 | -11 | -3 | +2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cusco | -1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Crested Butte | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | +5 | +3 | -4 | -11 | -19 | -27 |
Precipitation (mm) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cusco | 146 | 126 | 97 | 33 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 44 | 71 | 115 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | -77 | -62 | -44 | +18 | +32 | +20 | +46 | +45 | +35 | — | -20 | -58 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cusco | 146 | 126 | 97 | 33 | 6 | 4 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 |
| Difference | -77 | -62 | -44 | +18 | +32 | +20 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cusco | 4 | 5 | 15 | 44 | 71 | 115 |
| Crested Butte | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | +46 | +45 | +35 | — | -20 | -58 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cusco | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cusco | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cusco | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cusco | 85 | 86 | 83 | 70 | 52 | 45 | 44 | 49 | 60 | 72 | 77 | 83 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -31 | -26 | -23 | -7 | +9 | +1 | +13 | +9 | -15 | -29 | -28 | -29 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cusco | 85 | 86 | 83 | 70 | 52 | 45 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | -31 | -26 | -23 | -7 | +9 | +1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cusco | 44 | 49 | 60 | 72 | 77 | 83 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | +13 | +9 | -15 | -29 | -28 | -29 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cusco | 82 | 84 | 85 | 83 | 81 | 77 | 74 | 72 | 72 | 74 | 76 | 80 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +9 | +10 | +5 | -7 | -16 | -26 | -19 | -13 | -15 | -11 | +1 | +9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cusco | 82 | 84 | 85 | 83 | 81 | 77 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +9 | +10 | +5 | -7 | -16 | -26 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cusco | 74 | 72 | 72 | 74 | 76 | 80 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -19 | -13 | -15 | -11 | +1 | +9 |
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. Cusco trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Cusco
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from SENAMHI, Peru's national weather service, measured at Granja Kayra, about 10 km from the city centre.
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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