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Cusco vs Crested Butte
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Cusco is the warmer of the two — about 20°F 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 20°F 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 (°F) Cusco runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cusco | 68 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 69 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 72 | 70 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | -42 | -39 | -30 | -23 | -12 | +1 | +7 | +3 | -5 | -17 | -32 | -43 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cusco | 68 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 70 | 70 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 |
| Difference | -42 | -39 | -30 | -23 | -12 | +1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cusco | 69 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 72 | 70 |
| Crested Butte | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | +7 | +3 | -5 | -17 | -32 | -43 |
Avg low (°F) Cusco runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cusco | 45 | 46 | 44 | 40 | 34 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 38 | 42 | 43 | 44 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -51 | -47 | -37 | -21 | -6 | +3 | +10 | +6 | -7 | -20 | -34 | -48 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cusco | 45 | 46 | 44 | 40 | 34 | 31 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 |
| Difference | -51 | -47 | -37 | -21 | -6 | +3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cusco | 30 | 33 | 38 | 42 | 43 | 44 |
| Crested Butte | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | +10 | +6 | -7 | -20 | -34 | -48 |
Precipitation (in) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cusco | 5.7 | 5 | 3.8 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 2.8 | 4.5 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | -3 | -2.4 | -1.7 | +0.7 | +1.3 | +0.8 | +1.8 | +1.8 | +1.4 | — | -0.8 | -2.3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cusco | 5.7 | 5 | 3.8 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 |
| Difference | -3 | -2.4 | -1.7 | +0.7 | +1.3 | +0.8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cusco | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 2.8 | 4.5 |
| Crested Butte | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | +1.8 | +1.8 | +1.4 | — | -0.8 | -2.3 |
Snowfall (in)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cusco | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cusco | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 41.7 | 35.3 | 27.3 | 18 | 6.9 | 0.3 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cusco | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.1 | 26.1 | 34.6 |
| 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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