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Cascais vs Crested Butte
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Cascais is the warmer of the two — about 16°C on the annual average; Cascais is the wetter, with 130 mm more rain a year.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Cascais and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Cascais has hotter summers
Cascais: Warm
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Cascais has far milder winters
Cascais: Cool
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Cascais is wetter
Cascais: Moderate rainfall
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Similar amounts of sun
Cascais: Partly cloudy
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Cascais is the warmer of the two — about 16°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Cascais is the wetter — about 130 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
The two cities see a similar amount of sun.
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) Cascais runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cascais | 15 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 18 | 15 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -18 | -17 | -15 | -12 | -8 | -4 | -3 | -5 | -7 | -10 | -14 | -18 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cascais | 15 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 26 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 |
| Difference | -18 | -17 | -15 | -12 | -8 | -4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cascais | 28 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 18 | 15 |
| Crested Butte | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -3 | -5 | -7 | -10 | -14 | -18 |
Avg low (°C) Cascais runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cascais | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -30 | -28 | -25 | -19 | -17 | -16 | -14 | -15 | -18 | -21 | -24 | -29 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cascais | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 17 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 |
| Difference | -30 | -28 | -25 | -19 | -17 | -16 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cascais | 18 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 |
| Crested Butte | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -14 | -15 | -18 | -21 | -24 | -29 |
Precipitation (mm) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cascais | 103 | 63 | 74 | 65 | 57 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 36 | 111 | 99 | 100 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | -33 | +1 | -21 | -14 | -18 | +11 | +48 | +44 | +13 | -68 | -49 | -43 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cascais | 103 | 63 | 74 | 65 | 57 | 13 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 |
| Difference | -33 | +1 | -21 | -14 | -18 | +11 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cascais | 2 | 7 | 36 | 111 | 99 | 100 |
| Crested Butte | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | +48 | +44 | +13 | -68 | -49 | -43 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cascais | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cascais | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cascais | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cascais | 60 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 53 | 48 | 43 | 41 | 48 | 57 | 60 | 62 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -6 | +2 | +1 | +5 | +8 | -2 | +14 | +17 | -2 | -13 | -11 | -8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cascais | 60 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 53 | 48 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | -6 | +2 | +1 | +5 | +8 | -2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cascais | 43 | 41 | 48 | 57 | 60 | 62 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | +14 | +17 | -2 | -13 | -11 | -8 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cascais | 81 | 80 | 80 | 79 | 79 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 82 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +11 | +14 | +10 | -3 | -15 | -28 | -25 | -21 | -24 | -19 | -4 | +7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cascais | 81 | 80 | 80 | 79 | 79 | 80 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +11 | +14 | +10 | -3 | -15 | -28 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cascais | 80 | 80 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 82 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -25 | -21 | -24 | -19 | -4 | +7 |
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. Cascais trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Cascais
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 29 years of daily observations at Lisboa Geofisica, a weather station, about 24 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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