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Cascais vs Crested Butte
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Cascais is the warmer of the two — about 29°F on the annual average; Cascais is the wetter, with 5 in 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 29°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Cascais is the wetter — about 5 in 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 (°F) Cascais runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cascais | 59 | 61 | 65 | 68 | 73 | 78 | 82 | 83 | 79 | 73 | 64 | 59 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | -33 | -31 | -27 | -22 | -14 | -8 | -6 | -9 | -13 | -18 | -25 | -32 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cascais | 59 | 61 | 65 | 68 | 73 | 78 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 |
| Difference | -33 | -31 | -27 | -22 | -14 | -8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cascais | 82 | 83 | 79 | 73 | 64 | 59 |
| Crested Butte | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | -6 | -9 | -13 | -18 | -25 | -32 |
Avg low (°F) Cascais runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cascais | 48 | 49 | 52 | 54 | 58 | 62 | 65 | 66 | 64 | 60 | 53 | 49 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -54 | -50 | -44 | -35 | -30 | -29 | -25 | -27 | -33 | -38 | -44 | -53 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cascais | 48 | 49 | 52 | 54 | 58 | 62 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 |
| Difference | -54 | -50 | -44 | -35 | -30 | -29 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cascais | 65 | 66 | 64 | 60 | 53 | 49 |
| Crested Butte | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -25 | -27 | -33 | -38 | -44 | -53 |
Precipitation (in) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cascais | 4 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | -1.3 | +0.1 | -0.8 | -0.5 | -0.7 | +0.4 | +1.9 | +1.7 | +0.5 | -2.7 | -1.9 | -1.7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cascais | 4 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 0.5 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 |
| Difference | -1.3 | +0.1 | -0.8 | -0.5 | -0.7 | +0.4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cascais | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4 |
| Crested Butte | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | +1.9 | +1.7 | +0.5 | -2.7 | -1.9 | -1.7 |
Snowfall (in)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cascais | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cascais | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 41.7 | 35.3 | 27.3 | 18 | 6.9 | 0.3 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cascais | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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