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Crested Butte vs Memphis
Comparing Crested Butte change · Memphis change
Memphis is the warmer of the two — about 16°C on the annual average; Memphis is the wetter, with 794 mm more rain a year.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Crested Butte and Memphis, in everyday terms.
Summers
Memphis has far hotter summers
Crested Butte: Mild
Memphis: Hot
Winters
Memphis has far milder winters
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Memphis: Chilly
Rain & snow
Memphis is much wetter
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Memphis: Wet
Sky
Similar amounts of sun
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Memphis: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Memphis is the warmer of the two — about 16°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Memphis is the wetter — about 794 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) Memphis runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Memphis | 11 | 13 | 18 | 23 | 28 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 24 | 17 | 12 |
| Difference | +14 | +14 | +14 | +15 | +13 | +10 | +9 | +10 | +11 | +11 | +13 | +15 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 |
| Memphis | 11 | 13 | 18 | 23 | 28 | 32 |
| Difference | +14 | +14 | +14 | +15 | +13 | +10 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Memphis | 33 | 33 | 30 | 24 | 17 | 12 |
| Difference | +9 | +10 | +11 | +11 | +13 | +15 |
Avg low (°C) Memphis runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Memphis | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 2 |
| Difference | +22 | +21 | +20 | +19 | +19 | +20 | +19 | +19 | +19 | +18 | +19 | +22 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 |
| Memphis | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 21 |
| Difference | +22 | +21 | +20 | +19 | +19 | +20 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Memphis | 23 | 23 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 2 |
| Difference | +19 | +19 | +19 | +18 | +19 | +22 |
Precipitation (mm) Memphis runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Memphis | 105 | 116 | 146 | 149 | 134 | 101 | 122 | 86 | 77 | 101 | 119 | 139 |
| Difference | +36 | +51 | +92 | +98 | +95 | +77 | +72 | +35 | +28 | +58 | +68 | +82 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 |
| Memphis | 105 | 116 | 146 | 149 | 134 | 101 |
| Difference | +36 | +51 | +92 | +98 | +95 | +77 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Memphis | 122 | 86 | 77 | 101 | 119 | 139 |
| Difference | +72 | +35 | +28 | +58 | +68 | +82 |
Snowfall (cm) Crested Butte runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Memphis | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Difference | -104 | -87 | -68 | -46 | -17 | -1 | — | — | -3 | -20 | -66 | -87 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 |
| Memphis | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Difference | -104 | -87 | -68 | -46 | -17 | -1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Memphis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Difference | — | — | -3 | -20 | -66 | -87 |
Cloud cover (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Memphis | 62 | 66 | 62 | 58 | 59 | 53 | 50 | 46 | 44 | 46 | 54 | 61 |
| Difference | +8 | +6 | +2 | -5 | -3 | +7 | -6 | -12 | -2 | +2 | +5 | +8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Memphis | 62 | 66 | 62 | 58 | 59 | 53 |
| Difference | +8 | +6 | +2 | -5 | -3 | +7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Memphis | 50 | 46 | 44 | 46 | 54 | 61 |
| Difference | -6 | -12 | -2 | +2 | +5 | +8 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Memphis | 84 | 83 | 81 | 78 | 78 | 73 | 69 | 64 | 63 | 67 | 75 | 83 |
| Difference | -7 | -11 | -8 | +2 | +13 | +22 | +13 | +5 | +6 | +5 | -1 | -6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Memphis | 84 | 83 | 81 | 78 | 78 | 73 |
| Difference | -7 | -11 | -8 | +2 | +13 | +22 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Memphis | 69 | 64 | 63 | 67 | 75 | 83 |
| Difference | +13 | +5 | +6 | +5 | -1 | -6 |
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. Crested Butte trends → · Memphis trends →
Methodology & sources
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.
Memphis
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Memphis Intl AP (NOAA GHCN station USW00013893), about 12 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.
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