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Crested Butte vs Cape Town
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Cape Town is the warmer of the two — about 16°C on the annual average, and Cape Town the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Crested Butte and Cape Town, in everyday terms.
Summers
Cape Town has hotter summers
Crested Butte: Mild
Cape Town: Warm
Winters
Cape Town has far milder winters
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Cape Town: Cool
Rain & snow
Similar yearly rainfall
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Cape Town: Fairly dry
Sky
Cape Town is sunnier
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Cape Town: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Cape Town is the warmer of the two — about 16°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Crested Butte is the wetter — about 93 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Cape Town has the clearer skies — the higher line.
Exact monthly numbers
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Avg high (°C) Cape Town 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 |
| Cape Town | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 27 |
| Difference | +31 | +29 | +23 | +17 | +7 | -2 | -6 | -4 | +1 | +10 | +20 | +29 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 |
| Cape Town | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 21 | 19 |
| Difference | +31 | +29 | +23 | +17 | +7 | -2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Cape Town | 18 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 27 |
| Difference | -6 | -4 | +1 | +10 | +20 | +29 |
Avg low (°C) Cape Town 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 |
| Cape Town | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 15 |
| Difference | +38 | +35 | +28 | +19 | +12 | +6 | +3 | +4 | +9 | +16 | +25 | +35 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 |
| Cape Town | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 7 |
| Difference | +38 | +35 | +28 | +19 | +12 | +6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Cape Town | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 15 |
| Difference | +3 | +4 | +9 | +16 | +25 | +35 |
Precipitation (mm) Varies through 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 |
| Cape Town | 6 | 16 | 18 | 57 | 81 | 90 | 79 | 59 | 31 | 41 | 19 | 12 |
| Difference | -63 | -49 | -35 | +6 | +42 | +66 | +29 | +9 | -18 | -2 | -32 | -45 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 |
| Cape Town | 6 | 16 | 18 | 57 | 81 | 90 |
| Difference | -63 | -49 | -35 | +6 | +42 | +66 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Cape Town | 79 | 59 | 31 | 41 | 19 | 12 |
| Difference | +29 | +9 | -18 | -2 | -32 | -45 |
Snowfall (cm)
| 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 |
| Cape Town | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 |
| Cape Town | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Cape Town | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Crested Butte runs higher most of 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 |
| Cape Town | 26 | 26 | 28 | 33 | 41 | 42 | 38 | 42 | 42 | 37 | 35 | 30 |
| Difference | -29 | -34 | -32 | -30 | -20 | -4 | -19 | -16 | -4 | -7 | -13 | -24 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Cape Town | 26 | 26 | 28 | 33 | 41 | 42 |
| Difference | -29 | -34 | -32 | -30 | -20 | -4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Cape Town | 38 | 42 | 42 | 37 | 35 | 30 |
| Difference | -19 | -16 | -4 | -7 | -13 | -24 |
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 |
| Cape Town | 65 | 66 | 68 | 71 | 76 | 80 | 82 | 82 | 81 | 76 | 71 | 67 |
| Difference | -26 | -28 | -21 | -5 | +12 | +28 | +26 | +23 | +24 | +13 | -6 | -21 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Cape Town | 65 | 66 | 68 | 71 | 76 | 80 |
| Difference | -26 | -28 | -21 | -5 | +12 | +28 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Cape Town | 82 | 82 | 81 | 76 | 71 | 67 |
| Difference | +26 | +23 | +24 | +13 | -6 | -21 |
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 → · Cape Town 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.
Cape Town
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 25 years of daily observations at Cape Town Intl, a weather station, about 17 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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