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Mendoza vs Crested Butte

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Bottom line

Mendoza is the warmer of the two — about 27°F on the annual average; Crested Butte is the wetter, with 13 in more rain a year, and Mendoza the sunnier.

Warmer Mendoza 27°F on the year

Wetter Crested Butte 13 in more a year

Sunnier Mendoza 12 pp less cloud

Colder winters Crested Butte 43°F colder nights

How the seasons compare

The differences between Mendoza and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.

Summers

Mendoza has much hotter summers

Mendoza: Hot
Crested Butte: Mild

Winters

Mendoza has far milder winters

Mendoza: Chilly
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold

Rain & snow

Crested Butte is much wetter

Mendoza: Fairly dry
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall

Sky

Mendoza is sunnier

Mendoza: Fairly sunny
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy

Month-by-month charts

Temperature

Mendoza is the warmer of the two — about 27°F on the annual average.

Precipitation

Crested Butte is the wetter — about 13 in more across the year.

Clear skies

Mendoza has the clearer skies — the higher line.

Exact monthly numbers

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Avg high (°F) Mendoza runs higher most of the year

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mendoza	87	85	80	72	64	60	58	64	69	75	81	86
Crested Butte	26	30	38	47	58	71	76	74	66	55	40	27
Difference	-61	-55	-41	-25	-6	+11	+18	+10	-2	-21	-41	-59

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Mendoza	87	85	80	72	64	60
Crested Butte	26	30	38	47	58	71
Difference	-61	-55	-41	-25	-6	+11

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mendoza	58	64	69	75	81	86
Crested Butte	76	74	66	55	40	27
Difference	+18	+10	-2	-21	-41	-59

Avg low (°F) Mendoza runs higher most of the year

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mendoza	65	62	59	52	45	39	37	41	46	52	58	63
Crested Butte	-6	-2	7	19	28	34	39	39	31	22	9	-4
Difference	-71	-64	-52	-32	-17	-5	+2	-2	-15	-30	-49	-67

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Mendoza	65	62	59	52	45	39
Crested Butte	-6	-2	7	19	28	34
Difference	-71	-64	-52	-32	-17	-5

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mendoza	37	41	46	52	58	63
Crested Butte	39	39	31	22	9	-4
Difference	+2	-2	-15	-30	-49	-67

Precipitation (in) Crested Butte runs higher most of the year

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mendoza	1.6	1.7	1.4	0.9	0.6	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.6	0.5	1	1.1
Crested Butte	2.7	2.5	2.1	2	1.5	0.9	2	2	1.9	1.7	2	2.3
Difference	+1.2	+0.8	+0.7	+1.1	+0.9	+0.6	+1.7	+1.6	+1.4	+1.2	+1	+1.2

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Mendoza	1.6	1.7	1.4	0.9	0.6	0.3
Crested Butte	2.7	2.5	2.1	2	1.5	0.9
Difference	+1.2	+0.8	+0.7	+1.1	+0.9	+0.6

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mendoza	0.3	0.4	0.6	0.5	1	1.1
Crested Butte	2	2	1.9	1.7	2	2.3
Difference	+1.7	+1.6	+1.4	+1.2	+1	+1.2

Snowfall (in)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mendoza	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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
Mendoza	—	—	—	—	—	—
Crested Butte	41.7	35.3	27.3	18	6.9	0.3
Difference	—	—	—	—	—	—

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mendoza	—	—	—	—	—	—
Crested Butte	0	0	1	8.1	26.1	34.6
Difference	—	—	—	—	—	—

Cloud cover (%) Crested Butte runs higher most of the year

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mendoza	44	44	43	42	49	46	45	40	40	41	39	38
Crested Butte	54	60	60	63	61	46	57	58	46	44	49	54
Difference	+10	+16	+17	+20	+12	—	+11	+18	+6	+2	+10	+15

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Mendoza	44	44	43	42	49	46
Crested Butte	54	60	60	63	61	46
Difference	+10	+16	+17	+20	+12	—

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mendoza	45	40	40	41	39	38
Crested Butte	57	58	46	44	49	54
Difference	+11	+18	+6	+2	+10	+15

Relative humidity (%) Crested Butte runs higher most of the year

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mendoza	41	45	49	52	57	55	52	45	42	39	37	37
Crested Butte	91	94	89	76	64	52	56	59	57	63	77	89
Difference	+50	+49	+40	+24	+8	-3	+4	+14	+15	+24	+40	+52

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Mendoza	41	45	49	52	57	55
Crested Butte	91	94	89	76	64	52
Difference	+50	+49	+40	+24	+8	-3

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mendoza	52	45	42	39	37	37
Crested Butte	56	59	57	63	77	89
Difference	+4	+14	+15	+24	+40	+52

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. Mendoza trends → · Crested Butte trends →

Methodology & sources

Mendoza

Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from the WMO's CLINO 1991–2020 collection, measured at Mendoza_observatorio, about 3 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.

How we build these numbers →

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