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Puerto Iguazú vs Crested Butte
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Puerto Iguazú is the warmer of the two — about 21°C on the annual average; Puerto Iguazú is the wetter, with 672 mm more rain a year.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Puerto Iguazú and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Puerto Iguazú has far hotter summers
Puerto Iguazú: Hot
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Puerto Iguazú has far milder winters
Puerto Iguazú: Mild
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Puerto Iguazú is wetter
Puerto Iguazú: Wet
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Similar amounts of sun
Puerto Iguazú: Partly cloudy
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Puerto Iguazú is the warmer of the two — about 21°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Puerto Iguazú is the wetter — about 672 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) Puerto Iguazú runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Iguazú | 33 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 32 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -36 | -33 | -28 | -21 | -10 | -2 | +1 | -3 | -9 | -17 | -27 | -35 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Iguazú | 33 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 25 | 23 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 |
| Difference | -36 | -33 | -28 | -21 | -10 | -2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Iguazú | 24 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 32 |
| Crested Butte | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | +1 | -3 | -9 | -17 | -27 | -35 |
Avg low (°C) Puerto Iguazú runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Iguazú | 21 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 20 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -42 | -39 | -33 | -24 | -16 | -12 | -8 | -9 | -15 | -23 | -31 | -40 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Iguazú | 21 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 13 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 |
| Difference | -42 | -39 | -33 | -24 | -16 | -12 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Iguazú | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 20 |
| Crested Butte | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -8 | -9 | -15 | -23 | -31 | -40 |
Precipitation (mm) Puerto Iguazú runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Iguazú | 122 | 126 | 91 | 93 | 130 | 103 | 56 | 65 | 91 | 148 | 117 | 132 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | -53 | -62 | -37 | -42 | -91 | -79 | -6 | -15 | -42 | -105 | -66 | -75 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Iguazú | 122 | 126 | 91 | 93 | 130 | 103 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 |
| Difference | -53 | -62 | -37 | -42 | -91 | -79 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Iguazú | 56 | 65 | 91 | 148 | 117 | 132 |
| Crested Butte | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | -6 | -15 | -42 | -105 | -66 | -75 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Iguazú | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Iguazú | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Iguazú | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Iguazú | 63 | 63 | 56 | 54 | 55 | 58 | 53 | 50 | 56 | 62 | 58 | 65 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -9 | -3 | +4 | +9 | +6 | -12 | +3 | +8 | -10 | -18 | -9 | -12 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Iguazú | 63 | 63 | 56 | 54 | 55 | 58 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | -9 | -3 | +4 | +9 | +6 | -12 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Iguazú | 53 | 50 | 56 | 62 | 58 | 65 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | +3 | +8 | -10 | -18 | -9 | -12 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Iguazú | 72 | 73 | 72 | 75 | 80 | 84 | 82 | 76 | 72 | 77 | 73 | 71 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +19 | +21 | +17 | +1 | -16 | -32 | -26 | -17 | -16 | -14 | +4 | +18 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Iguazú | 72 | 73 | 72 | 75 | 80 | 84 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +19 | +21 | +17 | +1 | -16 | -32 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Iguazú | 82 | 76 | 72 | 77 | 73 | 71 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -26 | -17 | -16 | -14 | +4 | +18 |
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. Puerto Iguazú trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Puerto Iguazú
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Cataratas Intl, a weather station, about 9 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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