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La Paz vs Crested Butte
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La Paz is the warmer of the two — about 7°C on the annual average.
How the seasons compare
The differences between La Paz and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Crested Butte has far hotter summers
La Paz: Cool
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
La Paz has far milder winters
La Paz: Cold
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Similar yearly rainfall
La Paz: Moderate rainfall
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Similar amounts of sun
La Paz: Partly cloudy
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
La Paz is the warmer of the two — about 7°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Both cities get a similar amount of precipitation 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) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Paz | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -18 | -16 | -12 | -7 | -1 | +7 | +10 | +8 | +3 | -4 | -13 | -19 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Paz | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 |
| Difference | -18 | -16 | -12 | -7 | -1 | +7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Paz | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
| Crested Butte | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | +10 | +8 | +3 | -4 | -13 | -19 |
Avg low (°C) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Paz | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | -2 | -4 | -4 | -3 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -25 | -23 | -17 | -8 | — | +5 | +8 | +7 | +1 | -7 | -15 | -23 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Paz | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | -2 | -4 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 |
| Difference | -25 | -23 | -17 | -8 | — | +5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Paz | -4 | -3 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Crested Butte | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | +8 | +7 | +1 | -7 | -15 | -23 |
Precipitation (mm) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Paz | 122 | 114 | 74 | 36 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 24 | 37 | 50 | 86 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | -52 | -50 | -21 | +15 | +33 | +16 | +47 | +34 | +25 | +6 | +1 | -29 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Paz | 122 | 114 | 74 | 36 | 5 | 8 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 |
| Difference | -52 | -50 | -21 | +15 | +33 | +16 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Paz | 4 | 16 | 24 | 37 | 50 | 86 |
| Crested Butte | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | +47 | +34 | +25 | +6 | +1 | -29 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Paz | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Paz | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Paz | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Paz | 80 | 79 | 71 | 55 | 41 | 38 | 35 | 38 | 46 | 58 | 64 | 76 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -25 | -18 | -11 | +7 | +20 | +8 | +21 | +20 | — | -15 | -16 | -23 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Paz | 80 | 79 | 71 | 55 | 41 | 38 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | -25 | -18 | -11 | +7 | +20 | +8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Paz | 35 | 38 | 46 | 58 | 64 | 76 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | +21 | +20 | — | -15 | -16 | -23 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Paz | 79 | 81 | 81 | 78 | 71 | 70 | 68 | 69 | 71 | 72 | 72 | 76 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +12 | +13 | +9 | -2 | -7 | -18 | -13 | -10 | -14 | -10 | +5 | +13 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Paz | 79 | 81 | 81 | 78 | 71 | 70 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +12 | +13 | +9 | -2 | -7 | -18 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Paz | 68 | 69 | 71 | 72 | 72 | 76 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -13 | -10 | -14 | -10 | +5 | +13 |
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. La Paz trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
La Paz
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 27 years of daily observations at EL Alto Intl, a weather station, about 5 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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