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São Paulo vs Crested Butte
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São Paulo is the warmer of the two — about 19°C on the annual average; São Paulo is the wetter, with 1057 mm more rain a year, and Crested Butte the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between São Paulo and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
São Paulo has much hotter summers
São Paulo: Warm
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
São Paulo has far milder winters
São Paulo: Mild
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
São Paulo is much wetter
São Paulo: Very wet
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Crested Butte is sunnier
São Paulo: Often cloudy
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
São Paulo is the warmer of the two — about 19°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
São Paulo is the wetter — about 1057 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Crested Butte has the clearer skies — the higher line.
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) São Paulo runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 28 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -32 | -30 | -24 | -19 | -9 | -1 | +2 | -1 | -6 | -14 | -23 | -31 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 23 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 |
| Difference | -32 | -30 | -24 | -19 | -9 | -1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 23 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 28 |
| Crested Butte | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | +2 | -1 | -6 | -14 | -23 | -31 |
Avg low (°C) São Paulo runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 19 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -41 | -38 | -33 | -25 | -17 | -13 | -9 | -10 | -15 | -22 | -30 | -39 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 |
| Difference | -41 | -38 | -33 | -25 | -17 | -13 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 19 |
| Crested Butte | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -9 | -10 | -15 | -22 | -30 | -39 |
Precipitation (mm) São Paulo runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 292 | 258 | 229 | 87 | 66 | 60 | 48 | 32 | 83 | 127 | 144 | 231 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | -223 | -193 | -176 | -36 | -28 | -36 | +2 | +18 | -34 | -84 | -93 | -174 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 292 | 258 | 229 | 87 | 66 | 60 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 |
| Difference | -223 | -193 | -176 | -36 | -28 | -36 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 48 | 32 | 83 | 127 | 144 | 231 |
| Crested Butte | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | +2 | +18 | -34 | -84 | -93 | -174 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 79 | 72 | 68 | 57 | 56 | 52 | 48 | 47 | 61 | 71 | 74 | 76 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -25 | -12 | -8 | +5 | +5 | -6 | +9 | +11 | -15 | -27 | -26 | -23 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 79 | 72 | 68 | 57 | 56 | 52 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | -25 | -12 | -8 | +5 | +5 | -6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 48 | 47 | 61 | 71 | 74 | 76 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | +9 | +11 | -15 | -27 | -26 | -23 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 84 | 84 | 86 | 85 | 85 | 83 | 80 | 76 | 75 | 77 | 79 | 81 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +7 | +10 | +4 | -9 | -20 | -32 | -24 | -17 | -19 | -14 | -3 | +8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 84 | 84 | 86 | 85 | 85 | 83 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +7 | +10 | +4 | -9 | -20 | -32 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 80 | 76 | 75 | 77 | 79 | 81 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -24 | -17 | -19 | -14 | -3 | +8 |
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. São Paulo trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
São Paulo
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from INMET, Brazil's national meteorological institute, measured at Sao Paulo(mir.de Santana), about 6 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.
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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