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Bogotá vs Crested Butte
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Bogotá is the warmer of the two — about 12°C on the annual average; Bogotá is the wetter, with 244 mm more rain a year, and Crested Butte the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Bogotá and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Crested Butte has much hotter summers
Bogotá: Mild
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Bogotá has far milder winters
Bogotá: Cool
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Bogotá is wetter
Bogotá: Moderate rainfall
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Crested Butte is far sunnier
Bogotá: Often grey
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Bogotá is the warmer of the two — about 12°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Bogotá is the wetter — about 244 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) Bogotá runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bogotá | 21 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 20 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -24 | -20 | -17 | -9 | -5 | +5 | +6 | +4 | — | -4 | -12 | -23 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bogotá | 21 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 20 | 17 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 |
| Difference | -24 | -20 | -17 | -9 | -5 | +5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bogotá | 19 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 20 |
| Crested Butte | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | +6 | +4 | — | -4 | -12 | -23 |
Avg low (°C) Bogotá runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bogotá | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -28 | -26 | -22 | -16 | -12 | -6 | -4 | -5 | -8 | -13 | -21 | -27 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bogotá | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 |
| Difference | -28 | -26 | -22 | -16 | -12 | -6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bogotá | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
| Crested Butte | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -4 | -5 | -8 | -13 | -21 | -27 |
Precipitation (mm) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bogotá | 22 | 52 | 93 | 101 | 102 | 66 | 55 | 42 | 70 | 88 | 100 | 55 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | +47 | +13 | -40 | -50 | -63 | -42 | -4 | +8 | -21 | -45 | -49 | +3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bogotá | 22 | 52 | 93 | 101 | 102 | 66 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 |
| Difference | +47 | +13 | -40 | -50 | -63 | -42 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bogotá | 55 | 42 | 70 | 88 | 100 | 55 |
| Crested Butte | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | -4 | +8 | -21 | -45 | -49 | +3 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bogotá | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bogotá | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bogotá | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Bogotá runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bogotá | 65 | 72 | 81 | 83 | 84 | 81 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 81 | 79 | 69 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -11 | -12 | -21 | -21 | -23 | -35 | -23 | -22 | -34 | -37 | -30 | -15 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bogotá | 65 | 72 | 81 | 83 | 84 | 81 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | -11 | -12 | -21 | -21 | -23 | -35 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bogotá | 80 | 80 | 80 | 81 | 79 | 69 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -23 | -22 | -34 | -37 | -30 | -15 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bogotá | 77 | 75 | 78 | 81 | 81 | 79 | 77 | 75 | 75 | 79 | 83 | 81 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +15 | +19 | +12 | -5 | -17 | -27 | -21 | -16 | -18 | -17 | -7 | +8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bogotá | 77 | 75 | 78 | 81 | 81 | 79 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +15 | +19 | +12 | -5 | -17 | -27 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bogotá | 77 | 75 | 75 | 79 | 83 | 81 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -21 | -16 | -18 | -17 | -7 | +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. Bogotá trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Bogotá
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 19 years of daily observations at Bogota/eldorado, a weather station, about 13 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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