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Málaga vs Crested Butte
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Málaga is the warmer of the two — about 18°C on the annual average, and Málaga the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Málaga and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Málaga has much hotter summers
Málaga: Hot
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Málaga has far milder winters
Málaga: Cool
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Similar yearly rainfall
Málaga: Fairly dry
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Málaga is sunnier
Málaga: Fairly sunny
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Málaga is the warmer of the two — about 18°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Crested Butte is the wetter — about 95 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Málaga 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) Málaga runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Málaga | 17 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 24 | 20 | 18 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -20 | -19 | -16 | -14 | -10 | -7 | -6 | -8 | -9 | -12 | -16 | -21 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Málaga | 17 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 28 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 |
| Difference | -20 | -19 | -16 | -14 | -10 | -7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Málaga | 31 | 31 | 28 | 24 | 20 | 18 |
| Crested Butte | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -6 | -8 | -9 | -12 | -16 | -21 |
Avg low (°C) Málaga runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Málaga | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 9 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -29 | -27 | -24 | -19 | -17 | -18 | -17 | -18 | -20 | -21 | -24 | -29 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Málaga | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 19 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 |
| Difference | -29 | -27 | -24 | -19 | -17 | -18 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Málaga | 21 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 9 |
| Crested Butte | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -17 | -18 | -20 | -21 | -24 | -29 |
Precipitation (mm) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Málaga | 62 | 56 | 66 | 41 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 61 | 77 | 88 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | +7 | +9 | -12 | +10 | +15 | +20 | +50 | +47 | +24 | -18 | -26 | -30 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Málaga | 62 | 56 | 66 | 41 | 23 | 4 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 |
| Difference | +7 | +9 | -12 | +10 | +15 | +20 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Málaga | 0 | 3 | 25 | 61 | 77 | 88 |
| Crested Butte | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | +50 | +47 | +24 | -18 | -26 | -30 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Málaga | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Málaga | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Málaga | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Málaga | 56 | 53 | 53 | 52 | 44 | 28 | 21 | 25 | 37 | 49 | 56 | 61 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -2 | +7 | +7 | +11 | +17 | +18 | +35 | +33 | +8 | -5 | -7 | -7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Málaga | 56 | 53 | 53 | 52 | 44 | 28 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | -2 | +7 | +7 | +11 | +17 | +18 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Málaga | 21 | 25 | 37 | 49 | 56 | 61 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | +35 | +33 | +8 | -5 | -7 | -7 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Málaga | 76 | 76 | 75 | 74 | 73 | 70 | 67 | 69 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 78 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +15 | +18 | +14 | +2 | -8 | -19 | -12 | -10 | -18 | -15 | — | +11 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Málaga | 76 | 76 | 75 | 74 | 73 | 70 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +15 | +18 | +14 | +2 | -8 | -19 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Málaga | 67 | 69 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 78 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -12 | -10 | -18 | -15 | — | +11 |
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. Málaga trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Málaga
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Malaga Aeropuerto, a weather station, about 8 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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