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Marrakesh vs Crested Butte
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Marrakesh is the warmer of the two — about 35°F on the annual average; Crested Butte is the wetter, with 15 in more rain a year, and Marrakesh the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Marrakesh and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Marrakesh has far hotter summers
Marrakesh: Very hot
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Marrakesh has far milder winters
Marrakesh: Cool
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Crested Butte is much wetter
Marrakesh: Very dry
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Marrakesh is sunnier
Marrakesh: Fairly sunny
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Marrakesh is the warmer of the two — about 35°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Crested Butte is the wetter — about 15 in more across the year.
Clear skies
Marrakesh 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 (°F) Marrakesh runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marrakesh | 67 | 70 | 75 | 78 | 85 | 93 | 100 | 99 | 91 | 83 | 74 | 68 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | -40 | -40 | -36 | -32 | -27 | -22 | -24 | -26 | -24 | -29 | -34 | -41 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marrakesh | 67 | 70 | 75 | 78 | 85 | 93 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 |
| Difference | -40 | -40 | -36 | -32 | -27 | -22 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marrakesh | 100 | 99 | 91 | 83 | 74 | 68 |
| Crested Butte | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | -24 | -26 | -24 | -29 | -34 | -41 |
Avg low (°F) Marrakesh runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marrakesh | 43 | 46 | 51 | 54 | 59 | 64 | 69 | 70 | 66 | 60 | 51 | 45 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -49 | -48 | -43 | -35 | -31 | -31 | -30 | -32 | -34 | -38 | -42 | -49 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marrakesh | 43 | 46 | 51 | 54 | 59 | 64 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 |
| Difference | -49 | -48 | -43 | -35 | -31 | -31 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marrakesh | 69 | 70 | 66 | 60 | 51 | 45 |
| Crested Butte | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -30 | -32 | -34 | -38 | -42 | -49 |
Precipitation (in) Crested Butte runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marrakesh | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 0.9 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | +1.8 | +1.5 | +1.1 | +0.8 | +1.1 | +0.8 | +1.6 | +1.8 | +1.3 | +1 | +0.9 | +1.3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marrakesh | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 |
| Difference | +1.8 | +1.5 | +1.1 | +0.8 | +1.1 | +0.8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marrakesh | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 0.9 |
| Crested Butte | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | +1.6 | +1.8 | +1.3 | +1 | +0.9 | +1.3 |
Snowfall (in)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marrakesh | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 41.7 | 35.3 | 27.3 | 18 | 6.9 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.1 | 26.1 | 34.6 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marrakesh | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 41.7 | 35.3 | 27.3 | 18 | 6.9 | 0.3 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marrakesh | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.1 | 26.1 | 34.6 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Crested Butte runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marrakesh | 37 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 36 | 22 | 20 | 26 | 30 | 37 | 36 | 37 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | +18 | +22 | +20 | +24 | +25 | +24 | +36 | +32 | +16 | +7 | +13 | +16 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marrakesh | 37 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 36 | 22 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | +18 | +22 | +20 | +24 | +25 | +24 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marrakesh | 20 | 26 | 30 | 37 | 36 | 37 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | +36 | +32 | +16 | +7 | +13 | +16 |
Relative humidity (%) Crested Butte runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marrakesh | 59 | 58 | 56 | 56 | 50 | 43 | 32 | 34 | 45 | 50 | 54 | 59 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +33 | +36 | +33 | +20 | +14 | +9 | +23 | +25 | +12 | +13 | +22 | +29 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marrakesh | 59 | 58 | 56 | 56 | 50 | 43 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +33 | +36 | +33 | +20 | +14 | +9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marrakesh | 32 | 34 | 45 | 50 | 54 | 59 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +23 | +25 | +12 | +13 | +22 | +29 |
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. Marrakesh trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Marrakesh
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Menara, 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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