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Cabo San Lucas vs Crested Butte
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Cabo San Lucas is the warmer of the two — about 41°F on the annual average; Crested Butte is the wetter, with 13 in more rain a year, and Cabo San Lucas the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Cabo San Lucas and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Cabo San Lucas has far hotter summers
Cabo San Lucas: Hot
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Cabo San Lucas has far milder winters
Cabo San Lucas: Mild
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Crested Butte is much wetter
Cabo San Lucas: Fairly dry
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Cabo San Lucas is sunnier
Cabo San Lucas: Fairly sunny
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Cabo San Lucas is the warmer of the two — about 41°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Crested Butte is the wetter — about 13 in more across the year.
Clear skies
Cabo San Lucas 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) Cabo San Lucas runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabo San Lucas | 80 | 81 | 83 | 86 | 90 | 91 | 94 | 94 | 93 | 92 | 87 | 81 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | -54 | -51 | -45 | -40 | -31 | -20 | -18 | -21 | -26 | -37 | -47 | -54 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabo San Lucas | 80 | 81 | 83 | 86 | 90 | 91 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 |
| Difference | -54 | -51 | -45 | -40 | -31 | -20 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabo San Lucas | 94 | 94 | 93 | 92 | 87 | 81 |
| Crested Butte | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | -18 | -21 | -26 | -37 | -47 | -54 |
Avg low (°F) Cabo San Lucas runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabo San Lucas | 55 | 55 | 57 | 60 | 62 | 65 | 72 | 75 | 74 | 70 | 64 | 57 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -61 | -57 | -50 | -40 | -34 | -32 | -33 | -36 | -43 | -48 | -54 | -61 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabo San Lucas | 55 | 55 | 57 | 60 | 62 | 65 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 |
| Difference | -61 | -57 | -50 | -40 | -34 | -32 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabo San Lucas | 72 | 75 | 74 | 70 | 64 | 57 |
| Crested Butte | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -33 | -36 | -43 | -48 | -54 | -61 |
Precipitation (in) Crested Butte runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabo San Lucas | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | +2.5 | +2.4 | +2.1 | +2 | +1.5 | +0.9 | +1.7 | -1.4 | -2.4 | +0.7 | +1.3 | +2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabo San Lucas | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 |
| Difference | +2.5 | +2.4 | +2.1 | +2 | +1.5 | +0.9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabo San Lucas | 0.3 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| Crested Butte | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | +1.7 | -1.4 | -2.4 | +0.7 | +1.3 | +2 |
Snowfall (in)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabo San Lucas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabo San Lucas | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 41.7 | 35.3 | 27.3 | 18 | 6.9 | 0.3 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabo San Lucas | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabo San Lucas | 43 | 40 | 34 | 37 | 28 | 31 | 44 | 51 | 48 | 31 | 38 | 49 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | +11 | +20 | +26 | +26 | +33 | +15 | +12 | +7 | -2 | +12 | +11 | +4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabo San Lucas | 43 | 40 | 34 | 37 | 28 | 31 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | +11 | +20 | +26 | +26 | +33 | +15 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabo San Lucas | 44 | 51 | 48 | 31 | 38 | 49 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | +12 | +7 | -2 | +12 | +11 | +4 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabo San Lucas | 63 | 63 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 65 | 68 | 71 | 75 | 68 | 65 | 64 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +28 | +31 | +28 | +16 | +3 | -13 | -13 | -12 | -18 | -5 | +12 | +25 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabo San Lucas | 63 | 63 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 65 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +28 | +31 | +28 | +16 | +3 | -13 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabo San Lucas | 68 | 71 | 75 | 68 | 65 | 64 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -13 | -12 | -18 | -5 | +12 | +25 |
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. Cabo San Lucas trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Cabo San Lucas
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from CONAGUA / SMN, Mexico's national weather service, measured at Cabo San Lucas, inside the city.
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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