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Isla Holbox vs Crested Butte

Aw Tropical savanna (dry winter)Dfc Subarctic

Comparing Isla Holbox change · Crested Butte change

Bottom line

Isla Holbox is the warmer of the two — about 42°F on the annual average; Isla Holbox is the wetter, with 25 in more rain a year.

Warmer Isla Holbox 42°F on the year

Wetter Isla Holbox 25 in more a year

Sunnier About the same similar amount of sun

Colder winters Crested Butte 64°F colder nights

How the seasons compare

The differences between Isla Holbox and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.

Summers

Isla Holbox has far hotter summers

Isla Holbox: Hot
Crested Butte: Mild

Winters

Isla Holbox has far milder winters

Isla Holbox: Stays warm
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold

Rain & snow

Isla Holbox is wetter

Isla Holbox: Wet
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall

Sky

Similar amounts of sun

Isla Holbox: Partly cloudy
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy

Month-by-month charts

Temperature

Isla Holbox is the warmer of the two — about 42°F on the annual average.

Precipitation

Isla Holbox is the wetter — about 25 in more across the year.

Clear skies

The two cities see a similar amount of sun.

Exact monthly numbers

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Avg high (°F) Isla Holbox runs higher most of the year

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Isla Holbox	83	86	89	92	93	92	92	93	92	88	85	83
Crested Butte	26	30	38	47	58	71	76	74	66	55	40	27
Difference	-56	-56	-50	-46	-35	-21	-16	-19	-25	-34	-46	-56

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Isla Holbox	83	86	89	92	93	92
Crested Butte	26	30	38	47	58	71
Difference	-56	-56	-50	-46	-35	-21

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Isla Holbox	92	93	92	88	85	83
Crested Butte	76	74	66	55	40	27
Difference	-16	-19	-25	-34	-46	-56

Avg low (°F) Isla Holbox runs higher most of the year

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Isla Holbox	58	59	60	64	67	69	69	69	70	67	64	60
Crested Butte	-6	-2	7	19	28	34	39	39	31	22	9	-4
Difference	-64	-60	-53	-44	-38	-36	-30	-30	-38	-45	-54	-64

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Isla Holbox	58	59	60	64	67	69
Crested Butte	-6	-2	7	19	28	34
Difference	-64	-60	-53	-44	-38	-36

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Isla Holbox	69	69	70	67	64	60
Crested Butte	39	39	31	22	9	-4
Difference	-30	-30	-38	-45	-54	-64

Precipitation (in) Varies through the year

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Isla Holbox	1.8	1.6	0.9	2	3.5	6.6	5.7	6.3	7.8	6.5	3.8	1.9
Crested Butte	2.7	2.5	2.1	2	1.5	0.9	2	2	1.9	1.7	2	2.3
Difference	+0.9	+0.9	+1.2	—	-2	-5.6	-3.8	-4.3	-5.9	-4.8	-1.8	+0.3

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Isla Holbox	1.8	1.6	0.9	2	3.5	6.6
Crested Butte	2.7	2.5	2.1	2	1.5	0.9
Difference	+0.9	+0.9	+1.2	—	-2	-5.6

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Isla Holbox	5.7	6.3	7.8	6.5	3.8	1.9
Crested Butte	2	2	1.9	1.7	2	2.3
Difference	-3.8	-4.3	-5.9	-4.8	-1.8	+0.3

Snowfall (in)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Isla Holbox	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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
Isla Holbox	—	—	—	—	—	—
Crested Butte	41.7	35.3	27.3	18	6.9	0.3
Difference	—	—	—	—	—	—

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Isla Holbox	—	—	—	—	—	—
Crested Butte	0	0	1	8.1	26.1	34.6
Difference	—	—	—	—	—	—

Cloud cover (%) Varies through the year

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Isla Holbox	55	46	44	45	50	60	55	56	58	57	53	53
Crested Butte	54	60	60	63	61	46	57	58	46	44	49	54
Difference	-1	+14	+16	+18	+11	-14	+1	+2	-13	-13	-5	—

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Isla Holbox	55	46	44	45	50	60
Crested Butte	54	60	60	63	61	46
Difference	-1	+14	+16	+18	+11	-14

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Isla Holbox	55	56	58	57	53	53
Crested Butte	57	58	46	44	49	54
Difference	+1	+2	-13	-13	-5	—

Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Isla Holbox	76	75	71	71	73	82	82	82	85	84	80	78
Crested Butte	91	94	89	76	64	52	56	59	57	63	77	89
Difference	+15	+19	+18	+5	-9	-31	-27	-23	-28	-21	-3	+10

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Isla Holbox	76	75	71	71	73	82
Crested Butte	91	94	89	76	64	52
Difference	+15	+19	+18	+5	-9	-31

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Isla Holbox	82	82	85	84	80	78
Crested Butte	56	59	57	63	77	89
Difference	-27	-23	-28	-21	-3	+10

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. Isla Holbox trends → · Crested Butte trends →

Methodology & sources

Isla Holbox

Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from CONAGUA / SMN, Mexico's national weather service, measured at Solferino, about 20 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.

How we build these numbers →

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