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Riyadh vs Crested Butte
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Riyadh is the warmer of the two — about 46°F on the annual average; Crested Butte is the wetter, with 18 in more rain a year, and Riyadh the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Riyadh and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Riyadh has far hotter summers
Riyadh: Extreme heat
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Riyadh has far milder winters
Riyadh: Cool
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Crested Butte is much wetter
Riyadh: Very dry
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Riyadh is far sunnier
Riyadh: Sunny
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Riyadh is the warmer of the two — about 46°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Crested Butte is the wetter — about 18 in more across the year.
Clear skies
Riyadh 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) Riyadh runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riyadh | 68 | 75 | 82 | 93 | 103 | 109 | 110 | 111 | 105 | 95 | 82 | 72 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | -42 | -45 | -44 | -46 | -45 | -38 | -34 | -37 | -38 | -41 | -42 | -45 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riyadh | 68 | 75 | 82 | 93 | 103 | 109 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 |
| Difference | -42 | -45 | -44 | -46 | -45 | -38 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riyadh | 110 | 111 | 105 | 95 | 82 | 72 |
| Crested Butte | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | -34 | -37 | -38 | -41 | -42 | -45 |
Avg low (°F) Riyadh runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riyadh | 48 | 52 | 59 | 69 | 79 | 83 | 85 | 85 | 79 | 70 | 60 | 51 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -54 | -54 | -52 | -50 | -51 | -49 | -45 | -46 | -48 | -48 | -50 | -55 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riyadh | 48 | 52 | 59 | 69 | 79 | 83 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 |
| Difference | -54 | -54 | -52 | -50 | -51 | -49 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riyadh | 85 | 85 | 79 | 70 | 60 | 51 |
| Crested Butte | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -45 | -46 | -48 | -48 | -50 | -55 |
Precipitation (in) Crested Butte runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riyadh | 0.9 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| 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 | +2.3 | +0.4 | +0.7 | +1.1 | +0.9 | +2 | +1.9 | +1.9 | +1.6 | +1.4 | +1.7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riyadh | 0.9 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 |
| Difference | +1.8 | +2.3 | +0.4 | +0.7 | +1.1 | +0.9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riyadh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| Crested Butte | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | +2 | +1.9 | +1.9 | +1.6 | +1.4 | +1.7 |
Snowfall (in)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riyadh | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riyadh | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 41.7 | 35.3 | 27.3 | 18 | 6.9 | 0.3 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riyadh | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riyadh | 32 | 30 | 38 | 45 | 34 | 15 | 23 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 27 | 27 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | +23 | +30 | +22 | +18 | +27 | +31 | +33 | +37 | +30 | +29 | +22 | +26 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riyadh | 32 | 30 | 38 | 45 | 34 | 15 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | +23 | +30 | +22 | +18 | +27 | +31 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riyadh | 23 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 27 | 27 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | +33 | +37 | +30 | +29 | +22 | +26 |
Relative humidity (%) Crested Butte runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riyadh | 42 | 34 | 29 | 25 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 21 | 36 | 44 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +49 | +60 | +60 | +51 | +48 | +41 | +44 | +46 | +42 | +42 | +40 | +45 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riyadh | 42 | 34 | 29 | 25 | 17 | 11 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +49 | +60 | +60 | +51 | +48 | +41 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riyadh | 12 | 14 | 15 | 21 | 36 | 44 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +44 | +46 | +42 | +42 | +40 | +45 |
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. Riyadh trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Riyadh
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 20 years of daily observations at Riyadh Obs. (o.a.p., a weather station, about 2 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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