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Abu Dhabi vs Crested Butte
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Abu Dhabi is the warmer of the two — about 49°F on the annual average; Crested Butte is the wetter, with 24 in more rain a year, and Abu Dhabi the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Abu Dhabi and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Abu Dhabi has far hotter summers
Abu Dhabi: Extreme heat
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Abu Dhabi has far milder winters
Abu Dhabi: Mild
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Crested Butte is much wetter
Abu Dhabi: —
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Abu Dhabi is sunnier
Abu Dhabi: Fairly sunny
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Abu Dhabi is the warmer of the two — about 49°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Crested Butte is the wetter — about 24 in more across the year.
Clear skies
Abu Dhabi 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) Abu Dhabi runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Dhabi | 76 | 79 | 86 | 94 | 103 | 107 | 108 | 110 | 105 | 98 | 88 | 79 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | -50 | -49 | -47 | -48 | -45 | -36 | -32 | -36 | -39 | -43 | -48 | -52 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Dhabi | 76 | 79 | 86 | 94 | 103 | 107 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 |
| Difference | -50 | -49 | -47 | -48 | -45 | -36 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Dhabi | 108 | 110 | 105 | 98 | 88 | 79 |
| Crested Butte | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | -32 | -36 | -39 | -43 | -48 | -52 |
Avg low (°F) Abu Dhabi runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Dhabi | 56 | 59 | 63 | 69 | 76 | 80 | 85 | 86 | 81 | 74 | 66 | 60 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -62 | -60 | -55 | -49 | -48 | -47 | -45 | -48 | -50 | -52 | -57 | -64 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Dhabi | 56 | 59 | 63 | 69 | 76 | 80 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 |
| Difference | -62 | -60 | -55 | -49 | -48 | -47 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Dhabi | 85 | 86 | 81 | 74 | 66 | 60 |
| Crested Butte | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -45 | -48 | -50 | -52 | -57 | -64 |
Precipitation (in) Crested Butte runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Dhabi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | +2.7 | +2.5 | +2.1 | +2 | +1.5 | +0.9 | +2 | +2 | +1.9 | +1.7 | +2 | +2.3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Dhabi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 |
| Difference | +2.7 | +2.5 | +2.1 | +2 | +1.5 | +0.9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Dhabi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Crested Butte | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | +2 | +2 | +1.9 | +1.7 | +2 | +2.3 |
Snowfall (in)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Dhabi | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Dhabi | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 41.7 | 35.3 | 27.3 | 18 | 6.9 | 0.3 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Dhabi | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Dhabi | 45 | 41 | 46 | 44 | 31 | 29 | 40 | 35 | 24 | 22 | 31 | 40 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | +9 | +19 | +14 | +19 | +30 | +18 | +17 | +23 | +22 | +22 | +17 | +13 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Dhabi | 45 | 41 | 46 | 44 | 31 | 29 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | +9 | +19 | +14 | +19 | +30 | +18 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Dhabi | 40 | 35 | 24 | 22 | 31 | 40 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | +17 | +23 | +22 | +22 | +17 | +13 |
Relative humidity (%) Crested Butte runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Dhabi | 66 | 64 | 63 | 58 | 59 | 62 | 60 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 59 | 65 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +26 | +29 | +27 | +18 | +6 | -10 | -4 | +2 | — | +5 | +17 | +24 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Dhabi | 66 | 64 | 63 | 58 | 59 | 62 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +26 | +29 | +27 | +18 | +6 | -10 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Dhabi | 60 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 59 | 65 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -4 | +2 | — | +5 | +17 | +24 |
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. Abu Dhabi trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Abu Dhabi
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 24 years of daily observations at Abu Dhabi Intl, a weather station, about 26 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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