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Dubai vs Crested Butte
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Dubai is the warmer of the two — about 27°C on the annual average; Crested Butte is the wetter, with 512 mm more rain a year, and Dubai the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Dubai and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Dubai has far hotter summers
Dubai: Extreme heat
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Dubai has far milder winters
Dubai: Mild
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Crested Butte is much wetter
Dubai: Very dry
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Dubai is sunnier
Dubai: Fairly sunny
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Dubai is the warmer of the two — about 27°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Crested Butte is the wetter — about 512 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Dubai 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 (°C) Dubai runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dubai | 25 | 27 | 30 | 35 | 40 | 42 | 43 | 43 | 41 | 37 | 31 | 27 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -28 | -28 | -26 | -27 | -25 | -21 | -18 | -20 | -21 | -24 | -27 | -30 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dubai | 25 | 27 | 30 | 35 | 40 | 42 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 |
| Difference | -28 | -28 | -26 | -27 | -25 | -21 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dubai | 43 | 43 | 41 | 37 | 31 | 27 |
| Crested Butte | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -18 | -20 | -21 | -24 | -27 | -30 |
Avg low (°C) Dubai runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dubai | 12 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 22 | 18 | 14 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -33 | -32 | -30 | -26 | -26 | -25 | -25 | -25 | -26 | -28 | -30 | -34 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dubai | 12 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 24 | 26 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 |
| Difference | -33 | -32 | -30 | -26 | -26 | -25 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dubai | 29 | 29 | 26 | 22 | 18 | 14 |
| Crested Butte | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -25 | -25 | -26 | -28 | -30 | -34 |
Precipitation (mm) Crested Butte runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dubai | 49 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | +20 | +65 | +31 | +49 | +38 | +24 | +50 | +50 | +49 | +43 | +45 | +46 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dubai | 49 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 |
| Difference | +20 | +65 | +31 | +49 | +38 | +24 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dubai | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 |
| Crested Butte | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | +50 | +50 | +49 | +43 | +45 | +46 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dubai | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dubai | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dubai | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Crested Butte runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dubai | 49 | 45 | 48 | 44 | 30 | 28 | 40 | 35 | 23 | 22 | 35 | 44 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | +5 | +15 | +12 | +18 | +31 | +19 | +17 | +23 | +22 | +22 | +14 | +10 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dubai | 49 | 45 | 48 | 44 | 30 | 28 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | +5 | +15 | +12 | +18 | +31 | +19 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dubai | 40 | 35 | 23 | 22 | 35 | 44 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | +17 | +23 | +22 | +22 | +14 | +10 |
Relative humidity (%) Crested Butte runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dubai | 62 | 61 | 59 | 53 | 50 | 51 | 50 | 49 | 52 | 53 | 55 | 60 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +30 | +33 | +31 | +23 | +14 | +1 | +5 | +10 | +5 | +9 | +22 | +29 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dubai | 62 | 61 | 59 | 53 | 50 | 51 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +30 | +33 | +31 | +23 | +14 | +1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dubai | 50 | 49 | 52 | 53 | 55 | 60 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +5 | +10 | +5 | +9 | +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. Dubai trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Dubai
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 22 years of daily observations at Sharjah Inter. Airp, a weather station, about 35 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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