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Mendoza vs Crested Butte
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Mendoza is the warmer of the two — about 15°C on the annual average; Crested Butte is the wetter, with 334 mm more rain a year, and Mendoza the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Mendoza and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Mendoza has much hotter summers
Mendoza: Hot
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Mendoza has far milder winters
Mendoza: Chilly
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Crested Butte is much wetter
Mendoza: Fairly dry
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Mendoza is sunnier
Mendoza: Fairly sunny
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Mendoza is the warmer of the two — about 15°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Crested Butte is the wetter — about 334 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Mendoza 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) Mendoza runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mendoza | 31 | 29 | 27 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 30 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -34 | -30 | -23 | -14 | -3 | +6 | +10 | +6 | -1 | -11 | -23 | -33 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mendoza | 31 | 29 | 27 | 22 | 18 | 15 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 |
| Difference | -34 | -30 | -23 | -14 | -3 | +6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mendoza | 15 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 30 |
| Crested Butte | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | +10 | +6 | -1 | -11 | -23 | -33 |
Avg low (°C) Mendoza runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mendoza | 18 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 17 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -39 | -36 | -29 | -18 | -9 | -3 | +1 | -1 | -8 | -17 | -27 | -37 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mendoza | 18 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 4 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 |
| Difference | -39 | -36 | -29 | -18 | -9 | -3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mendoza | 3 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 17 |
| Crested Butte | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | +1 | -1 | -8 | -17 | -27 | -37 |
Precipitation (mm) Crested Butte runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mendoza | 40 | 44 | 36 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 26 | 28 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | +30 | +20 | +18 | +28 | +24 | +16 | +42 | +40 | +34 | +29 | +24 | +29 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mendoza | 40 | 44 | 36 | 23 | 15 | 8 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 |
| Difference | +30 | +20 | +18 | +28 | +24 | +16 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mendoza | 8 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 26 | 28 |
| Crested Butte | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | +42 | +40 | +34 | +29 | +24 | +29 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mendoza | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mendoza | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mendoza | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mendoza | 44 | 44 | 43 | 42 | 49 | 46 | 45 | 40 | 40 | 41 | 39 | 38 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | +10 | +16 | +17 | +20 | +12 | — | +11 | +18 | +6 | +2 | +10 | +15 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mendoza | 44 | 44 | 43 | 42 | 49 | 46 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | +10 | +16 | +17 | +20 | +12 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mendoza | 45 | 40 | 40 | 41 | 39 | 38 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | +11 | +18 | +6 | +2 | +10 | +15 |
Relative humidity (%) Crested Butte runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mendoza | 41 | 45 | 49 | 52 | 57 | 55 | 52 | 45 | 42 | 39 | 37 | 37 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +50 | +49 | +40 | +24 | +8 | -3 | +4 | +14 | +15 | +24 | +40 | +52 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mendoza | 41 | 45 | 49 | 52 | 57 | 55 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +50 | +49 | +40 | +24 | +8 | -3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mendoza | 52 | 45 | 42 | 39 | 37 | 37 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +4 | +14 | +15 | +24 | +40 | +52 |
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. Mendoza trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Mendoza
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from the WMO's CLINO 1991–2020 collection, measured at Mendoza_observatorio, about 3 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.
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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