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Yulara vs Crested Butte
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Yulara is the warmer of the two — about 21°C on the annual average; Crested Butte is the wetter, with 318 mm more rain a year, and Yulara the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Yulara and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Yulara has far hotter summers
Yulara: Very hot
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Yulara has far milder winters
Yulara: Cool
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Crested Butte is wetter
Yulara: Fairly dry
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Yulara is sunnier
Yulara: Fairly sunny
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Yulara is the warmer of the two — about 21°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Crested Butte is the wetter — about 318 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Yulara 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) Yulara runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yulara | 38 | 37 | 34 | 30 | 24 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 29 | 33 | 35 | 36 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -42 | -38 | -31 | -22 | -10 | +1 | +4 | -1 | -10 | -20 | -31 | -39 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yulara | 38 | 37 | 34 | 30 | 24 | 20 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 |
| Difference | -42 | -38 | -31 | -22 | -10 | +1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yulara | 21 | 24 | 29 | 33 | 35 | 36 |
| Crested Butte | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | +4 | -1 | -10 | -20 | -31 | -39 |
Avg low (°C) Yulara runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yulara | 23 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 21 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -44 | -41 | -33 | -22 | -11 | -5 | — | -2 | -11 | -21 | -31 | -41 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yulara | 23 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 6 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 |
| Difference | -44 | -41 | -33 | -22 | -11 | -5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yulara | 4 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 21 |
| Crested Butte | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | — | -2 | -11 | -21 | -31 | -41 |
Precipitation (mm) Crested Butte runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yulara | 29 | 43 | 32 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 35 | 48 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | +41 | +22 | +22 | +38 | +26 | +7 | +33 | +45 | +41 | +19 | +16 | +9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yulara | 29 | 43 | 32 | 13 | 12 | 17 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 |
| Difference | +41 | +22 | +22 | +38 | +26 | +7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yulara | 17 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 35 | 48 |
| Crested Butte | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | +33 | +45 | +41 | +19 | +16 | +9 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yulara | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yulara | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yulara | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yulara | 43 | 42 | 37 | 35 | 32 | 30 | 25 | 21 | 25 | 36 | 43 | 46 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | +11 | +19 | +23 | +27 | +29 | +16 | +31 | +37 | +20 | +7 | +6 | +7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yulara | 43 | 42 | 37 | 35 | 32 | 30 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | +11 | +19 | +23 | +27 | +29 | +16 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yulara | 25 | 21 | 25 | 36 | 43 | 46 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | +31 | +37 | +20 | +7 | +6 | +7 |
Relative humidity (%) Crested Butte runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yulara | 29 | 31 | 32 | 34 | 42 | 50 | 46 | 38 | 30 | 27 | 28 | 30 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +63 | +63 | +57 | +42 | +22 | +2 | +9 | +21 | +27 | +35 | +49 | +59 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yulara | 29 | 31 | 32 | 34 | 42 | 50 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +63 | +63 | +57 | +42 | +22 | +2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yulara | 46 | 38 | 30 | 27 | 28 | 30 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +9 | +21 | +27 | +35 | +49 | +59 |
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. Yulara trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Yulara
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 29 years of daily observations at Yulara Aero, a weather station, about 6 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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