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Yulara vs Crested Butte
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Yulara is the warmer of the two — about 38°F on the annual average; Crested Butte is the wetter, with 13 in 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 38°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Crested Butte is the wetter — about 13 in 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 (°F) Yulara runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yulara | 101 | 99 | 94 | 86 | 76 | 69 | 69 | 75 | 84 | 91 | 95 | 98 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | -75 | -69 | -56 | -40 | -17 | +2 | +7 | -1 | -18 | -36 | -55 | -71 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yulara | 101 | 99 | 94 | 86 | 76 | 69 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 |
| Difference | -75 | -69 | -56 | -40 | -17 | +2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yulara | 69 | 75 | 84 | 91 | 95 | 98 |
| Crested Butte | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | +7 | -1 | -18 | -36 | -55 | -71 |
Avg low (°F) Yulara runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yulara | 73 | 72 | 67 | 58 | 48 | 42 | 40 | 43 | 52 | 59 | 65 | 70 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -80 | -74 | -60 | -39 | -20 | -8 | -1 | -4 | -20 | -37 | -56 | -74 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yulara | 73 | 72 | 67 | 58 | 48 | 42 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 |
| Difference | -80 | -74 | -60 | -39 | -20 | -8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yulara | 40 | 43 | 52 | 59 | 65 | 70 |
| Crested Butte | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -1 | -4 | -20 | -37 | -56 | -74 |
Precipitation (in) Crested Butte runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yulara | 1.1 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1 | 1.4 | 1.9 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | +1.6 | +0.9 | +0.9 | +1.5 | +1 | +0.3 | +1.3 | +1.8 | +1.6 | +0.7 | +0.6 | +0.4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yulara | 1.1 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 |
| Difference | +1.6 | +0.9 | +0.9 | +1.5 | +1 | +0.3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yulara | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1 | 1.4 | 1.9 |
| Crested Butte | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | +1.3 | +1.8 | +1.6 | +0.7 | +0.6 | +0.4 |
Snowfall (in)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yulara | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yulara | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 41.7 | 35.3 | 27.3 | 18 | 6.9 | 0.3 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yulara | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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