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Rio de Janeiro vs Crested Butte
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Rio de Janeiro is the warmer of the two — about 24°C on the annual average; Crested Butte is the wetter, with 184 mm more rain a year.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Rio de Janeiro and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Rio de Janeiro has far hotter summers
Rio de Janeiro: Hot
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Rio de Janeiro has far milder winters
Rio de Janeiro: Mild
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Crested Butte is wetter
Rio de Janeiro: Fairly dry
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Similar amounts of sun
Rio de Janeiro: Partly cloudy
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Rio de Janeiro is the warmer of the two — about 24°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Crested Butte is the wetter — about 184 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
The two cities see a similar amount of sun.
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) Rio de Janeiro runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rio de Janeiro | 32 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 31 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -36 | -34 | -28 | -22 | -13 | -6 | -2 | -4 | -9 | -16 | -25 | -34 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rio de Janeiro | 32 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 27 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 |
| Difference | -36 | -34 | -28 | -22 | -13 | -6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rio de Janeiro | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 31 |
| Crested Butte | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -2 | -4 | -9 | -16 | -25 | -34 |
Avg low (°C) Rio de Janeiro runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rio de Janeiro | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -45 | -43 | -37 | -29 | -21 | -17 | -13 | -14 | -19 | -26 | -34 | -43 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rio de Janeiro | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 18 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 |
| Difference | -45 | -43 | -37 | -29 | -21 | -17 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rio de Janeiro | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| Crested Butte | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -13 | -14 | -19 | -26 | -34 | -43 |
Precipitation (mm) Crested Butte runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rio de Janeiro | 54 | 55 | 50 | 24 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 26 | 35 | 65 | 67 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | +16 | +10 | +4 | +27 | +25 | +13 | +43 | +39 | +23 | +8 | -14 | -9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rio de Janeiro | 54 | 55 | 50 | 24 | 14 | 11 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 |
| Difference | +16 | +10 | +4 | +27 | +25 | +13 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rio de Janeiro | 7 | 11 | 26 | 35 | 65 | 67 |
| Crested Butte | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | +43 | +39 | +23 | +8 | -14 | -9 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rio de Janeiro | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rio de Janeiro | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rio de Janeiro | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rio de Janeiro | 71 | 63 | 66 | 55 | 54 | 47 | 44 | 45 | 58 | 68 | 77 | 74 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -16 | -2 | -6 | +8 | +7 | -1 | +13 | +13 | -13 | -25 | -28 | -20 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rio de Janeiro | 71 | 63 | 66 | 55 | 54 | 47 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | -16 | -2 | -6 | +8 | +7 | -1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rio de Janeiro | 44 | 45 | 58 | 68 | 77 | 74 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | +13 | +13 | -13 | -25 | -28 | -20 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rio de Janeiro | 84 | 83 | 84 | 82 | 81 | 80 | 79 | 78 | 78 | 80 | 82 | 84 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +8 | +11 | +6 | -6 | -16 | -29 | -23 | -19 | -21 | -17 | -6 | +5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rio de Janeiro | 84 | 83 | 84 | 82 | 81 | 80 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +8 | +11 | +6 | -6 | -16 | -29 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rio de Janeiro | 79 | 78 | 78 | 80 | 82 | 84 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -23 | -19 | -21 | -17 | -6 | +5 |
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. Rio de Janeiro trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Rio de Janeiro
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Galeao Antonio Carlos Jobim, a weather station, about 13 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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