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Rio de Janeiro vs Crested Butte
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Rio de Janeiro is the warmer of the two — about 43°F on the annual average; Crested Butte is the wetter, with 7 in 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 43°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Crested Butte is the wetter — about 7 in 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 (°F) Rio de Janeiro runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rio de Janeiro | 90 | 91 | 88 | 86 | 81 | 80 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 84 | 85 | 88 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | -64 | -61 | -50 | -39 | -23 | -10 | -4 | -7 | -16 | -29 | -45 | -61 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rio de Janeiro | 90 | 91 | 88 | 86 | 81 | 80 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 |
| Difference | -64 | -61 | -50 | -39 | -23 | -10 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rio de Janeiro | 80 | 81 | 82 | 84 | 85 | 88 |
| Crested Butte | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | -4 | -7 | -16 | -29 | -45 | -61 |
Avg low (°F) Rio de Janeiro runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rio de Janeiro | 75 | 75 | 74 | 71 | 67 | 64 | 63 | 64 | 66 | 69 | 71 | 74 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -81 | -77 | -66 | -52 | -38 | -31 | -24 | -25 | -35 | -47 | -61 | -77 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rio de Janeiro | 75 | 75 | 74 | 71 | 67 | 64 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 |
| Difference | -81 | -77 | -66 | -52 | -38 | -31 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rio de Janeiro | 63 | 64 | 66 | 69 | 71 | 74 |
| Crested Butte | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -24 | -25 | -35 | -47 | -61 | -77 |
Precipitation (in) Crested Butte runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rio de Janeiro | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 2.6 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | +0.6 | +0.4 | +0.2 | +1.1 | +1 | +0.5 | +1.7 | +1.5 | +0.9 | +0.3 | -0.6 | -0.4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rio de Janeiro | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 |
| Difference | +0.6 | +0.4 | +0.2 | +1.1 | +1 | +0.5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rio de Janeiro | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 2.6 |
| Crested Butte | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | +1.7 | +1.5 | +0.9 | +0.3 | -0.6 | -0.4 |
Snowfall (in)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rio de Janeiro | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rio de Janeiro | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 41.7 | 35.3 | 27.3 | 18 | 6.9 | 0.3 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rio de Janeiro | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.1 | 26.1 | 34.6 |
| 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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