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Bogotá vs Crested Butte
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Bogotá is the warmer of the two — about 22°F on the annual average; Bogotá is the wetter, with 10 in more rain a year, and Crested Butte the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Bogotá and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Crested Butte has much hotter summers
Bogotá: Mild
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Bogotá has far milder winters
Bogotá: Cool
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Bogotá is wetter
Bogotá: Moderate rainfall
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Crested Butte is far sunnier
Bogotá: Often grey
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Bogotá is the warmer of the two — about 22°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Bogotá is the wetter — about 10 in more across the year.
Clear skies
Crested Butte 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) Bogotá runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bogotá | 69 | 65 | 68 | 63 | 68 | 62 | 66 | 66 | 67 | 63 | 61 | 68 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | -43 | -35 | -30 | -17 | -9 | +8 | +10 | +7 | -1 | -8 | -22 | -41 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bogotá | 69 | 65 | 68 | 63 | 68 | 62 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 |
| Difference | -43 | -35 | -30 | -17 | -9 | +8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bogotá | 66 | 66 | 67 | 63 | 61 | 68 |
| Crested Butte | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | +10 | +7 | -1 | -8 | -22 | -41 |
Avg low (°F) Bogotá runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bogotá | 43 | 45 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 45 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 47 | 45 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -50 | -47 | -40 | -28 | -21 | -11 | -8 | -8 | -15 | -24 | -38 | -49 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bogotá | 43 | 45 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 45 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 |
| Difference | -50 | -47 | -40 | -28 | -21 | -11 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bogotá | 47 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 47 | 45 |
| Crested Butte | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -8 | -8 | -15 | -24 | -38 | -49 |
Precipitation (in) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bogotá | 0.9 | 2 | 3.7 | 4 | 4 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 2.2 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | +1.8 | +0.5 | -1.6 | -2 | -2.5 | -1.7 | -0.2 | +0.3 | -0.8 | -1.8 | -1.9 | +0.1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bogotá | 0.9 | 2 | 3.7 | 4 | 4 | 2.6 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 |
| Difference | +1.8 | +0.5 | -1.6 | -2 | -2.5 | -1.7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bogotá | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 2.2 |
| Crested Butte | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | -0.2 | +0.3 | -0.8 | -1.8 | -1.9 | +0.1 |
Snowfall (in)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bogotá | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bogotá | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 41.7 | 35.3 | 27.3 | 18 | 6.9 | 0.3 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bogotá | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.1 | 26.1 | 34.6 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Bogotá runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bogotá | 65 | 72 | 81 | 83 | 84 | 81 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 81 | 79 | 69 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -11 | -12 | -21 | -21 | -23 | -35 | -23 | -22 | -34 | -37 | -30 | -15 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bogotá | 65 | 72 | 81 | 83 | 84 | 81 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | -11 | -12 | -21 | -21 | -23 | -35 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bogotá | 80 | 80 | 80 | 81 | 79 | 69 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -23 | -22 | -34 | -37 | -30 | -15 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bogotá | 77 | 75 | 78 | 81 | 81 | 79 | 77 | 75 | 75 | 79 | 83 | 81 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +15 | +19 | +12 | -5 | -17 | -27 | -21 | -16 | -18 | -17 | -7 | +8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bogotá | 77 | 75 | 78 | 81 | 81 | 79 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +15 | +19 | +12 | -5 | -17 | -27 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bogotá | 77 | 75 | 75 | 79 | 83 | 81 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -21 | -16 | -18 | -17 | -7 | +8 |
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. Bogotá trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Bogotá
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 19 years of daily observations at Bogota/eldorado, 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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