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Cartagena vs Crested Butte
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Cartagena is the warmer of the two — about 27°C on the annual average; Cartagena is the wetter, with 293 mm more rain a year, and Crested Butte the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Cartagena and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Cartagena has much hotter summers
Cartagena: Hot
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Cartagena has far milder winters
Cartagena: Stays warm
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Cartagena is wetter
Cartagena: Moderate rainfall
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Crested Butte is sunnier
Cartagena: Partly cloudy
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Cartagena is the warmer of the two — about 27°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Cartagena is the wetter — about 293 mm 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 (°C) Cartagena runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cartagena | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -34 | -32 | -28 | -24 | -17 | -11 | -8 | -9 | -13 | -19 | -27 | -34 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cartagena | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 |
| Difference | -34 | -32 | -28 | -24 | -17 | -11 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cartagena | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 |
| Crested Butte | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -8 | -9 | -13 | -19 | -27 | -34 |
Avg low (°C) Cartagena runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cartagena | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -45 | -43 | -38 | -33 | -28 | -25 | -22 | -22 | -26 | -31 | -38 | -45 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cartagena | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 |
| Difference | -45 | -43 | -38 | -33 | -28 | -25 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cartagena | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
| Crested Butte | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -22 | -22 | -26 | -31 | -38 | -45 |
Precipitation (mm) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cartagena | 9 | 9 | 2 | 18 | 106 | 91 | 88 | 94 | 95 | 186 | 143 | 51 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | +60 | +55 | +51 | +33 | -67 | -67 | -38 | -44 | -46 | -143 | -92 | +6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cartagena | 9 | 9 | 2 | 18 | 106 | 91 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 |
| Difference | +60 | +55 | +51 | +33 | -67 | -67 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cartagena | 88 | 94 | 95 | 186 | 143 | 51 |
| Crested Butte | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | -38 | -44 | -46 | -143 | -92 | +6 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cartagena | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cartagena | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cartagena | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cartagena | 32 | 38 | 49 | 65 | 75 | 72 | 70 | 74 | 79 | 78 | 65 | 42 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | +22 | +22 | +11 | -2 | -14 | -26 | -13 | -16 | -33 | -34 | -17 | +11 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cartagena | 32 | 38 | 49 | 65 | 75 | 72 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | +22 | +22 | +11 | -2 | -14 | -26 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cartagena | 70 | 74 | 79 | 78 | 65 | 42 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -13 | -16 | -33 | -34 | -17 | +11 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cartagena | 78 | 75 | 75 | 78 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 82 | 82 | 83 | 82 | 81 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +14 | +19 | +14 | -1 | -17 | -30 | -26 | -23 | -25 | -20 | -5 | +8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cartagena | 78 | 75 | 75 | 78 | 81 | 81 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +14 | +19 | +14 | -1 | -17 | -30 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cartagena | 81 | 82 | 82 | 83 | 82 | 81 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -26 | -23 | -25 | -20 | -5 | +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. Cartagena trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Cartagena
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 29 years of daily observations at Rafael Nunez, a weather station, about 5 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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