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Cartagena vs Crested Butte
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Cartagena is the warmer of the two — about 49°F on the annual average; Cartagena is the wetter, with 12 in 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 49°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Cartagena is the wetter — about 12 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) Cartagena runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cartagena | 88 | 88 | 88 | 89 | 89 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 89 | 89 | 89 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | -62 | -58 | -50 | -42 | -31 | -19 | -14 | -16 | -23 | -34 | -49 | -62 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cartagena | 88 | 88 | 88 | 89 | 89 | 90 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 |
| Difference | -62 | -58 | -50 | -42 | -31 | -19 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cartagena | 90 | 90 | 90 | 89 | 89 | 89 |
| Crested Butte | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | -14 | -16 | -23 | -34 | -49 | -62 |
Avg low (°F) Cartagena runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cartagena | 75 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 79 | 78 | 79 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 77 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -81 | -77 | -69 | -59 | -51 | -45 | -39 | -40 | -47 | -56 | -68 | -81 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cartagena | 75 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 79 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 |
| Difference | -81 | -77 | -69 | -59 | -51 | -45 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cartagena | 78 | 79 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 77 |
| Crested Butte | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -39 | -40 | -47 | -56 | -68 | -81 |
Precipitation (in) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cartagena | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 7.3 | 5.6 | 2 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | +2.4 | +2.2 | +2 | +1.3 | -2.7 | -2.7 | -1.5 | -1.7 | -1.8 | -5.6 | -3.6 | +0.2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cartagena | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 4.2 | 3.6 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 |
| Difference | +2.4 | +2.2 | +2 | +1.3 | -2.7 | -2.7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cartagena | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 7.3 | 5.6 | 2 |
| Crested Butte | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | -1.5 | -1.7 | -1.8 | -5.6 | -3.6 | +0.2 |
Snowfall (in)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cartagena | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cartagena | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 41.7 | 35.3 | 27.3 | 18 | 6.9 | 0.3 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cartagena | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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