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Medellín vs Crested Butte
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Medellín is the warmer of the two — about 16°C on the annual average; Medellín is the wetter, with 1085 mm more rain a year, and Crested Butte the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Medellín and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Crested Butte has hotter summers
Medellín: Mild
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Medellín has far milder winters
Medellín: Mild
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Medellín is much wetter
Medellín: Very wet
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Crested Butte is far sunnier
Medellín: Often grey
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Medellín is the warmer of the two — about 16°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Medellín is the wetter — about 1085 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) Medellín runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medellín | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -25 | -24 | -19 | -14 | -8 | -1 | +2 | — | -4 | -10 | -18 | -25 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medellín | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 |
| Difference | -25 | -24 | -19 | -14 | -8 | -1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medellín | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
| Crested Butte | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | +2 | — | -4 | -10 | -18 | -25 |
Avg low (°C) Medellín runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medellín | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -34 | -32 | -27 | -20 | -16 | -12 | -8 | -9 | -13 | -18 | -26 | -33 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medellín | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 |
| Difference | -34 | -32 | -27 | -20 | -16 | -12 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medellín | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Crested Butte | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -8 | -9 | -13 | -18 | -26 | -33 |
Precipitation (mm) Medellín runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medellín | 65 | 73 | 121 | 185 | 197 | 155 | 145 | 139 | 151 | 168 | 190 | 97 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | +4 | -9 | -67 | -134 | -159 | -131 | -95 | -89 | -102 | -125 | -139 | -39 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medellín | 65 | 73 | 121 | 185 | 197 | 155 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 |
| Difference | +4 | -9 | -67 | -134 | -159 | -131 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medellín | 145 | 139 | 151 | 168 | 190 | 97 |
| Crested Butte | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | -95 | -89 | -102 | -125 | -139 | -39 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medellín | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medellín | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medellín | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Medellín runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medellín | 68 | 73 | 80 | 86 | 86 | 82 | 79 | 80 | 82 | 84 | 81 | 72 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -14 | -12 | -20 | -23 | -25 | -35 | -23 | -22 | -36 | -41 | -32 | -18 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medellín | 68 | 73 | 80 | 86 | 86 | 82 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | -14 | -12 | -20 | -23 | -25 | -35 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medellín | 79 | 80 | 82 | 84 | 81 | 72 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -23 | -22 | -36 | -41 | -32 | -18 |
Relative humidity (%) Medellín runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medellín | 88 | 87 | 87 | 89 | 90 | 89 | 87 | 87 | 88 | 90 | 91 | 90 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +4 | +7 | +2 | -13 | -26 | -37 | -32 | -28 | -31 | -28 | -15 | -1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medellín | 88 | 87 | 87 | 89 | 90 | 89 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +4 | +7 | +2 | -13 | -26 | -37 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medellín | 87 | 87 | 88 | 90 | 91 | 90 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -32 | -28 | -31 | -28 | -15 | -1 |
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. Medellín trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Medellín
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 29 years of daily observations at Jose Maria Cordova, a weather station, about 19 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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