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Madrid vs Crested Butte
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Madrid is the warmer of the two — about 25°F on the annual average; Crested Butte is the wetter, with 10 in more rain a year.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Madrid and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Madrid has far hotter summers
Madrid: Hot
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Madrid has far milder winters
Madrid: Chilly
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Crested Butte is wetter
Madrid: Fairly dry
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Similar amounts of sun
Madrid: Partly cloudy
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Madrid is the warmer of the two — about 25°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Crested Butte is the wetter — about 10 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) Madrid runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madrid | 51 | 55 | 62 | 67 | 75 | 86 | 92 | 91 | 82 | 70 | 58 | 52 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | -25 | -25 | -24 | -20 | -17 | -15 | -16 | -18 | -15 | -15 | -19 | -25 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madrid | 51 | 55 | 62 | 67 | 75 | 86 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 |
| Difference | -25 | -25 | -24 | -20 | -17 | -15 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madrid | 92 | 91 | 82 | 70 | 58 | 52 |
| Crested Butte | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | -16 | -18 | -15 | -15 | -19 | -25 |
Avg low (°F) Madrid runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madrid | 35 | 37 | 42 | 46 | 53 | 61 | 67 | 66 | 59 | 51 | 42 | 37 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -41 | -38 | -34 | -26 | -25 | -28 | -27 | -28 | -28 | -29 | -32 | -40 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madrid | 35 | 37 | 42 | 46 | 53 | 61 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 |
| Difference | -41 | -38 | -34 | -26 | -25 | -28 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madrid | 67 | 66 | 59 | 51 | 42 | 37 |
| Crested Butte | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -27 | -28 | -28 | -29 | -32 | -40 |
Precipitation (in) Crested Butte runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madrid | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.5 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | +1.6 | +1.3 | +0.9 | +0.5 | +0.1 | +0.3 | +1.7 | +1.7 | +1 | -0.4 | +0.2 | +0.8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madrid | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 0.6 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 |
| Difference | +1.6 | +1.3 | +0.9 | +0.5 | +0.1 | +0.3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madrid | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.5 |
| Crested Butte | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | +1.7 | +1.7 | +1 | -0.4 | +0.2 | +0.8 |
Snowfall (in)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madrid | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madrid | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 41.7 | 35.3 | 27.3 | 18 | 6.9 | 0.3 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madrid | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madrid | 55 | 52 | 54 | 60 | 57 | 42 | 27 | 32 | 44 | 54 | 56 | 57 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -1 | +8 | +6 | +3 | +4 | +4 | +29 | +26 | +2 | -10 | -8 | -4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madrid | 55 | 52 | 54 | 60 | 57 | 42 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | -1 | +8 | +6 | +3 | +4 | +4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madrid | 27 | 32 | 44 | 54 | 56 | 57 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | +29 | +26 | +2 | -10 | -8 | -4 |
Relative humidity (%) Crested Butte runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madrid | 84 | 78 | 71 | 67 | 59 | 47 | 36 | 36 | 49 | 66 | 79 | 84 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +8 | +16 | +18 | +9 | +5 | +4 | +20 | +23 | +8 | -4 | -3 | +4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madrid | 84 | 78 | 71 | 67 | 59 | 47 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +8 | +16 | +18 | +9 | +5 | +4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madrid | 36 | 36 | 49 | 66 | 79 | 84 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +20 | +23 | +8 | -4 | -3 | +4 |
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. Madrid trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Madrid
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Madrid/getafe, 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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