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Palma vs Crested Butte
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Palma is the warmer of the two — about 31°F on the annual average; Crested Butte is the wetter, with 5 in more rain a year.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Palma and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Palma has much hotter summers
Palma: Warm
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Palma has far milder winters
Palma: Cool
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Crested Butte is wetter
Palma: Fairly dry
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Similar amounts of sun
Palma: Partly cloudy
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Palma is the warmer of the two — about 31°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Crested Butte is the wetter — about 5 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) Palma runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palma | 60 | 60 | 64 | 68 | 73 | 81 | 85 | 86 | 81 | 75 | 67 | 62 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | -34 | -30 | -25 | -21 | -15 | -10 | -9 | -13 | -15 | -21 | -27 | -35 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palma | 60 | 60 | 64 | 68 | 73 | 81 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 |
| Difference | -34 | -30 | -25 | -21 | -15 | -10 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palma | 85 | 86 | 81 | 75 | 67 | 62 |
| Crested Butte | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | -9 | -13 | -15 | -21 | -27 | -35 |
Avg low (°F) Palma runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palma | 47 | 47 | 50 | 54 | 60 | 67 | 72 | 73 | 68 | 62 | 54 | 50 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -53 | -49 | -42 | -35 | -32 | -33 | -33 | -35 | -37 | -40 | -45 | -54 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palma | 47 | 47 | 50 | 54 | 60 | 67 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 |
| Difference | -53 | -49 | -42 | -35 | -32 | -33 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palma | 72 | 73 | 68 | 62 | 54 | 50 |
| Crested Butte | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -33 | -35 | -37 | -40 | -45 | -54 |
Precipitation (in) Crested Butte runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palma | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 1.9 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | +1 | +1.1 | +1 | +0.5 | +0.3 | +0.4 | +1.8 | +1.1 | -0.5 | -1.2 | -0.7 | +0.3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palma | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.5 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 |
| Difference | +1 | +1.1 | +1 | +0.5 | +0.3 | +0.4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palma | 0.2 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 1.9 |
| Crested Butte | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | +1.8 | +1.1 | -0.5 | -1.2 | -0.7 | +0.3 |
Snowfall (in)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palma | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palma | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 41.7 | 35.3 | 27.3 | 18 | 6.9 | 0.3 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palma | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palma | 57 | 56 | 53 | 53 | 51 | 39 | 30 | 35 | 49 | 56 | 60 | 58 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -3 | +4 | +6 | +10 | +10 | +7 | +27 | +23 | -3 | -12 | -11 | -5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palma | 57 | 56 | 53 | 53 | 51 | 39 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | -3 | +4 | +6 | +10 | +10 | +7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palma | 30 | 35 | 49 | 56 | 60 | 58 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | +27 | +23 | -3 | -12 | -11 | -5 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palma | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 76 | 72 | 70 | 70 | 71 | 75 | 75 | 77 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +14 | +17 | +12 | — | -11 | -21 | -14 | -11 | -14 | -13 | +1 | +12 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palma | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 76 | 72 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +14 | +17 | +12 | — | -11 | -21 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palma | 70 | 70 | 71 | 75 | 75 | 77 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -14 | -11 | -14 | -13 | +1 | +12 |
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. Palma trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Palma
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Palma DE Mallorca Cmt, a weather station, about 3 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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