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Ronda vs Crested Butte
Comparing Ronda change · Crested Butte change
Ronda is the warmer of the two — about 32°F on the annual average, and Ronda the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Ronda and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Ronda has much hotter summers
Ronda: Hot
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Ronda has far milder winters
Ronda: Cool
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Similar yearly rainfall
Ronda: Fairly dry
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Ronda is sunnier
Ronda: Fairly sunny
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Ronda is the warmer of the two — about 32°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Crested Butte is the wetter — about 4 in more across the year.
Clear skies
Ronda 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) Ronda runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronda | 63 | 64 | 67 | 71 | 77 | 83 | 88 | 89 | 83 | 76 | 68 | 64 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | -37 | -34 | -29 | -25 | -18 | -13 | -11 | -15 | -17 | -21 | -29 | -37 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronda | 63 | 64 | 67 | 71 | 77 | 83 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 |
| Difference | -37 | -34 | -29 | -25 | -18 | -13 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronda | 88 | 89 | 83 | 76 | 68 | 64 |
| Crested Butte | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | -11 | -15 | -17 | -21 | -29 | -37 |
Avg low (°F) Ronda runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronda | 46 | 47 | 50 | 53 | 59 | 66 | 70 | 72 | 67 | 60 | 53 | 48 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -52 | -49 | -43 | -34 | -31 | -32 | -31 | -33 | -35 | -38 | -43 | -52 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronda | 46 | 47 | 50 | 53 | 59 | 66 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 |
| Difference | -52 | -49 | -43 | -34 | -31 | -32 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronda | 70 | 72 | 67 | 60 | 53 | 48 |
| Crested Butte | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -31 | -33 | -35 | -38 | -43 | -52 |
Precipitation (in) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronda | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.1 | 1 | 2.4 | 3 | 3.5 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | +0.3 | +0.3 | -0.5 | +0.4 | +0.6 | +0.8 | +2 | +1.9 | +0.9 | -0.7 | -1 | -1.2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronda | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.2 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 |
| Difference | +0.3 | +0.3 | -0.5 | +0.4 | +0.6 | +0.8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronda | 0 | 0.1 | 1 | 2.4 | 3 | 3.5 |
| Crested Butte | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | +2 | +1.9 | +0.9 | -0.7 | -1 | -1.2 |
Snowfall (in)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronda | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronda | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 41.7 | 35.3 | 27.3 | 18 | 6.9 | 0.3 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronda | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronda | 56 | 53 | 53 | 52 | 44 | 28 | 21 | 25 | 37 | 49 | 56 | 61 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -2 | +7 | +7 | +11 | +17 | +18 | +35 | +33 | +8 | -5 | -7 | -7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronda | 56 | 53 | 53 | 52 | 44 | 28 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | -2 | +7 | +7 | +11 | +17 | +18 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronda | 21 | 25 | 37 | 49 | 56 | 61 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | +35 | +33 | +8 | -5 | -7 | -7 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronda | 76 | 76 | 75 | 74 | 73 | 70 | 67 | 69 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 78 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +15 | +18 | +14 | +2 | -8 | -19 | -12 | -10 | -18 | -15 | — | +11 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronda | 76 | 76 | 75 | 74 | 73 | 70 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +15 | +18 | +14 | +2 | -8 | -19 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronda | 67 | 69 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 78 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -12 | -10 | -18 | -15 | — | +11 |
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. Ronda trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Ronda
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Malaga Aeropuerto, a weather station, about 61 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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