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Montego Bay vs Crested Butte
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Montego Bay is the warmer of the two — about 47°F on the annual average; Montego Bay is the wetter, with 17 in more rain a year.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Montego Bay and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Montego Bay has far hotter summers
Montego Bay: Hot
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Montego Bay has far milder winters
Montego Bay: Stays warm
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Montego Bay is wetter
Montego Bay: Wet
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Similar amounts of sun
Montego Bay: Partly cloudy
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Montego Bay is the warmer of the two — about 47°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Montego Bay is the wetter — about 17 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) Montego Bay runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montego Bay | 86 | 87 | 87 | 89 | 90 | 92 | 93 | 93 | 92 | 90 | 89 | 87 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | -60 | -57 | -49 | -42 | -32 | -21 | -16 | -19 | -25 | -36 | -49 | -60 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montego Bay | 86 | 87 | 87 | 89 | 90 | 92 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 |
| Difference | -60 | -57 | -49 | -42 | -32 | -21 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montego Bay | 93 | 93 | 92 | 90 | 89 | 87 |
| Crested Butte | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | -16 | -19 | -25 | -36 | -49 | -60 |
Avg low (°F) Montego Bay runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montego Bay | 71 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 75 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 75 | 74 | 73 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -77 | -73 | -64 | -54 | -46 | -42 | -37 | -38 | -45 | -53 | -65 | -76 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montego Bay | 71 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 75 | 76 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 |
| Difference | -77 | -73 | -64 | -54 | -46 | -42 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montego Bay | 76 | 76 | 76 | 75 | 74 | 73 |
| Crested Butte | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -37 | -38 | -45 | -53 | -65 | -76 |
Precipitation (in) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montego Bay | 2.4 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 3.4 |
| 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 | +0.8 | +0.3 | -1.8 | -3.6 | -1.9 | +0.1 | -1.9 | -2.7 | -3.6 | -2.2 | -1.2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montego Bay | 2.4 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 2.8 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 |
| Difference | +0.3 | +0.8 | +0.3 | -1.8 | -3.6 | -1.9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montego Bay | 1.9 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 3.4 |
| Crested Butte | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | +0.1 | -1.9 | -2.7 | -3.6 | -2.2 | -1.2 |
Snowfall (in)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montego Bay | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montego Bay | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 41.7 | 35.3 | 27.3 | 18 | 6.9 | 0.3 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montego Bay | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montego Bay | 51 | 47 | 49 | 52 | 63 | 66 | 60 | 65 | 66 | 65 | 58 | 53 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | +3 | +13 | +11 | +11 | -2 | -19 | -4 | -7 | -21 | -21 | -9 | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montego Bay | 51 | 47 | 49 | 52 | 63 | 66 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | +3 | +13 | +11 | +11 | -2 | -19 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montego Bay | 60 | 65 | 66 | 65 | 58 | 53 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -4 | -7 | -21 | -21 | -9 | — |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montego Bay | 74 | 72 | 70 | 69 | 72 | 76 | 76 | 75 | 76 | 78 | 78 | 76 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +17 | +21 | +19 | +7 | -8 | -24 | -20 | -16 | -19 | -15 | -1 | +13 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montego Bay | 74 | 72 | 70 | 69 | 72 | 76 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +17 | +21 | +19 | +7 | -8 | -24 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montego Bay | 76 | 75 | 76 | 78 | 78 | 76 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -20 | -16 | -19 | -15 | -1 | +13 |
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. Montego Bay trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Montego Bay
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 27 years of daily observations at Montego Bay/sangste, 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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