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Beirut vs Crested Butte
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Beirut is the warmer of the two — about 19°C on the annual average; Beirut is the wetter, with 154 mm more rain a year, and Beirut the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Beirut and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Beirut has much hotter summers
Beirut: Hot
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Beirut has far milder winters
Beirut: Cool
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Beirut is wetter
Beirut: Moderate rainfall
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Beirut is sunnier
Beirut: Fairly sunny
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Beirut is the warmer of the two — about 19°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Beirut is the wetter — about 154 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Beirut 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) Beirut runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beirut | 17 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 23 | 19 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -20 | -19 | -16 | -14 | -11 | -7 | -6 | -8 | -11 | -15 | -19 | -21 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beirut | 17 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 29 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 |
| Difference | -20 | -19 | -16 | -14 | -11 | -7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beirut | 31 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 23 | 19 |
| Crested Butte | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -6 | -8 | -11 | -15 | -19 | -21 |
Avg low (°C) Beirut runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beirut | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 18 | 13 | 10 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -30 | -28 | -24 | -20 | -19 | -19 | -18 | -20 | -22 | -24 | -26 | -30 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beirut | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 20 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 |
| Difference | -30 | -28 | -24 | -20 | -19 | -19 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beirut | 23 | 24 | 22 | 18 | 13 | 10 |
| Crested Butte | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -18 | -20 | -22 | -24 | -26 | -30 |
Precipitation (mm) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beirut | 170 | 118 | 91 | 44 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 63 | 101 | 145 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | -101 | -53 | -37 | +7 | +28 | +22 | +50 | +50 | +38 | -19 | -50 | -88 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beirut | 170 | 118 | 91 | 44 | 11 | 2 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 |
| Difference | -101 | -53 | -37 | +7 | +28 | +22 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beirut | 0 | 0 | 12 | 63 | 101 | 145 |
| Crested Butte | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | +50 | +50 | +38 | -19 | -50 | -88 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beirut | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beirut | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beirut | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beirut | 64 | 64 | 62 | 59 | 44 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 31 | 46 | 54 | 62 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -9 | -4 | -2 | +3 | +17 | +19 | +32 | +31 | +14 | -2 | -6 | -9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beirut | 64 | 64 | 62 | 59 | 44 | 27 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | -9 | -4 | -2 | +3 | +17 | +19 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beirut | 25 | 27 | 31 | 46 | 54 | 62 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | +32 | +31 | +14 | -2 | -6 | -9 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beirut | 67 | 68 | 70 | 72 | 75 | 76 | 78 | 77 | 71 | 67 | 63 | 65 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +25 | +26 | +19 | +4 | -10 | -25 | -22 | -18 | -14 | -4 | +14 | +23 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beirut | 67 | 68 | 70 | 72 | 75 | 76 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +25 | +26 | +19 | +4 | -10 | -25 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beirut | 78 | 77 | 71 | 67 | 63 | 65 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -22 | -18 | -14 | -4 | +14 | +23 |
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. Beirut trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Beirut
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 25 years of daily observations at Tripoli, a weather station, about 68 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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