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Rabat vs Crested Butte
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Rabat is the warmer of the two — about 16°C on the annual average; Crested Butte is the wetter, with 112 mm more rain a year.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Rabat and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Rabat has hotter summers
Rabat: Warm
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Rabat has far milder winters
Rabat: Cool
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Crested Butte is wetter
Rabat: Fairly dry
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Similar amounts of sun
Rabat: Partly cloudy
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Rabat is the warmer of the two — about 16°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Crested Butte is the wetter — about 112 mm 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 (°C) Rabat runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rabat | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 21 | 19 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -21 | -19 | -17 | -13 | -9 | -4 | -3 | -5 | -7 | -12 | -17 | -22 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rabat | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 26 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 |
| Difference | -21 | -19 | -17 | -13 | -9 | -4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rabat | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 21 | 19 |
| Crested Butte | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -3 | -5 | -7 | -12 | -17 | -22 |
Avg low (°C) Rabat runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rabat | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 8 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -28 | -26 | -23 | -17 | -15 | -15 | -13 | -14 | -17 | -20 | -23 | -28 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rabat | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 16 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 |
| Difference | -28 | -26 | -23 | -17 | -15 | -15 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rabat | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 8 |
| Crested Butte | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -13 | -14 | -17 | -20 | -23 | -28 |
Precipitation (mm) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rabat | 70 | 57 | 68 | 37 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 44 | 73 | 97 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | -1 | +7 | -14 | +14 | +16 | +19 | +45 | +45 | +42 | -1 | -23 | -39 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rabat | 70 | 57 | 68 | 37 | 22 | 5 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 |
| Difference | -1 | +7 | -14 | +14 | +16 | +19 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rabat | 5 | 5 | 7 | 44 | 73 | 97 |
| Crested Butte | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | +45 | +45 | +42 | -1 | -23 | -39 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rabat | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rabat | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rabat | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rabat | 58 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 52 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 50 | 56 | 57 | 59 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -3 | +5 | +4 | +7 | +9 | +1 | +12 | +12 | -4 | -12 | -8 | -6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rabat | 58 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 52 | 45 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | -3 | +5 | +4 | +7 | +9 | +1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rabat | 45 | 45 | 50 | 56 | 57 | 59 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | +12 | +12 | -4 | -12 | -8 | -6 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rabat | 76 | 76 | 75 | 75 | 73 | 73 | 72 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 73 | 76 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +16 | +18 | +15 | +1 | -9 | -21 | -16 | -13 | -16 | -11 | +3 | +13 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rabat | 76 | 76 | 75 | 75 | 73 | 73 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +16 | +18 | +15 | +1 | -9 | -21 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rabat | 72 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 73 | 76 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -16 | -13 | -16 | -11 | +3 | +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. Rabat trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Rabat
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 24 years of daily observations at Sale, a weather station, about 9 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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