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Rabat vs Crested Butte
Comparing Rabat change · Crested Butte change
Rabat is the warmer of the two — about 29°F on the annual average; Crested Butte is the wetter, with 4 in 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 29°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Crested Butte is the wetter — about 4 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) Rabat runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rabat | 64 | 65 | 69 | 70 | 75 | 79 | 81 | 82 | 80 | 77 | 70 | 66 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | -38 | -35 | -30 | -24 | -16 | -8 | -5 | -8 | -13 | -22 | -30 | -39 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rabat | 64 | 65 | 69 | 70 | 75 | 79 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 |
| Difference | -38 | -35 | -30 | -24 | -16 | -8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rabat | 81 | 82 | 80 | 77 | 70 | 66 |
| Crested Butte | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | -5 | -8 | -13 | -22 | -30 | -39 |
Avg low (°F) Rabat runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rabat | 45 | 45 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 61 | 64 | 65 | 61 | 57 | 51 | 47 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -51 | -47 | -41 | -31 | -27 | -27 | -24 | -26 | -30 | -35 | -41 | -51 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rabat | 45 | 45 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 61 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 |
| Difference | -51 | -47 | -41 | -31 | -27 | -27 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rabat | 64 | 65 | 61 | 57 | 51 | 47 |
| Crested Butte | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -24 | -26 | -30 | -35 | -41 | -51 |
Precipitation (in) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rabat | 2.8 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 3.8 |
| 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 | -0.6 | +0.6 | +0.6 | +0.8 | +1.8 | +1.8 | +1.7 | -0.1 | -0.9 | -1.5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rabat | 2.8 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.2 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 |
| Difference | — | +0.3 | -0.6 | +0.6 | +0.6 | +0.8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rabat | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 3.8 |
| Crested Butte | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | +1.8 | +1.8 | +1.7 | -0.1 | -0.9 | -1.5 |
Snowfall (in)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rabat | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rabat | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 41.7 | 35.3 | 27.3 | 18 | 6.9 | 0.3 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rabat | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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