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Macau vs Crested Butte
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Macau is the warmer of the two — about 39°F on the annual average; Macau is the wetter, with 34 in more rain a year, and Crested Butte the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Macau and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Macau has much hotter summers
Macau: Hot
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Macau has far milder winters
Macau: Mild
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Macau is much wetter
Macau: Wet
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Crested Butte is sunnier
Macau: Often cloudy
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Macau is the warmer of the two — about 39°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Macau is the wetter — about 34 in more across the year.
Clear skies
Crested Butte 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) Macau runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macau | 65 | 67 | 71 | 77 | 84 | 87 | 89 | 89 | 87 | 83 | 77 | 69 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | -39 | -37 | -32 | -31 | -25 | -17 | -13 | -15 | -21 | -29 | -37 | -42 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macau | 65 | 67 | 71 | 77 | 84 | 87 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 |
| Difference | -39 | -37 | -32 | -31 | -25 | -17 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macau | 89 | 89 | 87 | 83 | 77 | 69 |
| Crested Butte | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | -13 | -15 | -21 | -29 | -37 | -42 |
Avg low (°F) Macau runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macau | 54 | 56 | 61 | 68 | 75 | 78 | 79 | 79 | 77 | 73 | 65 | 57 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -60 | -58 | -54 | -49 | -46 | -45 | -40 | -40 | -46 | -51 | -56 | -61 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macau | 54 | 56 | 61 | 68 | 75 | 78 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 |
| Difference | -60 | -58 | -54 | -49 | -46 | -45 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macau | 79 | 79 | 77 | 73 | 65 | 57 |
| Crested Butte | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -40 | -40 | -46 | -51 | -56 | -61 |
Precipitation (in) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macau | 1 | 0.9 | 2.6 | 4.5 | 8.2 | 11.5 | 7.9 | 9.7 | 7 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 1 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | +1.7 | +1.7 | -0.4 | -2.5 | -6.7 | -10.6 | -5.9 | -7.7 | -5.1 | -0.7 | +0.9 | +1.3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macau | 1 | 0.9 | 2.6 | 4.5 | 8.2 | 11.5 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 |
| Difference | +1.7 | +1.7 | -0.4 | -2.5 | -6.7 | -10.6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macau | 7.9 | 9.7 | 7 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 1 |
| Crested Butte | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | -5.9 | -7.7 | -5.1 | -0.7 | +0.9 | +1.3 |
Snowfall (in)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macau | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macau | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 41.7 | 35.3 | 27.3 | 18 | 6.9 | 0.3 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macau | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.1 | 26.1 | 34.6 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Macau runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macau | 60 | 70 | 76 | 75 | 76 | 79 | 73 | 73 | 65 | 49 | 52 | 52 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -6 | -10 | -16 | -13 | -15 | -33 | -16 | -15 | -19 | -6 | -3 | +2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macau | 60 | 70 | 76 | 75 | 76 | 79 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | -6 | -10 | -16 | -13 | -15 | -33 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macau | 73 | 73 | 65 | 49 | 52 | 52 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -16 | -15 | -19 | -6 | -3 | +2 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macau | 79 | 84 | 87 | 89 | 88 | 87 | 85 | 84 | 81 | 77 | 77 | 76 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +12 | +10 | +3 | -12 | -24 | -35 | -29 | -25 | -24 | -14 | -1 | +13 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macau | 79 | 84 | 87 | 89 | 88 | 87 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +12 | +10 | +3 | -12 | -24 | -35 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macau | 85 | 84 | 81 | 77 | 77 | 76 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -29 | -25 | -24 | -14 | -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. Macau trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Macau
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Macau Intl, a weather station, about 7 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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