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Cozumel vs Crested Butte
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Cozumel is the warmer of the two — about 26°C on the annual average; Cozumel is the wetter, with 725 mm more rain a year, and Cozumel the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Cozumel and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Cozumel has far hotter summers
Cozumel: Hot
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Cozumel has far milder winters
Cozumel: Stays warm
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Cozumel is much wetter
Cozumel: Wet
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Cozumel is sunnier
Cozumel: Fairly sunny
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Cozumel is the warmer of the two — about 26°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Cozumel is the wetter — about 725 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Cozumel 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) Cozumel runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cozumel | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 29 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -32 | -31 | -27 | -24 | -18 | -11 | -8 | -11 | -14 | -19 | -26 | -32 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cozumel | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 33 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 |
| Difference | -32 | -31 | -27 | -24 | -18 | -11 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cozumel | 33 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 29 |
| Crested Butte | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -8 | -11 | -14 | -19 | -26 | -32 |
Avg low (°C) Cozumel runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cozumel | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -41 | -39 | -34 | -29 | -26 | -23 | -20 | -21 | -25 | -29 | -34 | -41 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cozumel | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 |
| Difference | -41 | -39 | -34 | -29 | -26 | -23 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cozumel | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
| Crested Butte | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -20 | -21 | -25 | -29 | -34 | -41 |
Precipitation (mm) Cozumel runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cozumel | 70 | 61 | 46 | 69 | 97 | 167 | 98 | 94 | 173 | 220 | 136 | 96 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | — | +4 | +7 | -18 | -59 | -143 | -48 | -44 | -124 | -177 | -85 | -38 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cozumel | 70 | 61 | 46 | 69 | 97 | 167 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 |
| Difference | — | +4 | +7 | -18 | -59 | -143 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cozumel | 98 | 94 | 173 | 220 | 136 | 96 |
| Crested Butte | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | -48 | -44 | -124 | -177 | -85 | -38 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cozumel | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cozumel | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cozumel | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cozumel | 49 | 37 | 35 | 36 | 45 | 57 | 49 | 52 | 57 | 57 | 51 | 48 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | +6 | +23 | +25 | +27 | +16 | -11 | +8 | +6 | -12 | -13 | -2 | +6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cozumel | 49 | 37 | 35 | 36 | 45 | 57 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | +6 | +23 | +25 | +27 | +16 | -11 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cozumel | 49 | 52 | 57 | 57 | 51 | 48 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | +8 | +6 | -12 | -13 | -2 | +6 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cozumel | 76 | 75 | 74 | 75 | 77 | 82 | 80 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 79 | 78 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +15 | +19 | +16 | +1 | -13 | -30 | -25 | -21 | -25 | -19 | -2 | +11 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cozumel | 76 | 75 | 74 | 75 | 77 | 82 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +15 | +19 | +16 | +1 | -13 | -30 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cozumel | 80 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 79 | 78 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -25 | -21 | -25 | -19 | -2 | +11 |
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. Cozumel trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Cozumel
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 11 years of daily observations at Cozumel (dge), a weather station, inside the city. 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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