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Mérida vs Crested Butte
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Mérida is the warmer of the two — about 25°C on the annual average; Mérida is the wetter, with 434 mm more rain a year.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Mérida and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Mérida has far hotter summers
Mérida: Very hot
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Mérida has far milder winters
Mérida: Stays warm
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Mérida is wetter
Mérida: Wet
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Similar amounts of sun
Mérida: Partly cloudy
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Mérida is the warmer of the two — about 25°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Mérida is the wetter — about 434 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) Mérida runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mérida | 30 | 32 | 33 | 35 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 30 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -33 | -33 | -30 | -27 | -21 | -13 | -10 | -12 | -15 | -20 | -27 | -33 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mérida | 30 | 32 | 33 | 35 | 36 | 35 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 |
| Difference | -33 | -33 | -30 | -27 | -21 | -13 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mérida | 35 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 30 |
| Crested Butte | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -10 | -12 | -15 | -20 | -27 | -33 |
Avg low (°C) Mérida runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mérida | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -38 | -36 | -32 | -27 | -23 | -20 | -17 | -17 | -22 | -26 | -31 | -37 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mérida | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 |
| Difference | -38 | -36 | -32 | -27 | -23 | -20 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mérida | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 |
| Crested Butte | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -17 | -17 | -22 | -26 | -31 | -37 |
Precipitation (mm) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mérida | 33 | 26 | 21 | 33 | 67 | 169 | 138 | 145 | 175 | 136 | 56 | 35 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | +36 | +39 | +33 | +18 | -29 | -145 | -88 | -95 | -126 | -93 | -6 | +22 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mérida | 33 | 26 | 21 | 33 | 67 | 169 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 |
| Difference | +36 | +39 | +33 | +18 | -29 | -145 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mérida | 138 | 145 | 175 | 136 | 56 | 35 |
| Crested Butte | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | -88 | -95 | -126 | -93 | -6 | +22 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mérida | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mérida | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mérida | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mérida | 50 | 44 | 40 | 41 | 51 | 63 | 57 | 56 | 60 | 52 | 44 | 50 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | +4 | +16 | +20 | +22 | +10 | -16 | — | +2 | -14 | -8 | +5 | +4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mérida | 50 | 44 | 40 | 41 | 51 | 63 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | +4 | +16 | +20 | +22 | +10 | -16 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mérida | 57 | 56 | 60 | 52 | 44 | 50 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | — | +2 | -14 | -8 | +5 | +4 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mérida | 70 | 65 | 59 | 57 | 60 | 74 | 77 | 80 | 84 | 83 | 77 | 74 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +22 | +29 | +31 | +19 | +5 | -23 | -22 | -21 | -27 | -21 | — | +15 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mérida | 70 | 65 | 59 | 57 | 60 | 74 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +22 | +29 | +31 | +19 | +5 | -23 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mérida | 77 | 80 | 84 | 83 | 77 | 74 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -22 | -21 | -27 | -21 | — | +15 |
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. Mérida trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Mérida
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from CONAGUA / SMN, Mexico's national weather service, measured at Merida (conagua), about 4 km from the city centre.
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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