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Monterrey vs Crested Butte
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Monterrey is the warmer of the two — about 22°C on the annual average, and Monterrey the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Monterrey and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Monterrey has far hotter summers
Monterrey: Very hot
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Monterrey has far milder winters
Monterrey: Cool
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Similar yearly rainfall
Monterrey: Moderate rainfall
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Monterrey is sunnier
Monterrey: Fairly sunny
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Monterrey is the warmer of the two — about 22°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Both cities get a similar amount of precipitation across the year.
Clear skies
Monterrey 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) Monterrey runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monterrey | 22 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 34 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 32 | 29 | 25 | 22 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -26 | -26 | -24 | -23 | -19 | -14 | -11 | -13 | -13 | -17 | -20 | -25 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monterrey | 22 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 34 | 36 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 |
| Difference | -26 | -26 | -24 | -23 | -19 | -14 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monterrey | 36 | 36 | 32 | 29 | 25 | 22 |
| Crested Butte | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -11 | -13 | -13 | -17 | -20 | -25 |
Avg low (°C) Monterrey runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monterrey | 10 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 18 | 14 | 10 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -31 | -31 | -29 | -25 | -23 | -22 | -19 | -20 | -22 | -24 | -26 | -30 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monterrey | 10 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 23 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 |
| Difference | -31 | -31 | -29 | -25 | -23 | -22 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monterrey | 23 | 24 | 22 | 18 | 14 | 10 |
| Crested Butte | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -19 | -20 | -22 | -24 | -26 | -30 |
Precipitation (mm) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monterrey | 20 | 16 | 27 | 35 | 58 | 60 | 74 | 69 | 198 | 62 | 36 | 21 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | +50 | +48 | +26 | +16 | -20 | -36 | -23 | -19 | -149 | -19 | +15 | +36 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monterrey | 20 | 16 | 27 | 35 | 58 | 60 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 |
| Difference | +50 | +48 | +26 | +16 | -20 | -36 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monterrey | 74 | 69 | 198 | 62 | 36 | 21 |
| Crested Butte | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | -23 | -19 | -149 | -19 | +15 | +36 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monterrey | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monterrey | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monterrey | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Crested Butte runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monterrey | 49 | 47 | 47 | 49 | 49 | 47 | 49 | 46 | 53 | 41 | 40 | 47 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | +6 | +14 | +13 | +13 | +12 | -1 | +8 | +12 | -7 | +3 | +8 | +7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monterrey | 49 | 47 | 47 | 49 | 49 | 47 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | +6 | +14 | +13 | +13 | +12 | -1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monterrey | 49 | 46 | 53 | 41 | 40 | 47 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | +8 | +12 | -7 | +3 | +8 | +7 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monterrey | 57 | 54 | 51 | 48 | 54 | 57 | 58 | 59 | 69 | 67 | 63 | 59 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +34 | +40 | +39 | +28 | +10 | -6 | -2 | — | -12 | -4 | +13 | +30 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monterrey | 57 | 54 | 51 | 48 | 54 | 57 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +34 | +40 | +39 | +28 | +10 | -6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monterrey | 58 | 59 | 69 | 67 | 63 | 59 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -2 | — | -12 | -4 | +13 | +30 |
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. Monterrey trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Monterrey
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from CONAGUA / SMN, Mexico's national weather service, measured at Monterrey (obs), about 6 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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