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Oaxaca vs Crested Butte
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Oaxaca is the warmer of the two — about 21°C on the annual average; Oaxaca is the wetter, with 252 mm more rain a year.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Oaxaca and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Oaxaca has far hotter summers
Oaxaca: Hot
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Oaxaca has far milder winters
Oaxaca: Stays warm
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Oaxaca is wetter
Oaxaca: Moderate rainfall
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Similar amounts of sun
Oaxaca: Partly cloudy
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Oaxaca is the warmer of the two — about 21°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Oaxaca is the wetter — about 252 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) Oaxaca runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oaxaca | 29 | 31 | 33 | 35 | 34 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -32 | -32 | -30 | -27 | -19 | -9 | -6 | -7 | -10 | -17 | -25 | -32 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oaxaca | 29 | 31 | 33 | 35 | 34 | 31 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 |
| Difference | -32 | -32 | -30 | -27 | -19 | -9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oaxaca | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
| Crested Butte | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -6 | -7 | -10 | -17 | -25 | -32 |
Avg low (°C) Oaxaca runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oaxaca | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -31 | -30 | -27 | -23 | -19 | -16 | -12 | -12 | -16 | -20 | -25 | -31 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oaxaca | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 |
| Difference | -31 | -30 | -27 | -23 | -19 | -16 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oaxaca | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 |
| Crested Butte | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -12 | -12 | -16 | -20 | -25 | -31 |
Precipitation (mm) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oaxaca | 2 | 5 | 18 | 47 | 98 | 188 | 119 | 132 | 164 | 63 | 9 | 9 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | +67 | +60 | +36 | +4 | -59 | -164 | -68 | -82 | -115 | -20 | +42 | +48 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oaxaca | 2 | 5 | 18 | 47 | 98 | 188 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 |
| Difference | +67 | +60 | +36 | +4 | -59 | -164 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oaxaca | 119 | 132 | 164 | 63 | 9 | 9 |
| Crested Butte | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | -68 | -82 | -115 | -20 | +42 | +48 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oaxaca | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oaxaca | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oaxaca | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oaxaca | 47 | 42 | 42 | 47 | 59 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 80 | 65 | 51 | 45 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | +8 | +18 | +18 | +15 | +2 | -29 | -19 | -17 | -34 | -21 | -2 | +8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oaxaca | 47 | 42 | 42 | 47 | 59 | 75 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | +8 | +18 | +18 | +15 | +2 | -29 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oaxaca | 75 | 75 | 80 | 65 | 51 | 45 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -19 | -17 | -34 | -21 | -2 | +8 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oaxaca | 69 | 63 | 57 | 56 | 64 | 77 | 82 | 83 | 85 | 83 | 79 | 74 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +22 | +31 | +32 | +20 | — | -26 | -26 | -24 | -28 | -20 | -3 | +15 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oaxaca | 69 | 63 | 57 | 56 | 64 | 77 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +22 | +31 | +32 | +20 | — | -26 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oaxaca | 82 | 83 | 85 | 83 | 79 | 74 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -26 | -24 | -28 | -20 | -3 | +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. Oaxaca trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Oaxaca
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from CONAGUA / SMN, Mexico's national weather service, measured at Oaxaca, about 3 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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