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Playa del Carmen vs Crested Butte
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Playa del Carmen is the warmer of the two — about 23°C on the annual average; Playa del Carmen is the wetter, with 785 mm more rain a year.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Playa del Carmen and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Playa del Carmen has far hotter summers
Playa del Carmen: Hot
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Playa del Carmen has far milder winters
Playa del Carmen: Stays warm
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Playa del Carmen is much wetter
Playa del Carmen: Wet
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Similar amounts of sun
Playa del Carmen: Partly cloudy
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Playa del Carmen is the warmer of the two — about 23°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Playa del Carmen is the wetter — about 785 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) Playa del Carmen runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Playa del Carmen | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 29 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -31 | -30 | -26 | -23 | -18 | -11 | -9 | -10 | -13 | -19 | -25 | -32 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Playa del Carmen | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 |
| Difference | -31 | -30 | -26 | -23 | -18 | -11 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Playa del Carmen | 33 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 29 |
| Crested Butte | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -9 | -10 | -13 | -19 | -25 | -32 |
Avg low (°C) Playa del Carmen runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Playa del Carmen | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 15 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -35 | -34 | -30 | -25 | -23 | -20 | -17 | -18 | -22 | -26 | -30 | -35 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Playa del Carmen | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 21 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 |
| Difference | -35 | -34 | -30 | -25 | -23 | -20 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Playa del Carmen | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 15 |
| Crested Butte | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -17 | -18 | -22 | -26 | -30 | -35 |
Precipitation (mm) Playa del Carmen runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Playa del Carmen | 71 | 43 | 50 | 50 | 108 | 191 | 99 | 180 | 225 | 204 | 102 | 63 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | -2 | +21 | +4 | +1 | -69 | -167 | -49 | -130 | -176 | -161 | -52 | -5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Playa del Carmen | 71 | 43 | 50 | 50 | 108 | 191 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 |
| Difference | -2 | +21 | +4 | +1 | -69 | -167 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Playa del Carmen | 99 | 180 | 225 | 204 | 102 | 63 |
| Crested Butte | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | -49 | -130 | -176 | -161 | -52 | -5 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Playa del Carmen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Playa del Carmen | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Playa del Carmen | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Playa del Carmen | 54 | 47 | 41 | 41 | 49 | 59 | 53 | 55 | 60 | 57 | 49 | 53 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | — | +13 | +19 | +21 | +12 | -13 | +4 | +3 | -15 | -13 | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Playa del Carmen | 54 | 47 | 41 | 41 | 49 | 59 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | — | +13 | +19 | +21 | +12 | -13 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Playa del Carmen | 53 | 55 | 60 | 57 | 49 | 53 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | +4 | +3 | -15 | -13 | — | — |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Playa del Carmen | 76 | 72 | 67 | 66 | 68 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 87 | 88 | 83 | 80 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +15 | +22 | +23 | +11 | -4 | -30 | -27 | -24 | -30 | -25 | -6 | +9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Playa del Carmen | 76 | 72 | 67 | 66 | 68 | 81 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +15 | +22 | +23 | +11 | -4 | -30 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Playa del Carmen | 82 | 83 | 87 | 88 | 83 | 80 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -27 | -24 | -30 | -25 | -6 | +9 |
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. Playa del Carmen trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Playa del Carmen
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from CONAGUA / SMN, Mexico's national weather service, measured at Victoria, about 28 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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