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Puerto Vallarta vs Crested Butte
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Puerto Vallarta is the warmer of the two — about 22°C on the annual average; Puerto Vallarta is the wetter, with 1177 mm more rain a year.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Puerto Vallarta and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Puerto Vallarta has much hotter summers
Puerto Vallarta: Hot
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Puerto Vallarta has far milder winters
Puerto Vallarta: Stays warm
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Puerto Vallarta is much wetter
Puerto Vallarta: Very wet
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Similar amounts of sun
Puerto Vallarta: Partly cloudy
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Puerto Vallarta is the warmer of the two — about 22°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Puerto Vallarta is the wetter — about 1177 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) Puerto Vallarta runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Vallarta | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 27 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -30 | -28 | -24 | -20 | -15 | -9 | -7 | -8 | -12 | -19 | -26 | -30 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Vallarta | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 30 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 |
| Difference | -30 | -28 | -24 | -20 | -15 | -9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Vallarta | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 27 |
| Crested Butte | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -7 | -8 | -12 | -19 | -26 | -30 |
Avg low (°C) Puerto Vallarta runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Vallarta | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 15 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -35 | -33 | -28 | -23 | -20 | -21 | -17 | -18 | -22 | -26 | -30 | -35 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Vallarta | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 22 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 |
| Difference | -35 | -33 | -28 | -23 | -20 | -21 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Vallarta | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 15 |
| Crested Butte | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -17 | -18 | -22 | -26 | -30 | -35 |
Precipitation (mm) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Vallarta | 31 | 23 | 12 | 4 | 13 | 243 | 393 | 427 | 438 | 136 | 30 | 28 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | +38 | +42 | +42 | +47 | +25 | -219 | -342 | -377 | -389 | -93 | +20 | +29 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Vallarta | 31 | 23 | 12 | 4 | 13 | 243 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 |
| Difference | +38 | +42 | +42 | +47 | +25 | -219 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Vallarta | 393 | 427 | 438 | 136 | 30 | 28 |
| Crested Butte | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | -342 | -377 | -389 | -93 | +20 | +29 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Vallarta | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Vallarta | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Vallarta | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Vallarta | 49 | 45 | 43 | 48 | 44 | 63 | 76 | 79 | 80 | 57 | 42 | 51 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | +6 | +15 | +16 | +15 | +17 | -17 | -19 | -21 | -35 | -13 | +6 | +3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Vallarta | 49 | 45 | 43 | 48 | 44 | 63 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | +6 | +15 | +16 | +15 | +17 | -17 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Vallarta | 76 | 79 | 80 | 57 | 42 | 51 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -19 | -21 | -35 | -13 | +6 | +3 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Vallarta | 64 | 60 | 52 | 47 | 51 | 70 | 81 | 84 | 85 | 81 | 75 | 70 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +27 | +34 | +38 | +30 | +14 | -18 | -25 | -25 | -28 | -18 | +2 | +18 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Vallarta | 64 | 60 | 52 | 47 | 51 | 70 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +27 | +34 | +38 | +30 | +14 | -18 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Vallarta | 81 | 84 | 85 | 81 | 75 | 70 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -25 | -25 | -28 | -18 | +2 | +18 |
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. Puerto Vallarta trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Puerto Vallarta
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from CONAGUA / SMN, Mexico's national weather service, measured at El Cuale, 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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