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San Miguel de Allende vs Crested Butte

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Bottom line

San Miguel de Allende is the warmer of the two — about 17°C on the annual average, and San Miguel de Allende the sunnier.

Warmer San Miguel de Allende 17°C on the year

Wetter About the same similar annual rainfall

Sunnier San Miguel de Allende 10 pp less cloud

Colder winters Crested Butte 25°C colder nights

How the seasons compare

The differences between San Miguel de Allende and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.

Summers

San Miguel de Allende has much hotter summers

San Miguel de Allende: Hot
Crested Butte: Mild

Winters

San Miguel de Allende has far milder winters

San Miguel de Allende: Chilly
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold

Rain & snow

Similar yearly rainfall

San Miguel de Allende: Moderate rainfall
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall

Sky

San Miguel de Allende is sunnier

San Miguel de Allende: Fairly sunny
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy

Month-by-month charts

Temperature

San Miguel de Allende is the warmer of the two — about 17°C on the annual average.

Precipitation

Both cities get a similar amount of precipitation across the year.

Clear skies

San Miguel de Allende has the clearer skies — the higher line.

Exact monthly numbers

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Avg high (°C) San Miguel de Allende runs higher most of the year

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
San Miguel de Allende	23	25	28	30	31	29	26	27	26	25	24	23
Crested Butte	-3	-1	4	8	15	21	25	23	19	13	4	-3
Difference	-26	-27	-25	-22	-16	-7	-2	-3	-6	-13	-20	-26

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
San Miguel de Allende	23	25	28	30	31	29
Crested Butte	-3	-1	4	8	15	21
Difference	-26	-27	-25	-22	-16	-7

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
San Miguel de Allende	26	27	26	25	24	23
Crested Butte	25	23	19	13	4	-3
Difference	-2	-3	-6	-13	-20	-26

Avg low (°C) San Miguel de Allende runs higher most of the year

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
San Miguel de Allende	4	5	8	10	13	14	14	14	13	10	7	4
Crested Butte	-21	-19	-14	-7	-2	1	4	4	-0	-6	-13	-20
Difference	-25	-24	-21	-17	-15	-13	-10	-10	-14	-16	-19	-24

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
San Miguel de Allende	4	5	8	10	13	14
Crested Butte	-21	-19	-14	-7	-2	1
Difference	-25	-24	-21	-17	-15	-13

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
San Miguel de Allende	14	14	13	10	7	4
Crested Butte	4	4	-0	-6	-13	-20
Difference	-10	-10	-14	-16	-19	-24

Precipitation (mm) Varies through the year

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
San Miguel de Allende	13	13	11	13	41	123	145	105	127	40	16	5
Crested Butte	69	65	54	51	38	24	50	50	49	43	51	57
Difference	+56	+52	+43	+38	-3	-98	-95	-55	-78	+3	+35	+52

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
San Miguel de Allende	13	13	11	13	41	123
Crested Butte	69	65	54	51	38	24
Difference	+56	+52	+43	+38	-3	-98

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
San Miguel de Allende	145	105	127	40	16	5
Crested Butte	50	50	49	43	51	57
Difference	-95	-55	-78	+3	+35	+52

Snowfall (cm)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
San Miguel de Allende	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Crested Butte	106	90	69	46	17	1	0	0	3	20	66	88
Difference	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
San Miguel de Allende	—	—	—	—	—	—
Crested Butte	106	90	69	46	17	1
Difference	—	—	—	—	—	—

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
San Miguel de Allende	—	—	—	—	—	—
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
San Miguel de Allende	35	30	29	36	44	60	65	61	63	47	33	33
Crested Butte	54	60	60	63	61	46	57	58	46	44	49	54
Difference	+19	+30	+30	+26	+17	-13	-8	-3	-17	-3	+16	+20

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
San Miguel de Allende	35	30	29	36	44	60
Crested Butte	54	60	60	63	61	46
Difference	+19	+30	+30	+26	+17	-13

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
San Miguel de Allende	65	61	63	47	33	33
Crested Butte	57	58	46	44	49	54
Difference	-8	-3	-17	-3	+16	+20

Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
San Miguel de Allende	59	54	46	42	49	64	71	73	76	72	69	64
Crested Butte	91	94	89	76	64	52	56	59	57	63	77	89
Difference	+32	+40	+43	+34	+16	-12	-16	-14	-19	-10	+8	+25

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
San Miguel de Allende	59	54	46	42	49	64
Crested Butte	91	94	89	76	64	52
Difference	+32	+40	+43	+34	+16	-12

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
San Miguel de Allende	71	73	76	72	69	64
Crested Butte	56	59	57	63	77	89
Difference	-16	-14	-19	-10	+8	+25

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. San Miguel de Allende trends → · Crested Butte trends →

Methodology & sources

San Miguel de Allende

Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from CONAGUA / SMN, Mexico's national weather service, measured at Cinco Señores, about 16 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.

How we build these numbers →

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