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Sayulita vs Crested Butte
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Sayulita is the warmer of the two — about 25°C on the annual average; Sayulita is the wetter, with 500 mm more rain a year.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Sayulita and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Sayulita has far hotter summers
Sayulita: Hot
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Sayulita has far milder winters
Sayulita: Stays warm
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Sayulita is wetter
Sayulita: Wet
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Similar amounts of sun
Sayulita: Partly cloudy
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Sayulita is the warmer of the two — about 25°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Sayulita is the wetter — about 500 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) Sayulita runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sayulita | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 31 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -33 | -32 | -28 | -24 | -19 | -13 | -10 | -11 | -15 | -22 | -29 | -34 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sayulita | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 34 | 35 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 |
| Difference | -33 | -32 | -28 | -24 | -19 | -13 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sayulita | 35 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 31 |
| Crested Butte | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -10 | -11 | -15 | -22 | -29 | -34 |
Avg low (°C) Sayulita runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sayulita | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 17 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -37 | -35 | -30 | -25 | -22 | -22 | -19 | -20 | -24 | -28 | -33 | -37 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sayulita | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 23 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 |
| Difference | -37 | -35 | -30 | -25 | -22 | -22 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sayulita | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 17 |
| Crested Butte | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -19 | -20 | -24 | -28 | -33 | -37 |
Precipitation (mm) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sayulita | 20 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 120 | 220 | 297 | 267 | 112 | 20 | 20 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | +49 | +53 | +43 | +51 | +35 | -96 | -170 | -247 | -218 | -68 | +30 | +37 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sayulita | 20 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 120 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 |
| Difference | +49 | +53 | +43 | +51 | +35 | -96 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sayulita | 220 | 297 | 267 | 112 | 20 | 20 |
| Crested Butte | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | -170 | -247 | -218 | -68 | +30 | +37 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sayulita | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sayulita | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sayulita | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sayulita | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sayulita | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sayulita | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sayulita | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sayulita | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sayulita | 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. Sayulita trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Sayulita
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from CONAGUA / SMN, Mexico's national weather service, measured at San Jose Valle, about 26 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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