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Muscat vs Crested Butte
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Muscat is the warmer of the two — about 27°C on the annual average; Crested Butte is the wetter, with 448 mm more rain a year, and Muscat the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Muscat and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Muscat has far hotter summers
Muscat: Very hot
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Muscat has far milder winters
Muscat: Mild
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Crested Butte is much wetter
Muscat: Very dry
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Muscat is sunnier
Muscat: Fairly sunny
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Muscat is the warmer of the two — about 27°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Crested Butte is the wetter — about 448 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Muscat has the clearer skies — the higher line.
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) Muscat runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muscat | 25 | 26 | 29 | 34 | 39 | 40 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 30 | 27 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -28 | -28 | -26 | -26 | -25 | -18 | -13 | -13 | -16 | -22 | -26 | -29 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muscat | 25 | 26 | 29 | 34 | 39 | 40 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 |
| Difference | -28 | -28 | -26 | -26 | -25 | -18 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muscat | 37 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 30 | 27 |
| Crested Butte | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -13 | -13 | -16 | -22 | -26 | -29 |
Avg low (°C) Muscat runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muscat | 17 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 18 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -38 | -36 | -34 | -31 | -31 | -29 | -26 | -25 | -27 | -30 | -33 | -38 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muscat | 17 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 29 | 30 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 |
| Difference | -38 | -36 | -34 | -31 | -31 | -29 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muscat | 30 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 18 |
| Crested Butte | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -26 | -25 | -27 | -30 | -33 | -38 |
Precipitation (mm) Crested Butte runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muscat | 19 | 16 | 30 | 22 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 19 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | +50 | +48 | +23 | +29 | +35 | +12 | +45 | +41 | +42 | +42 | +44 | +38 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muscat | 19 | 16 | 30 | 22 | 3 | 12 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 |
| Difference | +50 | +48 | +23 | +29 | +35 | +12 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muscat | 6 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 19 |
| Crested Butte | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | +45 | +41 | +42 | +42 | +44 | +38 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muscat | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muscat | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muscat | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Crested Butte runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muscat | 44 | 37 | 40 | 36 | 27 | 31 | 45 | 39 | 26 | 22 | 30 | 40 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | +10 | +23 | +19 | +27 | +34 | +15 | +12 | +18 | +20 | +22 | +18 | +14 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muscat | 44 | 37 | 40 | 36 | 27 | 31 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | +10 | +23 | +19 | +27 | +34 | +15 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muscat | 45 | 39 | 26 | 22 | 30 | 40 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | +12 | +18 | +20 | +22 | +18 | +14 |
Relative humidity (%) Crested Butte runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muscat | 60 | 54 | 47 | 37 | 31 | 33 | 39 | 41 | 39 | 41 | 54 | 60 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +31 | +39 | +42 | +39 | +34 | +18 | +17 | +18 | +18 | +22 | +23 | +29 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muscat | 60 | 54 | 47 | 37 | 31 | 33 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +31 | +39 | +42 | +39 | +34 | +18 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muscat | 39 | 41 | 39 | 41 | 54 | 60 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +17 | +18 | +18 | +22 | +23 | +29 |
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. Muscat trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Muscat
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Seeb Intl / Muscat Intl, a weather station, about 13 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.
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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