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Panama City vs Crested Butte
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Panama City is the warmer of the two — about 26°C on the annual average; Panama City is the wetter, with 834 mm more rain a year, and Crested Butte the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Panama City and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Panama City has far hotter summers
Panama City: Hot
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Panama City has far milder winters
Panama City: Stays warm
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Panama City is much wetter
Panama City: Wet
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Crested Butte is sunnier
Panama City: Often grey
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Panama City is the warmer of the two — about 26°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Panama City is the wetter — about 834 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Crested Butte 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) Panama City runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panama City | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -36 | -34 | -30 | -25 | -17 | -10 | -7 | -8 | -12 | -18 | -27 | -35 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panama City | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 |
| Difference | -36 | -34 | -30 | -25 | -17 | -10 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panama City | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 |
| Crested Butte | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -7 | -8 | -12 | -18 | -27 | -35 |
Avg low (°C) Panama City runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panama City | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -43 | -41 | -36 | -31 | -26 | -23 | -20 | -20 | -24 | -29 | -36 | -43 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panama City | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 |
| Difference | -43 | -41 | -36 | -31 | -26 | -23 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panama City | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
| Crested Butte | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -20 | -20 | -24 | -29 | -36 | -43 |
Precipitation (mm) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panama City | 22 | 19 | 23 | 62 | 211 | 232 | 170 | 178 | 206 | — | 226 | 87 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | +47 | +46 | +31 | -11 | -173 | -208 | -120 | -127 | -157 | — | -175 | -30 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panama City | 22 | 19 | 23 | 62 | 211 | 232 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 |
| Difference | +47 | +46 | +31 | -11 | -173 | -208 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panama City | 170 | 178 | 206 | — | 226 | 87 |
| Crested Butte | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | -120 | -127 | -157 | — | -175 | -30 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panama City | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panama City | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panama City | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Panama City runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panama City | 49 | 51 | 54 | 68 | 84 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 84 | 83 | 80 | 62 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | +6 | +9 | +5 | -5 | -23 | -39 | -28 | -27 | -39 | -39 | -31 | -9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panama City | 49 | 51 | 54 | 68 | 84 | 85 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | +6 | +9 | +5 | -5 | -23 | -39 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panama City | 85 | 85 | 84 | 83 | 80 | 62 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -28 | -27 | -39 | -39 | -31 | -9 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panama City | 78 | 74 | 70 | 72 | 80 | 84 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 83 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +13 | +20 | +20 | +4 | -16 | -32 | -30 | -26 | -28 | -23 | -9 | +6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panama City | 78 | 74 | 70 | 72 | 80 | 84 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +13 | +20 | +20 | +4 | -16 | -32 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panama City | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 83 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -30 | -26 | -28 | -23 | -9 | +6 |
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. Panama City trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Panama City
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Tocumen Intl, a weather station, about 17 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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