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Panama City vs Crested Butte
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Panama City is the warmer of the two — about 47°F on the annual average; Panama City is the wetter, with 33 in 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 47°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Panama City is the wetter — about 33 in 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 (°F) Panama City runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panama City | 91 | 91 | 92 | 92 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 88 | 87 | 88 | 89 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | -65 | -62 | -54 | -46 | -31 | -18 | -13 | -15 | -21 | -32 | -48 | -62 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panama City | 91 | 91 | 92 | 92 | 89 | 89 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 |
| Difference | -65 | -62 | -54 | -46 | -31 | -18 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panama City | 89 | 89 | 88 | 87 | 88 | 89 |
| Crested Butte | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | -13 | -15 | -21 | -32 | -48 | -62 |
Avg low (°F) Panama City runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panama City | 72 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 74 | 73 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -78 | -74 | -66 | -55 | -47 | -42 | -35 | -36 | -43 | -53 | -65 | -77 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panama City | 72 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 75 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 |
| Difference | -78 | -74 | -66 | -55 | -47 | -42 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panama City | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 74 | 73 |
| Crested Butte | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -35 | -36 | -43 | -53 | -65 | -77 |
Precipitation (in) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panama City | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 8.3 | 9.1 | 6.7 | 7 | 8.1 | — | 8.9 | 3.4 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | +1.9 | +1.8 | +1.2 | -0.4 | -6.8 | -8.2 | -4.7 | -5 | -6.2 | — | -6.9 | -1.2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panama City | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 8.3 | 9.1 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 |
| Difference | +1.9 | +1.8 | +1.2 | -0.4 | -6.8 | -8.2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panama City | 6.7 | 7 | 8.1 | — | 8.9 | 3.4 |
| Crested Butte | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | -4.7 | -5 | -6.2 | — | -6.9 | -1.2 |
Snowfall (in)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panama City | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 41.7 | 35.3 | 27.3 | 18 | 6.9 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.1 | 26.1 | 34.6 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panama City | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 41.7 | 35.3 | 27.3 | 18 | 6.9 | 0.3 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panama City | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.1 | 26.1 | 34.6 |
| 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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