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Lima vs Crested Butte
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Lima is the warmer of the two — about 18°C on the annual average; Crested Butte is the wetter, with 598 mm more rain a year, and Crested Butte the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Lima and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Lima has hotter summers
Lima: Warm
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Lima has far milder winters
Lima: Mild
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Crested Butte is much wetter
Lima: Very dry
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Crested Butte is sunnier
Lima: Often cloudy
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Lima is the warmer of the two — about 18°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Crested Butte is the wetter — about 598 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) Lima runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lima | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -30 | -28 | -24 | -18 | -10 | -1 | +3 | +1 | -4 | -11 | -20 | -28 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lima | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 23 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 |
| Difference | -30 | -28 | -24 | -18 | -10 | -1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lima | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 |
| Crested Butte | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | +3 | +1 | -4 | -11 | -20 | -28 |
Avg low (°C) Lima runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lima | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -38 | -37 | -32 | -24 | -17 | -12 | -8 | -8 | -13 | -19 | -27 | -36 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lima | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 |
| Difference | -38 | -37 | -32 | -24 | -17 | -12 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lima | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| Crested Butte | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -8 | -8 | -13 | -19 | -27 | -36 |
Precipitation (mm) Crested Butte runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lima | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | +69 | +64 | +53 | +51 | +38 | +24 | +50 | +50 | +49 | +43 | +51 | +57 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lima | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 |
| Difference | +69 | +64 | +53 | +51 | +38 | +24 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lima | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Crested Butte | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | +50 | +50 | +49 | +43 | +51 | +57 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lima | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lima | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lima | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Lima runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lima | 82 | 85 | 83 | 69 | 54 | 47 | 46 | 47 | 58 | 68 | 70 | 79 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -28 | -25 | -24 | -7 | +7 | -1 | +11 | +10 | -12 | -24 | -22 | -26 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lima | 82 | 85 | 83 | 69 | 54 | 47 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | -28 | -25 | -24 | -7 | +7 | -1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lima | 46 | 47 | 58 | 68 | 70 | 79 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | +11 | +10 | -12 | -24 | -22 | -26 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lima | 76 | 76 | 75 | 71 | 68 | 66 | 65 | 62 | 62 | 64 | 67 | 72 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +15 | +18 | +15 | +5 | -4 | -15 | -9 | -3 | -5 | -2 | +9 | +16 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lima | 76 | 76 | 75 | 71 | 68 | 66 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +15 | +18 | +15 | +5 | -4 | -15 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lima | 65 | 62 | 62 | 64 | 67 | 72 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -9 | -3 | -5 | -2 | +9 | +16 |
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. Lima trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Lima
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from SENAMHI, Peru's national weather service, measured at Ñaña, about 21 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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