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Crested Butte vs Montevideo
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Montevideo is the warmer of the two — about 16°C on the annual average; Montevideo is the wetter, with 527 mm more rain a year.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Crested Butte and Montevideo, in everyday terms.
Summers
Montevideo has much hotter summers
Crested Butte: Mild
Montevideo: Warm
Winters
Montevideo has far milder winters
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Montevideo: Cool
Rain & snow
Montevideo is wetter
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Montevideo: Wet
Sky
Similar amounts of sun
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Montevideo: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Montevideo is the warmer of the two — about 16°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Montevideo is the wetter — about 527 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) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Montevideo | 29 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 27 |
| Difference | +32 | +29 | +23 | +15 | +5 | -5 | -9 | -5 | — | +9 | +20 | +30 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 |
| Montevideo | 29 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 19 | 16 |
| Difference | +32 | +29 | +23 | +15 | +5 | -5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Montevideo | 16 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 27 |
| Difference | -9 | -5 | — | +9 | +20 | +30 |
Avg low (°C) Montevideo runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Montevideo | 18 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 16 |
| Difference | +39 | +36 | +30 | +20 | +12 | +6 | +2 | +3 | +9 | +17 | +26 | +36 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 |
| Montevideo | 18 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 7 |
| Difference | +39 | +36 | +30 | +20 | +12 | +6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Montevideo | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 16 |
| Difference | +2 | +3 | +9 | +17 | +26 | +36 |
Precipitation (mm) Montevideo runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Montevideo | 90 | 89 | 102 | 105 | 83 | 92 | 95 | 99 | 91 | 95 | 89 | 99 |
| Difference | +21 | +24 | +49 | +54 | +44 | +68 | +45 | +49 | +42 | +52 | +39 | +42 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 |
| Montevideo | 90 | 89 | 102 | 105 | 83 | 92 |
| Difference | +21 | +24 | +49 | +54 | +44 | +68 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Montevideo | 95 | 99 | 91 | 95 | 89 | 99 |
| Difference | +45 | +49 | +42 | +52 | +39 | +42 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Montevideo | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 |
| Montevideo | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Montevideo | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Montevideo | 48 | 52 | 48 | 52 | 57 | 60 | 60 | 58 | 56 | 56 | 51 | 48 |
| Difference | -6 | -8 | -11 | -11 | -4 | +14 | +3 | — | +11 | +13 | +2 | -6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Montevideo | 48 | 52 | 48 | 52 | 57 | 60 |
| Difference | -6 | -8 | -11 | -11 | -4 | +14 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Montevideo | 60 | 58 | 56 | 56 | 51 | 48 |
| Difference | +3 | — | +11 | +13 | +2 | -6 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Montevideo | 72 | 74 | 76 | 79 | 82 | 84 | 85 | 84 | 82 | 80 | 76 | 72 |
| Difference | -19 | -20 | -13 | +3 | +18 | +32 | +29 | +25 | +25 | +18 | -1 | -17 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Montevideo | 72 | 74 | 76 | 79 | 82 | 84 |
| Difference | -19 | -20 | -13 | +3 | +18 | +32 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Montevideo | 85 | 84 | 82 | 80 | 76 | 72 |
| Difference | +29 | +25 | +25 | +18 | -1 | -17 |
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. Crested Butte trends → · Montevideo trends →
Methodology & sources
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.
Montevideo
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Carrasco Intl, a weather station, about 16 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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