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Crested Butte vs Durban
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Durban is the warmer of the two — about 20°C on the annual average; Durban is the wetter, with 429 mm more rain a year.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Crested Butte and Durban, in everyday terms.
Summers
Durban has much hotter summers
Crested Butte: Mild
Durban: Warm
Winters
Durban has far milder winters
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Durban: Mild
Rain & snow
Durban is wetter
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Durban: Wet
Sky
Similar amounts of sun
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Durban: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Durban is the warmer of the two — about 20°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Durban is the wetter — about 429 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) Durban runs higher most of 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 |
| Durban | 29 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 |
| Difference | +32 | +31 | +25 | +19 | +11 | +3 | -1 | +1 | +6 | +13 | +22 | +31 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 |
| Durban | 29 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 |
| Difference | +32 | +31 | +25 | +19 | +11 | +3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Durban | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 |
| Difference | -1 | +1 | +6 | +13 | +22 | +31 |
Avg low (°C) Durban 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 |
| Durban | 21 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | +42 | +40 | +34 | +24 | +16 | +10 | +6 | +9 | +15 | +22 | +31 | +40 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 |
| Durban | 21 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 11 |
| Difference | +42 | +40 | +34 | +24 | +16 | +10 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Durban | 11 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | +6 | +9 | +15 | +22 | +31 | +40 |
Precipitation (mm) Durban 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 |
| Durban | 128 | 118 | 120 | 115 | 27 | 31 | 63 | 36 | 52 | 106 | 119 | 116 |
| Difference | +58 | +54 | +66 | +64 | -12 | +7 | +13 | -14 | +3 | +62 | +68 | +59 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 |
| Durban | 128 | 118 | 120 | 115 | 27 | 31 |
| Difference | +58 | +54 | +66 | +64 | -12 | +7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Durban | 63 | 36 | 52 | 106 | 119 | 116 |
| Difference | +13 | -14 | +3 | +62 | +68 | +59 |
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 |
| Durban | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 |
| Durban | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Durban | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 |
| Durban | 73 | 69 | 63 | 55 | 44 | 39 | 37 | 46 | 56 | 70 | 76 | 76 |
| Difference | +19 | +9 | +4 | -8 | -18 | -7 | -20 | -12 | +11 | +26 | +27 | +22 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Durban | 73 | 69 | 63 | 55 | 44 | 39 |
| Difference | +19 | +9 | +4 | -8 | -18 | -7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Durban | 37 | 46 | 56 | 70 | 76 | 76 |
| Difference | -20 | -12 | +11 | +26 | +27 | +22 |
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 |
| Durban | 82 | 81 | 80 | 77 | 73 | 69 | 70 | 74 | 78 | 80 | 81 | 83 |
| Difference | -10 | -13 | -10 | +1 | +9 | +17 | +14 | +15 | +21 | +18 | +5 | -6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Durban | 82 | 81 | 80 | 77 | 73 | 69 |
| Difference | -10 | -13 | -10 | +1 | +9 | +17 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Durban | 70 | 74 | 78 | 80 | 81 | 83 |
| Difference | +14 | +15 | +21 | +18 | +5 | -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. Crested Butte trends → · Durban 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.
Durban
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 28 years of daily observations at Durban Intl, a weather station, about 15 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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