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Crested Butte vs Durban
Comparing Crested Butte change · Durban change
Durban is the warmer of the two — about 36°F on the annual average; Durban is the wetter, with 17 in 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 36°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Durban is the wetter — about 17 in 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 (°F) Durban runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Durban | 84 | 85 | 84 | 81 | 79 | 76 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 77 | 80 | 82 |
| Difference | +58 | +55 | +46 | +34 | +20 | +6 | -1 | +2 | +10 | +23 | +40 | +55 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 |
| Durban | 84 | 85 | 84 | 81 | 79 | 76 |
| Difference | +58 | +55 | +46 | +34 | +20 | +6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Durban | 75 | 76 | 77 | 77 | 80 | 82 |
| Difference | -1 | +2 | +10 | +23 | +40 | +55 |
Avg low (°F) Durban runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Durban | 70 | 70 | 68 | 63 | 57 | 51 | 51 | 55 | 59 | 62 | 65 | 68 |
| Difference | +76 | +72 | +61 | +44 | +29 | +18 | +12 | +16 | +27 | +40 | +55 | +71 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 |
| Durban | 70 | 70 | 68 | 63 | 57 | 51 |
| Difference | +76 | +72 | +61 | +44 | +29 | +18 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Durban | 51 | 55 | 59 | 62 | 65 | 68 |
| Difference | +12 | +16 | +27 | +40 | +55 | +71 |
Precipitation (in) Durban runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Durban | 5 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 4.6 |
| Difference | +2.3 | +2.1 | +2.6 | +2.5 | -0.5 | +0.3 | +0.5 | -0.6 | +0.1 | +2.5 | +2.7 | +2.3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 |
| Durban | 5 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| Difference | +2.3 | +2.1 | +2.6 | +2.5 | -0.5 | +0.3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Durban | 2.5 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 4.6 |
| Difference | +0.5 | -0.6 | +0.1 | +2.5 | +2.7 | +2.3 |
Snowfall (in)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 41.7 | 35.3 | 27.3 | 18 | 6.9 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.1 | 26.1 | 34.6 |
| Durban | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 41.7 | 35.3 | 27.3 | 18 | 6.9 | 0.3 |
| Durban | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.1 | 26.1 | 34.6 |
| 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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