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Crested Butte vs Harare
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Harare is the warmer of the two — about 18°C on the annual average, and Harare the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Crested Butte and Harare, in everyday terms.
Summers
Harare has much hotter summers
Crested Butte: Mild
Harare: Warm
Winters
Harare has far milder winters
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Harare: Cool
Rain & snow
Similar yearly rainfall
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Harare: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Harare is sunnier
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Harare: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Harare is the warmer of the two — about 18°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Harare is the wetter — about 88 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Harare 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) Harare 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 |
| Harare | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 |
| Difference | +30 | +28 | +23 | +17 | +9 | — | -3 | +1 | +8 | +16 | +24 | +30 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 |
| Harare | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 21 |
| Difference | +30 | +28 | +23 | +17 | +9 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Harare | 21 | 24 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 |
| Difference | -3 | +1 | +8 | +16 | +24 | +30 |
Avg low (°C) Harare 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 |
| Harare | 17 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
| Difference | +38 | +35 | +29 | +20 | +12 | +7 | +4 | +6 | +13 | +20 | +29 | +36 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 |
| Harare | 17 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 8 |
| Difference | +38 | +35 | +29 | +20 | +12 | +7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Harare | 8 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
| Difference | +4 | +6 | +13 | +20 | +29 | +36 |
Precipitation (mm) Varies through 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 |
| Harare | 151 | 111 | 88 | 34 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 67 | 177 |
| Difference | +82 | +47 | +35 | -17 | -19 | -14 | -49 | -50 | -47 | -16 | +17 | +120 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 |
| Harare | 151 | 111 | 88 | 34 | 20 | 10 |
| Difference | +82 | +47 | +35 | -17 | -19 | -14 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Harare | 1 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 67 | 177 |
| Difference | -49 | -50 | -47 | -16 | +17 | +120 |
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 |
| Harare | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 |
| Harare | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Harare | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 |
| Harare | 77 | 72 | 62 | 44 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 23 | 20 | 33 | 58 | 75 |
| Difference | +22 | +12 | +3 | -19 | -31 | -16 | -27 | -35 | -26 | -10 | +9 | +21 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Harare | 77 | 72 | 62 | 44 | 30 | 30 |
| Difference | +22 | +12 | +3 | -19 | -31 | -16 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Harare | 29 | 23 | 20 | 33 | 58 | 75 |
| Difference | -27 | -35 | -26 | -10 | +9 | +21 |
Relative humidity (%) Crested Butte runs higher most of 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 |
| Harare | 74 | 74 | 72 | 66 | 60 | 61 | 59 | 51 | 43 | 46 | 56 | 70 |
| Difference | -18 | -20 | -17 | -10 | -4 | +9 | +3 | -8 | -13 | -16 | -21 | -19 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Harare | 74 | 74 | 72 | 66 | 60 | 61 |
| Difference | -18 | -20 | -17 | -10 | -4 | +9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Harare | 59 | 51 | 43 | 46 | 56 | 70 |
| Difference | +3 | -8 | -13 | -16 | -21 | -19 |
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 → · Harare 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.
Harare
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 26 years of daily observations at Robert Gabriel Mugabe Intl / Harare, a weather station, about 12 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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