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Hangzhou vs Crested Butte
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Hangzhou is the warmer of the two — about 16°C on the annual average; Hangzhou is the wetter, with 899 mm more rain a year, and Crested Butte the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Hangzhou and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Hangzhou has far hotter summers
Hangzhou: Hot
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Hangzhou has far milder winters
Hangzhou: Chilly
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Hangzhou is much wetter
Hangzhou: Wet
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Crested Butte is sunnier
Hangzhou: Often cloudy
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Hangzhou is the warmer of the two — about 16°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Hangzhou is the wetter — about 899 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) Hangzhou runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hangzhou | 8 | 11 | 15 | 22 | 27 | 29 | 34 | 33 | 29 | 24 | 18 | 11 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -12 | -12 | -12 | -14 | -12 | -8 | -9 | -10 | -10 | -11 | -13 | -14 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hangzhou | 8 | 11 | 15 | 22 | 27 | 29 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 |
| Difference | -12 | -12 | -12 | -14 | -12 | -8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hangzhou | 34 | 33 | 29 | 24 | 18 | 11 |
| Crested Butte | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -9 | -10 | -10 | -11 | -13 | -14 |
Avg low (°C) Hangzhou runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hangzhou | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 16 | 10 | 4 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -23 | -23 | -21 | -20 | -20 | -21 | -21 | -22 | -22 | -21 | -22 | -24 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hangzhou | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 22 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 |
| Difference | -23 | -23 | -21 | -20 | -20 | -21 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hangzhou | 25 | 25 | 21 | 16 | 10 | 4 |
| Crested Butte | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -21 | -22 | -22 | -21 | -22 | -24 |
Precipitation (mm) Hangzhou runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hangzhou | 98 | 93 | 142 | 116 | 127 | 263 | 176 | 163 | 107 | 71 | 77 | 68 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | -29 | -28 | -88 | -65 | -89 | -239 | -125 | -113 | -58 | -28 | -26 | -11 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hangzhou | 98 | 93 | 142 | 116 | 127 | 263 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 |
| Difference | -29 | -28 | -88 | -65 | -89 | -239 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hangzhou | 176 | 163 | 107 | 71 | 77 | 68 |
| Crested Butte | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | -125 | -113 | -58 | -28 | -26 | -11 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hangzhou | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hangzhou | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hangzhou | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Hangzhou runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hangzhou | 65 | 68 | 71 | 71 | 72 | 81 | 70 | 66 | 65 | 60 | 59 | 56 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -10 | -8 | -11 | -8 | -11 | -35 | -14 | -8 | -20 | -16 | -11 | -3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hangzhou | 65 | 68 | 71 | 71 | 72 | 81 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | -10 | -8 | -11 | -8 | -11 | -35 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hangzhou | 70 | 66 | 65 | 60 | 59 | 56 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -14 | -8 | -20 | -16 | -11 | -3 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hangzhou | 80 | 79 | 79 | 78 | 78 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 82 | 79 | 79 | 78 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +11 | +14 | +10 | -2 | -14 | -32 | -28 | -24 | -25 | -16 | -2 | +11 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hangzhou | 80 | 79 | 79 | 78 | 78 | 84 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +11 | +14 | +10 | -2 | -14 | -32 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hangzhou | 84 | 83 | 82 | 79 | 79 | 78 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -28 | -24 | -25 | -16 | -2 | +11 |
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. Hangzhou trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Hangzhou
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 23 years of daily observations at Hangzhou, a weather station, about 7 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.
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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