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Suva vs Crested Butte
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Suva is the warmer of the two — about 43°F on the annual average; Suva is the wetter, with 90 in more rain a year, and Crested Butte the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Suva and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Suva has much hotter summers
Suva: Hot
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Suva has far milder winters
Suva: Stays warm
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Suva is much wetter
Suva: Very wet
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Crested Butte is sunnier
Suva: Often cloudy
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Suva is the warmer of the two — about 43°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Suva is the wetter — about 90 in 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 (°F) Suva runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suva | 87 | 87 | 87 | 85 | 83 | 81 | 80 | 79 | 80 | 82 | 84 | 86 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | -61 | -58 | -49 | -39 | -24 | -11 | -3 | -6 | -14 | -27 | -44 | -59 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suva | 87 | 87 | 87 | 85 | 83 | 81 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 |
| Difference | -61 | -58 | -49 | -39 | -24 | -11 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suva | 80 | 79 | 80 | 82 | 84 | 86 |
| Crested Butte | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | -3 | -6 | -14 | -27 | -44 | -59 |
Avg low (°F) Suva runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suva | 74 | 74 | 74 | 73 | 70 | 69 | 67 | 67 | 68 | 70 | 72 | 73 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -80 | -76 | -67 | -54 | -42 | -35 | -28 | -29 | -37 | -48 | -62 | -77 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suva | 74 | 74 | 74 | 73 | 70 | 69 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 |
| Difference | -80 | -76 | -67 | -54 | -42 | -35 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suva | 67 | 67 | 68 | 70 | 72 | 73 |
| Crested Butte | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -28 | -29 | -37 | -48 | -62 | -77 |
Precipitation (in) Suva runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suva | 12.8 | 11.2 | 13.8 | 12.2 | 8.5 | 6.4 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 6.6 | 9.7 | 9.3 | 13.1 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | -10.1 | -8.7 | -11.7 | -10.2 | -7 | -5.5 | -3.4 | -3.1 | -4.7 | -8 | -7.3 | -10.8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suva | 12.8 | 11.2 | 13.8 | 12.2 | 8.5 | 6.4 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 |
| Difference | -10.1 | -8.7 | -11.7 | -10.2 | -7 | -5.5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suva | 5.4 | 5.1 | 6.6 | 9.7 | 9.3 | 13.1 |
| Crested Butte | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | -3.4 | -3.1 | -4.7 | -8 | -7.3 | -10.8 |
Snowfall (in)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suva | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 41.7 | 35.3 | 27.3 | 18 | 6.9 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.1 | 26.1 | 34.6 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suva | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 41.7 | 35.3 | 27.3 | 18 | 6.9 | 0.3 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suva | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.1 | 26.1 | 34.6 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Suva runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suva | 71 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 70 | 70 | 69 | 69 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 69 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -16 | -10 | -11 | -9 | -9 | -24 | -12 | -11 | -25 | -26 | -21 | -15 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suva | 71 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 70 | 70 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | -16 | -10 | -11 | -9 | -9 | -24 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suva | 69 | 69 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 69 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -12 | -11 | -25 | -26 | -21 | -15 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suva | 81 | 81 | 82 | 81 | 79 | 80 | 79 | 79 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 81 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +10 | +13 | +8 | -5 | -15 | -29 | -23 | -20 | -23 | -18 | -4 | +8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suva | 81 | 81 | 82 | 81 | 79 | 80 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +10 | +13 | +8 | -5 | -15 | -29 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suva | 79 | 79 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 81 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -23 | -20 | -23 | -18 | -4 | +8 |
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. Suva trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Suva
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Nausori Intl, a weather station, about 18 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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