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Hong Kong vs Crested Butte
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Hong Kong is the warmer of the two — about 23°C on the annual average; Hong Kong is the wetter, with 1082 mm more rain a year, and Crested Butte the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Hong Kong and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Hong Kong has far hotter summers
Hong Kong: Hot
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Hong Kong has far milder winters
Hong Kong: Mild
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Hong Kong is much wetter
Hong Kong: Very wet
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Crested Butte is sunnier
Hong Kong: Often cloudy
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Hong Kong is the warmer of the two — about 23°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Hong Kong is the wetter — about 1082 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) Hong Kong runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong | 20 | 20 | 23 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 26 | 21 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -23 | -22 | -20 | -19 | -15 | -10 | -8 | -9 | -13 | -17 | -22 | -24 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong | 20 | 20 | 23 | 27 | 30 | 32 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 |
| Difference | -23 | -22 | -20 | -19 | -15 | -10 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong | 33 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 26 | 21 |
| Crested Butte | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -8 | -9 | -13 | -17 | -22 | -24 |
Avg low (°C) Hong Kong runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong | 14 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 20 | 15 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -35 | -34 | -31 | -28 | -27 | -26 | -23 | -23 | -27 | -29 | -32 | -35 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong | 14 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 25 | 27 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 |
| Difference | -35 | -34 | -31 | -28 | -27 | -26 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 20 | 15 |
| Crested Butte | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -23 | -23 | -27 | -29 | -32 | -35 |
Precipitation (mm) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong | 31 | 26 | 61 | 130 | 231 | 346 | 244 | 310 | 199 | 48 | 29 | 28 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | +38 | +39 | -7 | -79 | -192 | -322 | -194 | -260 | -150 | -5 | +22 | +30 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong | 31 | 26 | 61 | 130 | 231 | 346 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 |
| Difference | +38 | +39 | -7 | -79 | -192 | -322 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong | 244 | 310 | 199 | 48 | 29 | 28 |
| Crested Butte | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | -194 | -260 | -150 | -5 | +22 | +30 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Hong Kong runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong | 60 | 70 | 76 | 75 | 76 | 79 | 73 | 73 | 65 | 49 | 52 | 52 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -6 | -10 | -16 | -13 | -15 | -33 | -16 | -15 | -19 | -6 | -3 | +2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong | 60 | 70 | 76 | 75 | 76 | 79 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | -6 | -10 | -16 | -13 | -15 | -33 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong | 73 | 73 | 65 | 49 | 52 | 52 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -16 | -15 | -19 | -6 | -3 | +2 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong | 75 | 78 | 81 | 84 | 85 | 87 | 86 | 85 | 82 | 76 | 74 | 72 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +17 | +15 | +8 | -8 | -21 | -36 | -30 | -26 | -25 | -14 | +2 | +17 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong | 75 | 78 | 81 | 84 | 85 | 87 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +17 | +15 | +8 | -8 | -21 | -36 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong | 86 | 85 | 82 | 76 | 74 | 72 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -30 | -26 | -25 | -14 | +2 | +17 |
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. Hong Kong trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Hong Kong
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Hong Kong Intl, a weather station, about 27 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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