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Tokyo vs Crested Butte
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Tokyo is the warmer of the two — about 26°F on the annual average; Tokyo is the wetter, with 39 in more rain a year, and Crested Butte the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Tokyo and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Tokyo has much hotter summers
Tokyo: Hot
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Tokyo has far milder winters
Tokyo: Chilly
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Tokyo is much wetter
Tokyo: Very wet
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Crested Butte is sunnier
Tokyo: Often cloudy
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Tokyo is the warmer of the two — about 26°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Tokyo is the wetter — about 39 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) Tokyo runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo | 50 | 52 | 58 | 67 | 74 | 79 | 86 | 88 | 82 | 72 | 62 | 54 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | -23 | -22 | -19 | -20 | -16 | -8 | -10 | -15 | -15 | -17 | -22 | -27 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo | 50 | 52 | 58 | 67 | 74 | 79 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 |
| Difference | -23 | -22 | -19 | -20 | -16 | -8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo | 86 | 88 | 82 | 72 | 62 | 54 |
| Crested Butte | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | -10 | -15 | -15 | -17 | -22 | -27 |
Avg low (°F) Tokyo runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo | 34 | 36 | 41 | 50 | 58 | 65 | 72 | 74 | 69 | 59 | 48 | 39 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -40 | -38 | -34 | -30 | -30 | -32 | -33 | -36 | -37 | -37 | -38 | -43 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo | 34 | 36 | 41 | 50 | 58 | 65 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 |
| Difference | -40 | -38 | -34 | -30 | -30 | -32 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo | 72 | 74 | 69 | 59 | 48 | 39 |
| Crested Butte | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -33 | -36 | -37 | -37 | -38 | -43 |
Precipitation (in) Tokyo runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo | 2.4 | 2.2 | 4.6 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 6.6 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 8.9 | 9.2 | 3.8 | 2.3 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | +0.4 | +0.3 | -2.5 | -3.3 | -4 | -5.7 | -4.2 | -4.1 | -6.9 | -7.5 | -1.8 | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo | 2.4 | 2.2 | 4.6 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 6.6 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 |
| Difference | +0.4 | +0.3 | -2.5 | -3.3 | -4 | -5.7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo | 6.2 | 6.1 | 8.9 | 9.2 | 3.8 | 2.3 |
| Crested Butte | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | -4.2 | -4.1 | -6.9 | -7.5 | -1.8 | — |
Snowfall (in)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 41.7 | 35.3 | 27.3 | 18 | 6.9 | 0.3 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.1 | 26.1 | 34.6 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Tokyo runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo | 46 | 52 | 60 | 64 | 70 | 82 | 75 | 64 | 71 | 67 | 56 | 45 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | +9 | +8 | — | -1 | -9 | -36 | -19 | -6 | -26 | -23 | -7 | +8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo | 46 | 52 | 60 | 64 | 70 | 82 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | +9 | +8 | — | -1 | -9 | -36 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo | 75 | 64 | 71 | 67 | 56 | 45 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -19 | -6 | -26 | -23 | -7 | +8 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo | 75 | 74 | 75 | 77 | 79 | 82 | 83 | 81 | 82 | 82 | 80 | 77 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +16 | +19 | +14 | -1 | -14 | -31 | -28 | -22 | -25 | -19 | -3 | +11 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo | 75 | 74 | 75 | 77 | 79 | 82 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +16 | +19 | +14 | -1 | -14 | -31 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo | 83 | 81 | 82 | 82 | 80 | 77 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -28 | -22 | -25 | -19 | -3 | +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. Tokyo trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Tokyo
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from the Japan Meteorological Agency, measured at Tokyo, about 5 km from the city centre.
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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