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Phnom Penh vs Crested Butte
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Phnom Penh is the warmer of the two — about 48°F on the annual average; Phnom Penh is the wetter, with 79 in more rain a year, and Crested Butte the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Phnom Penh and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Phnom Penh has far hotter summers
Phnom Penh: Hot
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Phnom Penh has far milder winters
Phnom Penh: Stays warm
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Phnom Penh is much wetter
Phnom Penh: Very wet
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Crested Butte is sunnier
Phnom Penh: Often grey
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Phnom Penh is the warmer of the two — about 48°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Phnom Penh is the wetter — about 79 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) Phnom Penh runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phnom Penh | 87 | 88 | 90 | 91 | 90 | 88 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 87 | 88 | 87 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | -61 | -59 | -52 | -44 | -31 | -17 | -10 | -12 | -19 | -32 | -48 | -60 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phnom Penh | 87 | 88 | 90 | 91 | 90 | 88 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 |
| Difference | -61 | -59 | -52 | -44 | -31 | -17 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phnom Penh | 86 | 86 | 86 | 87 | 88 | 87 |
| Crested Butte | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | -10 | -12 | -19 | -32 | -48 | -60 |
Avg low (°F) Phnom Penh runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phnom Penh | 74 | 74 | 76 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 77 | 78 | 77 | 76 | 76 | 75 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -80 | -76 | -69 | -58 | -50 | -45 | -38 | -39 | -46 | -54 | -67 | -78 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phnom Penh | 74 | 74 | 76 | 78 | 78 | 78 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 |
| Difference | -80 | -76 | -69 | -58 | -50 | -45 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phnom Penh | 77 | 78 | 77 | 76 | 76 | 75 |
| Crested Butte | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -38 | -39 | -46 | -54 | -67 | -78 |
Precipitation (in) Phnom Penh runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phnom Penh | 1.4 | 0.9 | 3 | 5.2 | 9 | 12 | 16.4 | 16.2 | 17.5 | 12.5 | 5.8 | 2.7 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | +1.3 | +1.6 | -0.9 | -3.2 | -7.5 | -11.1 | -14.5 | -14.2 | -15.5 | -10.8 | -3.8 | -0.5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phnom Penh | 1.4 | 0.9 | 3 | 5.2 | 9 | 12 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 |
| Difference | +1.3 | +1.6 | -0.9 | -3.2 | -7.5 | -11.1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phnom Penh | 16.4 | 16.2 | 17.5 | 12.5 | 5.8 | 2.7 |
| Crested Butte | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | -14.5 | -14.2 | -15.5 | -10.8 | -3.8 | -0.5 |
Snowfall (in)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phnom Penh | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phnom Penh | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 41.7 | 35.3 | 27.3 | 18 | 6.9 | 0.3 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phnom Penh | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.1 | 26.1 | 34.6 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Phnom Penh runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phnom Penh | 55 | 49 | 54 | 66 | 83 | 86 | 88 | 88 | 90 | 84 | 71 | 64 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -1 | +11 | +6 | -3 | -22 | -40 | -31 | -30 | -44 | -40 | -22 | -10 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phnom Penh | 55 | 49 | 54 | 66 | 83 | 86 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | -1 | +11 | +6 | -3 | -22 | -40 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phnom Penh | 88 | 88 | 90 | 84 | 71 | 64 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -31 | -30 | -44 | -40 | -22 | -10 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phnom Penh | 75 | 75 | 77 | 77 | 80 | 82 | 83 | 83 | 84 | 82 | 80 | 77 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +16 | +18 | +13 | -1 | -16 | -30 | -27 | -24 | -27 | -20 | -4 | +11 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phnom Penh | 75 | 75 | 77 | 77 | 80 | 82 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +16 | +18 | +13 | -1 | -16 | -30 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phnom Penh | 83 | 83 | 84 | 82 | 80 | 77 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -27 | -24 | -27 | -20 | -4 | +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. Phnom Penh trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Phnom Penh
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 29 years of daily observations at Phu Quoc, a weather station, about 182 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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