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Busan vs Crested Butte
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Busan is the warmer of the two — about 25°F on the annual average; Busan is the wetter, with 43 in more rain a year, and Crested Butte the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Busan and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Busan has much hotter summers
Busan: Warm
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Busan has far milder winters
Busan: Cold
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Busan is much wetter
Busan: Very wet
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Crested Butte is sunnier
Busan: Partly cloudy
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Busan is the warmer of the two — about 25°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Busan is the wetter — about 43 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) Busan runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Busan | 47 | 50 | 57 | 65 | 71 | 76 | 81 | 85 | 79 | 72 | 62 | 50 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | -20 | -20 | -18 | -18 | -13 | -6 | -5 | -11 | -13 | -18 | -22 | -23 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Busan | 47 | 50 | 57 | 65 | 71 | 76 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 |
| Difference | -20 | -20 | -18 | -18 | -13 | -6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Busan | 81 | 85 | 79 | 72 | 62 | 50 |
| Crested Butte | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | -5 | -11 | -13 | -18 | -22 | -23 |
Avg low (°F) Busan runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Busan | 31 | 34 | 40 | 50 | 58 | 65 | 71 | 74 | 67 | 57 | 46 | 34 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -37 | -35 | -33 | -30 | -29 | -31 | -32 | -36 | -36 | -35 | -36 | -38 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Busan | 31 | 34 | 40 | 50 | 58 | 65 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 |
| Difference | -37 | -35 | -33 | -30 | -29 | -31 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Busan | 71 | 74 | 67 | 57 | 46 | 34 |
| Crested Butte | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -32 | -36 | -36 | -35 | -36 | -38 |
Precipitation (in) Busan runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Busan | 1.5 | 2.2 | 3.6 | 5.8 | 6.3 | 7.5 | 13.8 | 11.2 | 7.5 | 3.4 | 2.1 | 1.4 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | +1.2 | +0.4 | -1.5 | -3.8 | -4.8 | -6.6 | -11.8 | -9.2 | -5.6 | -1.7 | -0.1 | +0.8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Busan | 1.5 | 2.2 | 3.6 | 5.8 | 6.3 | 7.5 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 |
| Difference | +1.2 | +0.4 | -1.5 | -3.8 | -4.8 | -6.6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Busan | 13.8 | 11.2 | 7.5 | 3.4 | 2.1 | 1.4 |
| Crested Butte | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | -11.8 | -9.2 | -5.6 | -1.7 | -0.1 | +0.8 |
Snowfall (in)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Busan | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Busan | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 41.7 | 35.3 | 27.3 | 18 | 6.9 | 0.3 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Busan | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.1 | 26.1 | 34.6 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Busan | 53 | 57 | 59 | 59 | 63 | 74 | 74 | 68 | 67 | 55 | 51 | 50 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | +1 | +3 | — | +4 | -2 | -28 | -18 | -10 | -21 | -11 | -3 | +4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Busan | 53 | 57 | 59 | 59 | 63 | 74 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | +1 | +3 | — | +4 | -2 | -28 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Busan | 74 | 68 | 67 | 55 | 51 | 50 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -18 | -10 | -21 | -11 | -3 | +4 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Busan | 77 | 72 | 72 | 74 | 79 | 84 | 89 | 86 | 81 | 76 | 75 | 77 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +15 | +22 | +17 | +2 | -14 | -32 | -33 | -27 | -25 | -13 | +2 | +12 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Busan | 77 | 72 | 72 | 74 | 79 | 84 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +15 | +22 | +17 | +2 | -14 | -32 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Busan | 89 | 86 | 81 | 76 | 75 | 77 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -33 | -27 | -25 | -13 | +2 | +12 |
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. Busan trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Busan
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Busan, a weather station, inside the city. 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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