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Kuala Lumpur vs Crested Butte
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Kuala Lumpur is the warmer of the two — about 49°F on the annual average; Kuala Lumpur is the wetter, with 85 in more rain a year, and Crested Butte the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Kuala Lumpur and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Kuala Lumpur has far hotter summers
Kuala Lumpur: Hot
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Kuala Lumpur has far milder winters
Kuala Lumpur: Stays warm
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Kuala Lumpur is much wetter
Kuala Lumpur: Very wet
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Crested Butte is far sunnier
Kuala Lumpur: Often grey
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Kuala Lumpur is the warmer of the two — about 49°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Kuala Lumpur is the wetter — about 85 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) Kuala Lumpur runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuala Lumpur | 91 | 92 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 92 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 90 | 89 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | -65 | -62 | -54 | -46 | -35 | -21 | -15 | -17 | -25 | -36 | -50 | -62 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuala Lumpur | 91 | 92 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 92 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 |
| Difference | -65 | -62 | -54 | -46 | -35 | -21 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuala Lumpur | 91 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 90 | 89 |
| Crested Butte | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | -15 | -17 | -25 | -36 | -50 | -62 |
Avg low (°F) Kuala Lumpur runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuala Lumpur | 74 | 75 | 76 | 76 | 77 | 76 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -81 | -76 | -68 | -57 | -48 | -43 | -36 | -37 | -44 | -53 | -65 | -78 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuala Lumpur | 74 | 75 | 76 | 76 | 77 | 76 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 |
| Difference | -81 | -76 | -68 | -57 | -48 | -43 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuala Lumpur | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 |
| Crested Butte | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -36 | -37 | -44 | -53 | -65 | -78 |
Precipitation (in) Kuala Lumpur runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuala Lumpur | 9.6 | 7.5 | 9.8 | 11 | 8.9 | 6 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 7.9 | 10.9 | 14.3 | 10.4 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | -6.9 | -4.9 | -7.7 | -9 | -7.4 | -5 | -4.3 | -4.3 | -6 | -9.2 | -12.3 | -8.2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuala Lumpur | 9.6 | 7.5 | 9.8 | 11 | 8.9 | 6 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 |
| Difference | -6.9 | -4.9 | -7.7 | -9 | -7.4 | -5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuala Lumpur | 6.3 | 6.3 | 7.9 | 10.9 | 14.3 | 10.4 |
| Crested Butte | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | -4.3 | -4.3 | -6 | -9.2 | -12.3 | -8.2 |
Snowfall (in)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuala Lumpur | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuala Lumpur | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 41.7 | 35.3 | 27.3 | 18 | 6.9 | 0.3 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuala Lumpur | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.1 | 26.1 | 34.6 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Kuala Lumpur runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuala Lumpur | 78 | 73 | 75 | 79 | 81 | 78 | 80 | 84 | 85 | 87 | 89 | 87 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -23 | -13 | -15 | -16 | -20 | -32 | -23 | -26 | -39 | -44 | -40 | -34 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuala Lumpur | 78 | 73 | 75 | 79 | 81 | 78 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | -23 | -13 | -15 | -16 | -20 | -32 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuala Lumpur | 80 | 84 | 85 | 87 | 89 | 87 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -23 | -26 | -39 | -44 | -40 | -34 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuala Lumpur | 80 | 79 | 80 | 80 | 81 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 82 | 83 | 82 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +11 | +15 | +10 | -4 | -16 | -29 | -25 | -21 | -24 | -19 | -6 | +6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuala Lumpur | 80 | 79 | 80 | 80 | 81 | 80 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +11 | +15 | +10 | -4 | -16 | -29 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuala Lumpur | 80 | 80 | 80 | 82 | 83 | 82 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -25 | -21 | -24 | -19 | -6 | +6 |
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. Kuala Lumpur trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Kuala Lumpur
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 21 years of daily observations at Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Intl, a weather station, about 15 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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