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Kigali vs Crested Butte
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Kigali is the warmer of the two — about 34°F on the annual average; Kigali is the wetter, with 22 in more rain a year, and Crested Butte the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Kigali and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Kigali has hotter summers
Kigali: Warm
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Kigali has far milder winters
Kigali: Stays warm
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Kigali is wetter
Kigali: Wet
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Crested Butte is sunnier
Kigali: Often grey
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Kigali is the warmer of the two — about 34°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Kigali is the wetter — about 22 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) Kigali runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kigali | 80 | 82 | 80 | 77 | 76 | 77 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 79 | 77 | 78 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | -54 | -52 | -41 | -30 | -18 | -6 | -2 | -7 | -14 | -25 | -38 | -51 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kigali | 80 | 82 | 80 | 77 | 76 | 77 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 |
| Difference | -54 | -52 | -41 | -30 | -18 | -6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kigali | 79 | 80 | 81 | 79 | 77 | 78 |
| Crested Butte | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | -2 | -7 | -14 | -25 | -38 | -51 |
Avg low (°F) Kigali runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kigali | 59 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 59 | 57 | 56 | 58 | 60 | 60 | 59 | 59 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -65 | -62 | -52 | -40 | -31 | -23 | -16 | -20 | -29 | -38 | -50 | -63 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kigali | 59 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 59 | 57 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 |
| Difference | -65 | -62 | -52 | -40 | -31 | -23 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kigali | 56 | 58 | 60 | 60 | 59 | 59 |
| Crested Butte | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -16 | -20 | -29 | -38 | -50 | -63 |
Precipitation (in) Kigali runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kigali | 4.1 | 4.2 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 4 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 2.8 | 5.6 | 6.3 | 4.8 |
| 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 | -1.7 | -3.4 | -4.5 | -2.5 | +0.2 | +1.7 | +0.7 | -0.9 | -3.9 | -4.3 | -2.5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kigali | 4.1 | 4.2 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 4 | 0.8 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 |
| Difference | -1.3 | -1.7 | -3.4 | -4.5 | -2.5 | +0.2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kigali | 0.2 | 1.3 | 2.8 | 5.6 | 6.3 | 4.8 |
| Crested Butte | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | +1.7 | +0.7 | -0.9 | -3.9 | -4.3 | -2.5 |
Snowfall (in) Crested Butte runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kigali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Crested Butte | 41.7 | 35.3 | 27.3 | 18 | 6.9 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.1 | 26.1 | 34.6 |
| Difference | +41.7 | +35.3 | +27.3 | +18 | +6.9 | +0.3 | — | — | +1 | +8.1 | +26.1 | +34.6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kigali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Crested Butte | 41.7 | 35.3 | 27.3 | 18 | 6.9 | 0.3 |
| Difference | +41.7 | +35.3 | +27.3 | +18 | +6.9 | +0.3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kigali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.1 | 26.1 | 34.6 |
| Difference | — | — | +1 | +8.1 | +26.1 | +34.6 |
Cloud cover (%) Kigali runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kigali | 75 | 77 | 81 | 83 | 75 | 61 | 57 | 67 | 74 | 81 | 82 | 77 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -21 | -17 | -22 | -20 | -14 | -15 | — | -9 | -28 | -37 | -34 | -24 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kigali | 75 | 77 | 81 | 83 | 75 | 61 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | -21 | -17 | -22 | -20 | -14 | -15 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kigali | 57 | 67 | 74 | 81 | 82 | 77 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | — | -9 | -28 | -37 | -34 | -24 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kigali | 72 | 70 | 75 | 81 | 80 | 72 | 64 | 62 | 65 | 72 | 77 | 76 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +19 | +24 | +15 | -5 | -16 | -20 | -8 | -3 | -8 | -9 | -1 | +13 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kigali | 72 | 70 | 75 | 81 | 80 | 72 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +19 | +24 | +15 | -5 | -16 | -20 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kigali | 64 | 62 | 65 | 72 | 77 | 76 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -8 | -3 | -8 | -9 | -1 | +13 |
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. Kigali trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Kigali
Temperature & precipitation — modelled for this location from ERA5-Land reanalysis, a ~9 km global grid, because no long-record weather station is close enough to use.
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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