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Hanga Roa vs Crested Butte
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Hanga Roa is the warmer of the two — about 35°F on the annual average; Hanga Roa is the wetter, with 21 in more rain a year, and Crested Butte the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Hanga Roa and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Hanga Roa has hotter summers
Hanga Roa: Warm
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Hanga Roa has far milder winters
Hanga Roa: Stays warm
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Hanga Roa is wetter
Hanga Roa: Wet
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Crested Butte is sunnier
Hanga Roa: Often cloudy
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Hanga Roa is the warmer of the two — about 35°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Hanga Roa is the wetter — about 21 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) Hanga Roa runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hanga Roa | 80 | 82 | 80 | 78 | 74 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 71 | 73 | 75 | 78 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | -54 | -52 | -42 | -31 | -16 | -1 | +6 | +3 | -4 | -18 | -35 | -51 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hanga Roa | 80 | 82 | 80 | 78 | 74 | 71 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 |
| Difference | -54 | -52 | -42 | -31 | -16 | -1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hanga Roa | 70 | 70 | 71 | 73 | 75 | 78 |
| Crested Butte | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | +6 | +3 | -4 | -18 | -35 | -51 |
Avg low (°F) Hanga Roa runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hanga Roa | 68 | 69 | 68 | 67 | 64 | 62 | 61 | 60 | 60 | 61 | 64 | 66 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -74 | -71 | -61 | -48 | -36 | -28 | -21 | -22 | -29 | -39 | -54 | -69 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hanga Roa | 68 | 69 | 68 | 67 | 64 | 62 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 |
| Difference | -74 | -71 | -61 | -48 | -36 | -28 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hanga Roa | 61 | 60 | 60 | 61 | 64 | 66 |
| Crested Butte | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -21 | -22 | -29 | -39 | -54 | -69 |
Precipitation (in) Hanga Roa runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hanga Roa | 3.2 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3 | 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 | -0.5 | -0.2 | -1.3 | -2.8 | -3.1 | -3.4 | -2.5 | -1.8 | -1.9 | -1.9 | -1 | -0.5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hanga Roa | 3.2 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.3 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 |
| Difference | -0.5 | -0.2 | -1.3 | -2.8 | -3.1 | -3.4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hanga Roa | 4.5 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3 | 2.7 |
| Crested Butte | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | -2.5 | -1.8 | -1.9 | -1.9 | -1 | -0.5 |
Snowfall (in)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hanga Roa | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hanga Roa | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 41.7 | 35.3 | 27.3 | 18 | 6.9 | 0.3 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hanga Roa | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hanga Roa | 50 | 48 | 52 | 63 | 69 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 72 | 71 | 67 | 57 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | +5 | +13 | +8 | — | -8 | -25 | -14 | -12 | -26 | -28 | -18 | -4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hanga Roa | 50 | 48 | 52 | 63 | 69 | 71 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | +5 | +13 | +8 | — | -8 | -25 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hanga Roa | 70 | 70 | 72 | 71 | 67 | 57 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -14 | -12 | -26 | -28 | -18 | -4 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hanga Roa | 77 | 77 | 76 | 77 | 76 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 77 | 77 | 78 | 78 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +14 | +17 | +13 | -1 | -12 | -25 | -21 | -19 | -20 | -14 | -2 | +11 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hanga Roa | 77 | 77 | 76 | 77 | 76 | 76 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +14 | +17 | +13 | -1 | -12 | -25 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hanga Roa | 77 | 78 | 77 | 77 | 78 | 78 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -21 | -19 | -20 | -14 | -2 | +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. Hanga Roa trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Hanga Roa
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from the WMO's CLINO 1991–2020 collection, measured at Isladepascuaad, about 1 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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