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Beijing vs Crested Butte
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Beijing is the warmer of the two — about 12°C on the annual average.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Beijing and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Beijing has much hotter summers
Beijing: Hot
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Beijing has far milder winters
Beijing: Very cold
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Similar yearly rainfall
Beijing: Fairly dry
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Similar amounts of sun
Beijing: Partly cloudy
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Beijing is the warmer of the two — about 12°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Both cities get a similar amount of precipitation across the year.
Clear skies
The two cities see a similar amount of sun.
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 (°C) Beijing runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beijing | 2 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 27 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 26 | 19 | 10 | 3 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -5 | -7 | -9 | -13 | -12 | -9 | -7 | -7 | -7 | -7 | -6 | -6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beijing | 2 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 27 | 31 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 |
| Difference | -5 | -7 | -9 | -13 | -12 | -9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beijing | 32 | 30 | 26 | 19 | 10 | 3 |
| Crested Butte | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -7 | -7 | -7 | -7 | -6 | -6 |
Avg low (°C) Beijing runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beijing | -7 | -4 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 16 | 9 | 1 | -5 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -14 | -15 | -15 | -16 | -17 | -19 | -19 | -18 | -16 | -14 | -13 | -15 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beijing | -7 | -4 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 20 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 |
| Difference | -14 | -15 | -15 | -16 | -17 | -19 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beijing | 23 | 22 | 16 | 9 | 1 | -5 |
| Crested Butte | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -19 | -18 | -16 | -14 | -13 | -15 |
Precipitation (mm) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beijing | 3 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 38 | 74 | 166 | 122 | 50 | 28 | 15 | 3 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | +67 | +59 | +44 | +29 | +1 | -50 | -116 | -72 | -1 | +15 | +36 | +55 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beijing | 3 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 38 | 74 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 |
| Difference | +67 | +59 | +44 | +29 | +1 | -50 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beijing | 166 | 122 | 50 | 28 | 15 | 3 |
| Crested Butte | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | -116 | -72 | -1 | +15 | +36 | +55 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beijing | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beijing | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beijing | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beijing | 41 | 44 | 47 | 53 | 56 | 65 | 67 | 62 | 52 | 43 | 40 | 37 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | +13 | +16 | +13 | +10 | +5 | -19 | -10 | -4 | -7 | +1 | +8 | +16 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beijing | 41 | 44 | 47 | 53 | 56 | 65 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | +13 | +16 | +13 | +10 | +5 | -19 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beijing | 67 | 62 | 52 | 43 | 40 | 37 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -10 | -4 | -7 | +1 | +8 | +16 |
Relative humidity (%) Crested Butte runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beijing | 51 | 48 | 43 | 38 | 39 | 50 | 65 | 68 | 61 | 56 | 56 | 54 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +40 | +46 | +46 | +38 | +25 | +1 | -9 | -9 | -4 | +6 | +21 | +35 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beijing | 51 | 48 | 43 | 38 | 39 | 50 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +40 | +46 | +46 | +38 | +25 | +1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beijing | 65 | 68 | 61 | 56 | 56 | 54 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -9 | -9 | -4 | +6 | +21 | +35 |
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. Beijing trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Beijing
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 22 years of daily observations at Beijing, a weather station, about 10 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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