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Chengdu vs Crested Butte
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Chengdu is the warmer of the two — about 16°C on the annual average; Chengdu is the wetter, with 193 mm more rain a year, and Crested Butte the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Chengdu and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Chengdu has much hotter summers
Chengdu: Warm
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Chengdu has far milder winters
Chengdu: Chilly
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Chengdu is wetter
Chengdu: Moderate rainfall
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Crested Butte is far sunnier
Chengdu: Often grey
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Chengdu is the warmer of the two — about 16°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Chengdu is the wetter — about 193 mm 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 (°C) Chengdu runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chengdu | 9 | 12 | 16 | 22 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 21 | 16 | 11 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -13 | -13 | -13 | -14 | -12 | -7 | -6 | -7 | -7 | -8 | -12 | -13 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chengdu | 9 | 12 | 16 | 22 | 26 | 28 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 |
| Difference | -13 | -13 | -13 | -14 | -12 | -7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chengdu | 30 | 30 | 26 | 21 | 16 | 11 |
| Crested Butte | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -6 | -7 | -7 | -8 | -12 | -13 |
Avg low (°C) Chengdu runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chengdu | 3 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 5 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -25 | -25 | -23 | -21 | -20 | -20 | -18 | -18 | -19 | -21 | -23 | -25 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chengdu | 3 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 21 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 |
| Difference | -25 | -25 | -23 | -21 | -20 | -20 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chengdu | 23 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 5 |
| Crested Butte | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -18 | -18 | -19 | -21 | -23 | -25 |
Precipitation (mm) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chengdu | 7 | 12 | 19 | 44 | 60 | 114 | 179 | 211 | 94 | 36 | 14 | 6 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | +62 | +52 | +35 | +7 | -21 | -90 | -129 | -161 | -45 | +7 | +36 | +52 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chengdu | 7 | 12 | 19 | 44 | 60 | 114 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 |
| Difference | +62 | +52 | +35 | +7 | -21 | -90 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chengdu | 179 | 211 | 94 | 36 | 14 | 6 |
| Crested Butte | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | -129 | -161 | -45 | +7 | +36 | +52 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chengdu | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chengdu | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chengdu | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Chengdu runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chengdu | 78 | 82 | 84 | 82 | 84 | 85 | 81 | 77 | 85 | 87 | 78 | 77 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -24 | -22 | -24 | -19 | -23 | -39 | -24 | -19 | -40 | -43 | -30 | -23 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chengdu | 78 | 82 | 84 | 82 | 84 | 85 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | -24 | -22 | -24 | -19 | -23 | -39 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chengdu | 81 | 77 | 85 | 87 | 78 | 77 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -24 | -19 | -40 | -43 | -30 | -23 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chengdu | 75 | 73 | 68 | 65 | 64 | 68 | 75 | 79 | 80 | 80 | 77 | 76 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +16 | +21 | +21 | +12 | +1 | -17 | -20 | -20 | -23 | -17 | -1 | +12 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chengdu | 75 | 73 | 68 | 65 | 64 | 68 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +16 | +21 | +21 | +12 | +1 | -17 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chengdu | 75 | 79 | 80 | 80 | 77 | 76 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -20 | -20 | -23 | -17 | -1 | +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. Chengdu trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Chengdu
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 13 years of daily observations at Chengdu, a weather station, about 5 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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