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Hangzhou vs Crested Butte
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Hangzhou is the warmer of the two — about 30°F on the annual average; Hangzhou is the wetter, with 35 in more rain a year, and Crested Butte the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Hangzhou and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Hangzhou has far hotter summers
Hangzhou: Hot
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Hangzhou has far milder winters
Hangzhou: Chilly
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Hangzhou is much wetter
Hangzhou: Wet
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Crested Butte is sunnier
Hangzhou: Often cloudy
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Hangzhou is the warmer of the two — about 30°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Hangzhou is the wetter — about 35 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) Hangzhou runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hangzhou | 47 | 52 | 60 | 71 | 80 | 85 | 93 | 92 | 84 | 75 | 64 | 52 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | -21 | -22 | -21 | -25 | -22 | -14 | -17 | -18 | -17 | -20 | -24 | -25 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hangzhou | 47 | 52 | 60 | 71 | 80 | 85 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 |
| Difference | -21 | -22 | -21 | -25 | -22 | -14 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hangzhou | 93 | 92 | 84 | 75 | 64 | 52 |
| Crested Butte | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | -17 | -18 | -17 | -20 | -24 | -25 |
Avg low (°F) Hangzhou runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hangzhou | 36 | 39 | 45 | 55 | 64 | 71 | 78 | 77 | 70 | 60 | 49 | 39 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -42 | -41 | -38 | -35 | -36 | -38 | -38 | -39 | -39 | -38 | -40 | -43 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hangzhou | 36 | 39 | 45 | 55 | 64 | 71 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 |
| Difference | -42 | -41 | -38 | -35 | -36 | -38 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hangzhou | 78 | 77 | 70 | 60 | 49 | 39 |
| Crested Butte | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -38 | -39 | -39 | -38 | -40 | -43 |
Precipitation (in) Hangzhou runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hangzhou | 3.9 | 3.6 | 5.6 | 4.6 | 5 | 10.3 | 6.9 | 6.4 | 4.2 | 2.8 | 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 | -1.1 | -1.1 | -3.5 | -2.6 | -3.5 | -9.4 | -4.9 | -4.4 | -2.3 | -1.1 | -1 | -0.4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hangzhou | 3.9 | 3.6 | 5.6 | 4.6 | 5 | 10.3 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 |
| Difference | -1.1 | -1.1 | -3.5 | -2.6 | -3.5 | -9.4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hangzhou | 6.9 | 6.4 | 4.2 | 2.8 | 3 | 2.7 |
| Crested Butte | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | -4.9 | -4.4 | -2.3 | -1.1 | -1 | -0.4 |
Snowfall (in)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hangzhou | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hangzhou | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 41.7 | 35.3 | 27.3 | 18 | 6.9 | 0.3 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hangzhou | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.1 | 26.1 | 34.6 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Hangzhou runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hangzhou | 65 | 68 | 71 | 71 | 72 | 81 | 70 | 66 | 65 | 60 | 59 | 56 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -10 | -8 | -11 | -8 | -11 | -35 | -14 | -8 | -20 | -16 | -11 | -3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hangzhou | 65 | 68 | 71 | 71 | 72 | 81 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | -10 | -8 | -11 | -8 | -11 | -35 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hangzhou | 70 | 66 | 65 | 60 | 59 | 56 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -14 | -8 | -20 | -16 | -11 | -3 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hangzhou | 80 | 79 | 79 | 78 | 78 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 82 | 79 | 79 | 78 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +11 | +14 | +10 | -2 | -14 | -32 | -28 | -24 | -25 | -16 | -2 | +11 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hangzhou | 80 | 79 | 79 | 78 | 78 | 84 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +11 | +14 | +10 | -2 | -14 | -32 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hangzhou | 84 | 83 | 82 | 79 | 79 | 78 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -28 | -24 | -25 | -16 | -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. Hangzhou trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Hangzhou
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 23 years of daily observations at Hangzhou, a weather station, about 7 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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