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Shanghai vs Crested Butte
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Shanghai is the warmer of the two — about 16°C on the annual average; Shanghai is the wetter, with 622 mm more rain a year, and Crested Butte the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Shanghai and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Shanghai has much hotter summers
Shanghai: Hot
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Shanghai has far milder winters
Shanghai: Chilly
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Shanghai is wetter
Shanghai: Wet
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Crested Butte is sunnier
Shanghai: Often cloudy
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Shanghai is the warmer of the two — about 16°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Shanghai is the wetter — about 622 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) Shanghai runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shanghai | 8 | 10 | 14 | 20 | 25 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 28 | 23 | 18 | 11 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -11 | -11 | -10 | -12 | -10 | -6 | -8 | -8 | -9 | -10 | -13 | -14 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shanghai | 8 | 10 | 14 | 20 | 25 | 28 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 |
| Difference | -11 | -11 | -10 | -12 | -10 | -6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shanghai | 32 | 32 | 28 | 23 | 18 | 11 |
| Crested Butte | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -8 | -8 | -9 | -10 | -13 | -14 |
Avg low (°C) Shanghai runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shanghai | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 17 | 11 | 4 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -23 | -22 | -20 | -19 | -19 | -21 | -22 | -22 | -23 | -22 | -23 | -24 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shanghai | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 22 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 |
| Difference | -23 | -22 | -20 | -19 | -19 | -21 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shanghai | 26 | 26 | 22 | 17 | 11 | 4 |
| Crested Butte | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -22 | -22 | -23 | -22 | -23 | -24 |
Precipitation (mm) Shanghai runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shanghai | 73 | 64 | 93 | 73 | 84 | 213 | 151 | 217 | 88 | 63 | 57 | 45 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | -4 | — | -39 | -23 | -45 | -189 | -101 | -167 | -39 | -20 | -7 | +12 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shanghai | 73 | 64 | 93 | 73 | 84 | 213 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 |
| Difference | -4 | — | -39 | -23 | -45 | -189 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shanghai | 151 | 217 | 88 | 63 | 57 | 45 |
| Crested Butte | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | -101 | -167 | -39 | -20 | -7 | +12 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shanghai | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shanghai | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shanghai | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Shanghai runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shanghai | 62 | 65 | 67 | 66 | 70 | 79 | 69 | 62 | 63 | 58 | 57 | 54 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -7 | -5 | -7 | -4 | -9 | -33 | -12 | -4 | -17 | -14 | -8 | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shanghai | 62 | 65 | 67 | 66 | 70 | 79 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | -7 | -5 | -7 | -4 | -9 | -33 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shanghai | 69 | 62 | 63 | 58 | 57 | 54 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -12 | -4 | -17 | -14 | -8 | — |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shanghai | 77 | 78 | 78 | 77 | 76 | 81 | 82 | 81 | 78 | 75 | 76 | 76 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +14 | +16 | +11 | -1 | -12 | -29 | -27 | -22 | -21 | -13 | +1 | +13 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shanghai | 77 | 78 | 78 | 77 | 76 | 81 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +14 | +16 | +11 | -1 | -12 | -29 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shanghai | 82 | 81 | 78 | 75 | 76 | 76 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -27 | -22 | -21 | -13 | +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. Shanghai trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Shanghai
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 24 years of daily observations at Shanghai, a weather station, about 20 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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