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Shenzhen vs Crested Butte
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Shenzhen is the warmer of the two — about 22°C on the annual average; Shenzhen is the wetter, with 1438 mm more rain a year, and Crested Butte the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Shenzhen and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Shenzhen has far hotter summers
Shenzhen: Hot
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Shenzhen has far milder winters
Shenzhen: Mild
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Shenzhen is much wetter
Shenzhen: Very wet
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Crested Butte is sunnier
Shenzhen: Often cloudy
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Shenzhen is the warmer of the two — about 22°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Shenzhen is the wetter — about 1438 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) Shenzhen runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shenzhen | 20 | 21 | 23 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 26 | 22 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -23 | -22 | -20 | -19 | -15 | -10 | -8 | -9 | -13 | -17 | -22 | -24 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shenzhen | 20 | 21 | 23 | 27 | 30 | 31 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 |
| Difference | -23 | -22 | -20 | -19 | -15 | -10 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shenzhen | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 26 | 22 |
| Crested Butte | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -8 | -9 | -13 | -17 | -22 | -24 |
Avg low (°C) Shenzhen runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shenzhen | 12 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 18 | 14 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -33 | -32 | -30 | -27 | -26 | -25 | -22 | -22 | -26 | -28 | -31 | -34 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shenzhen | 12 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 26 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 |
| Difference | -33 | -32 | -30 | -27 | -26 | -25 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shenzhen | 26 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 18 | 14 |
| Crested Butte | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -22 | -22 | -26 | -28 | -31 | -34 |
Precipitation (mm) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shenzhen | 37 | 39 | 71 | 148 | 252 | 391 | 330 | 369 | 247 | 84 | 35 | 37 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | +33 | +26 | -17 | -97 | -213 | -367 | -280 | -319 | -198 | -41 | +15 | +20 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shenzhen | 37 | 39 | 71 | 148 | 252 | 391 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 |
| Difference | +33 | +26 | -17 | -97 | -213 | -367 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shenzhen | 330 | 369 | 247 | 84 | 35 | 37 |
| Crested Butte | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | -280 | -319 | -198 | -41 | +15 | +20 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shenzhen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shenzhen | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shenzhen | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Shenzhen runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shenzhen | 60 | 70 | 76 | 75 | 76 | 79 | 73 | 73 | 65 | 49 | 52 | 52 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -6 | -10 | -16 | -13 | -15 | -33 | -16 | -15 | -19 | -6 | -3 | +2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shenzhen | 60 | 70 | 76 | 75 | 76 | 79 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | -6 | -10 | -16 | -13 | -15 | -33 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shenzhen | 73 | 73 | 65 | 49 | 52 | 52 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -16 | -15 | -19 | -6 | -3 | +2 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shenzhen | 75 | 78 | 81 | 84 | 85 | 87 | 86 | 85 | 82 | 76 | 74 | 72 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +17 | +15 | +8 | -8 | -21 | -36 | -30 | -26 | -25 | -14 | +2 | +17 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shenzhen | 75 | 78 | 81 | 84 | 85 | 87 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +17 | +15 | +8 | -8 | -21 | -36 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shenzhen | 86 | 85 | 82 | 76 | 74 | 72 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -30 | -26 | -25 | -14 | +2 | +17 |
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. Shenzhen trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Shenzhen
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Baoan Intl, a weather station, about 28 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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