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Xi’an vs Crested Butte
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Xi’an is the warmer of the two — about 14°C on the annual average, and Crested Butte the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Xi’an and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Xi’an has far hotter summers
Xi’an: Hot
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Xi’an has far milder winters
Xi’an: Cold
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Similar yearly rainfall
Xi’an: Fairly dry
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Crested Butte is sunnier
Xi’an: Often cloudy
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Xi’an is the warmer of the two — about 14°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Both cities get a similar amount of precipitation 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) Xi’an runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xi’an | 5 | 10 | 15 | 22 | 27 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 26 | 19 | 13 | 7 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -8 | -11 | -12 | -14 | -13 | -10 | -8 | -7 | -7 | -7 | -9 | -9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xi’an | 5 | 10 | 15 | 22 | 27 | 32 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 |
| Difference | -8 | -11 | -12 | -14 | -13 | -10 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xi’an | 33 | 31 | 26 | 19 | 13 | 7 |
| Crested Butte | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -8 | -7 | -7 | -7 | -9 | -9 |
Avg low (°C) Xi’an runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xi’an | -3 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 10 | 4 | -2 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -18 | -19 | -19 | -18 | -18 | -19 | -19 | -18 | -17 | -16 | -16 | -18 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xi’an | -3 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 20 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 |
| Difference | -18 | -19 | -19 | -18 | -18 | -19 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xi’an | 23 | 21 | 17 | 10 | 4 | -2 |
| Crested Butte | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -19 | -18 | -17 | -16 | -16 | -18 |
Precipitation (mm) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xi’an | 7 | 8 | 27 | 36 | 51 | 64 | 96 | 84 | 80 | 62 | 21 | 7 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | +63 | +57 | +26 | +15 | -12 | -39 | -46 | -34 | -31 | -19 | +30 | +50 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xi’an | 7 | 8 | 27 | 36 | 51 | 64 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 |
| Difference | +63 | +57 | +26 | +15 | -12 | -39 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xi’an | 96 | 84 | 80 | 62 | 21 | 7 |
| Crested Butte | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | -46 | -34 | -31 | -19 | +30 | +50 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xi’an | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xi’an | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xi’an | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Xi’an runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xi’an | 56 | 64 | 69 | 69 | 72 | 71 | 67 | 65 | 69 | 64 | 52 | 50 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -2 | -4 | -9 | -6 | -11 | -25 | -11 | -7 | -23 | -21 | -3 | +4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xi’an | 56 | 64 | 69 | 69 | 72 | 71 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | -2 | -4 | -9 | -6 | -11 | -25 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xi’an | 67 | 65 | 69 | 64 | 52 | 50 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -11 | -7 | -23 | -21 | -3 | +4 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xi’an | 59 | 58 | 54 | 50 | 49 | 51 | 59 | 61 | 65 | 64 | 63 | 59 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +32 | +36 | +36 | +26 | +15 | — | -4 | -2 | -8 | -2 | +14 | +29 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xi’an | 59 | 58 | 54 | 50 | 49 | 51 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +32 | +36 | +36 | +26 | +15 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xi’an | 59 | 61 | 65 | 64 | 63 | 59 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -4 | -2 | -8 | -2 | +14 | +29 |
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. Xi’an trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Xi’an
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 18 years of daily observations at Xian, 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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