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Suva vs Crested Butte
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Suva is the warmer of the two — about 24°C on the annual average; Suva is the wetter, with 2297 mm more rain a year, and Crested Butte the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Suva and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Suva has much hotter summers
Suva: Hot
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Suva has far milder winters
Suva: Stays warm
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Suva is much wetter
Suva: Very wet
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Crested Butte is sunnier
Suva: Often cloudy
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Suva is the warmer of the two — about 24°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Suva is the wetter — about 2297 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) Suva runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suva | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -34 | -32 | -27 | -22 | -14 | -6 | -2 | -3 | -8 | -15 | -25 | -33 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suva | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 |
| Difference | -34 | -32 | -27 | -22 | -14 | -6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suva | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| Crested Butte | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -2 | -3 | -8 | -15 | -25 | -33 |
Avg low (°C) Suva runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suva | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -44 | -42 | -37 | -30 | -23 | -20 | -15 | -16 | -21 | -27 | -35 | -43 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suva | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 |
| Difference | -44 | -42 | -37 | -30 | -23 | -20 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suva | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| Crested Butte | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -15 | -16 | -21 | -27 | -35 | -43 |
Precipitation (mm) Suva runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suva | 326 | 285 | 350 | 310 | 216 | 163 | 138 | 129 | 168 | 245 | 237 | 332 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | -257 | -220 | -296 | -259 | -178 | -139 | -87 | -79 | -119 | -202 | -187 | -275 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suva | 326 | 285 | 350 | 310 | 216 | 163 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 |
| Difference | -257 | -220 | -296 | -259 | -178 | -139 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suva | 138 | 129 | 168 | 245 | 237 | 332 |
| Crested Butte | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | -87 | -79 | -119 | -202 | -187 | -275 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suva | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suva | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suva | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Suva runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suva | 71 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 70 | 70 | 69 | 69 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 69 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -16 | -10 | -11 | -9 | -9 | -24 | -12 | -11 | -25 | -26 | -21 | -15 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suva | 71 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 70 | 70 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | -16 | -10 | -11 | -9 | -9 | -24 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suva | 69 | 69 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 69 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -12 | -11 | -25 | -26 | -21 | -15 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suva | 81 | 81 | 82 | 81 | 79 | 80 | 79 | 79 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 81 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +10 | +13 | +8 | -5 | -15 | -29 | -23 | -20 | -23 | -18 | -4 | +8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suva | 81 | 81 | 82 | 81 | 79 | 80 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +10 | +13 | +8 | -5 | -15 | -29 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suva | 79 | 79 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 81 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -23 | -20 | -23 | -18 | -4 | +8 |
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. Suva trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Suva
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Nausori Intl, a weather station, about 18 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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