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Fukuoka vs Crested Butte
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Fukuoka is the warmer of the two — about 16°C on the annual average; Fukuoka is the wetter, with 1111 mm more rain a year, and Crested Butte the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Fukuoka and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Fukuoka has far hotter summers
Fukuoka: Hot
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Fukuoka has far milder winters
Fukuoka: Chilly
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Fukuoka is much wetter
Fukuoka: Very wet
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Crested Butte is sunnier
Fukuoka: Often cloudy
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Fukuoka is the warmer of the two — about 16°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Fukuoka is the wetter — about 1111 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) Fukuoka runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fukuoka | 10 | 12 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 33 | 29 | 24 | 18 | 12 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -13 | -13 | -11 | -12 | -10 | -6 | -7 | -10 | -10 | -11 | -14 | -15 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fukuoka | 10 | 12 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 28 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 |
| Difference | -13 | -13 | -11 | -12 | -10 | -6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fukuoka | 31 | 33 | 29 | 24 | 18 | 12 |
| Crested Butte | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -7 | -10 | -10 | -11 | -14 | -15 |
Avg low (°C) Fukuoka runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fukuoka | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 21 | 15 | 9 | 4 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -23 | -22 | -20 | -17 | -17 | -19 | -20 | -21 | -21 | -21 | -22 | -24 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fukuoka | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 20 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 |
| Difference | -23 | -22 | -20 | -17 | -17 | -19 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fukuoka | 24 | 25 | 21 | 15 | 9 | 4 |
| Crested Butte | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -20 | -21 | -21 | -21 | -22 | -24 |
Precipitation (mm) Fukuoka runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fukuoka | 61 | 70 | 95 | 114 | 128 | 228 | 351 | 247 | 167 | 96 | 81 | 73 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | +8 | -6 | -41 | -63 | -90 | -204 | -301 | -197 | -118 | -53 | -30 | -16 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fukuoka | 61 | 70 | 95 | 114 | 128 | 228 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 |
| Difference | +8 | -6 | -41 | -63 | -90 | -204 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fukuoka | 351 | 247 | 167 | 96 | 81 | 73 |
| Crested Butte | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | -301 | -197 | -118 | -53 | -30 | -16 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fukuoka | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fukuoka | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fukuoka | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Fukuoka runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fukuoka | 76 | 73 | 70 | 67 | 68 | 81 | 73 | 66 | 67 | 60 | 65 | 71 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -22 | -13 | -10 | -4 | -7 | -34 | -17 | -8 | -21 | -17 | -16 | -18 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fukuoka | 76 | 73 | 70 | 67 | 68 | 81 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | -22 | -13 | -10 | -4 | -7 | -34 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fukuoka | 73 | 66 | 67 | 60 | 65 | 71 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -17 | -8 | -21 | -17 | -16 | -18 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fukuoka | 80 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 79 | 83 | 85 | 84 | 85 | 82 | 81 | 81 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +11 | +15 | +11 | -1 | -14 | -32 | -30 | -25 | -28 | -20 | -5 | +8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fukuoka | 80 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 79 | 83 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +11 | +15 | +11 | -1 | -14 | -32 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fukuoka | 85 | 84 | 85 | 82 | 81 | 81 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -30 | -25 | -28 | -20 | -5 | +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. Fukuoka trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Fukuoka
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from the Japan Meteorological Agency, measured at Hakata, about 4 km from the city centre.
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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