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Fukuoka vs Crested Butte
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Fukuoka is the warmer of the two — about 28°F on the annual average; Fukuoka is the wetter, with 44 in 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 28°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Fukuoka is the wetter — about 44 in 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 (°F) Fukuoka runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fukuoka | 50 | 53 | 59 | 68 | 76 | 82 | 88 | 91 | 84 | 75 | 65 | 54 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | -24 | -23 | -20 | -21 | -18 | -11 | -12 | -17 | -18 | -20 | -25 | -27 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fukuoka | 50 | 53 | 59 | 68 | 76 | 82 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 |
| Difference | -24 | -23 | -20 | -21 | -18 | -11 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fukuoka | 88 | 91 | 84 | 75 | 65 | 54 |
| Crested Butte | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | -12 | -17 | -18 | -20 | -25 | -27 |
Avg low (°F) Fukuoka runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fukuoka | 36 | 38 | 43 | 51 | 60 | 68 | 76 | 77 | 70 | 59 | 49 | 40 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -42 | -40 | -35 | -31 | -31 | -34 | -36 | -38 | -38 | -37 | -40 | -43 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fukuoka | 36 | 38 | 43 | 51 | 60 | 68 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 |
| Difference | -42 | -40 | -35 | -31 | -31 | -34 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fukuoka | 76 | 77 | 70 | 59 | 49 | 40 |
| Crested Butte | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -36 | -38 | -38 | -37 | -40 | -43 |
Precipitation (in) Fukuoka runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fukuoka | 2.4 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 5 | 9 | 13.8 | 9.7 | 6.6 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 2.9 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | +0.3 | -0.2 | -1.6 | -2.5 | -3.5 | -8.1 | -11.8 | -7.7 | -4.6 | -2.1 | -1.2 | -0.6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fukuoka | 2.4 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 5 | 9 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 |
| Difference | +0.3 | -0.2 | -1.6 | -2.5 | -3.5 | -8.1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fukuoka | 13.8 | 9.7 | 6.6 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 2.9 |
| Crested Butte | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | -11.8 | -7.7 | -4.6 | -2.1 | -1.2 | -0.6 |
Snowfall (in)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fukuoka | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 41.7 | 35.3 | 27.3 | 18 | 6.9 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.1 | 26.1 | 34.6 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fukuoka | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 41.7 | 35.3 | 27.3 | 18 | 6.9 | 0.3 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fukuoka | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.1 | 26.1 | 34.6 |
| 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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