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Hiroshima vs Crested Butte
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Hiroshima is the warmer of the two — about 15°C on the annual average; Hiroshima is the wetter, with 971 mm more rain a year, and Crested Butte the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Hiroshima and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Hiroshima has far hotter summers
Hiroshima: Hot
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Hiroshima has far milder winters
Hiroshima: Chilly
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Hiroshima is much wetter
Hiroshima: Very wet
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Crested Butte is sunnier
Hiroshima: Often grey
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Hiroshima is the warmer of the two — about 15°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Hiroshima is the wetter — about 971 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) Hiroshima runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hiroshima | 10 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 24 | 27 | 31 | 33 | 29 | 24 | 18 | 12 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -13 | -12 | -11 | -12 | -10 | -6 | -6 | -10 | -10 | -11 | -13 | -15 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hiroshima | 10 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 24 | 27 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 |
| Difference | -13 | -12 | -11 | -12 | -10 | -6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hiroshima | 31 | 33 | 29 | 24 | 18 | 12 |
| Crested Butte | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -6 | -10 | -10 | -11 | -13 | -15 |
Avg low (°C) Hiroshima runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hiroshima | 2 | 2 | 5 | 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 | -21 | -19 | -17 | -17 | -19 | -20 | -21 | -21 | -20 | -21 | -24 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hiroshima | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 |
| Difference | -23 | -21 | -19 | -17 | -17 | -19 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hiroshima | 24 | 25 | 21 | 15 | 9 | 4 |
| Crested Butte | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -20 | -21 | -21 | -20 | -21 | -24 |
Precipitation (mm) Hiroshima runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hiroshima | 46 | 64 | 118 | 141 | 170 | 226 | 280 | 131 | 163 | 109 | 69 | 54 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | +23 | +1 | -65 | -90 | -131 | -202 | -230 | -81 | -114 | -66 | -19 | +3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hiroshima | 46 | 64 | 118 | 141 | 170 | 226 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 |
| Difference | +23 | +1 | -65 | -90 | -131 | -202 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hiroshima | 280 | 131 | 163 | 109 | 69 | 54 |
| Crested Butte | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | -230 | -81 | -114 | -66 | -19 | +3 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hiroshima | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hiroshima | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hiroshima | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Hiroshima runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hiroshima | 81 | 79 | 73 | 68 | 68 | 79 | 75 | 67 | 72 | 68 | 72 | 78 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -27 | -19 | -13 | -5 | -7 | -33 | -18 | -9 | -26 | -24 | -23 | -24 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hiroshima | 81 | 79 | 73 | 68 | 68 | 79 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | -27 | -19 | -13 | -5 | -7 | -33 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hiroshima | 75 | 67 | 72 | 68 | 72 | 78 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -18 | -9 | -26 | -24 | -23 | -24 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hiroshima | 84 | 82 | 80 | 79 | 79 | 83 | 85 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 85 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +7 | +12 | +9 | -2 | -14 | -31 | -30 | -24 | -26 | -20 | -7 | +4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hiroshima | 84 | 82 | 80 | 79 | 79 | 83 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +7 | +12 | +9 | -2 | -14 | -31 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hiroshima | 85 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 85 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -30 | -24 | -26 | -20 | -7 | +4 |
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. Hiroshima trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Hiroshima
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from the Japan Meteorological Agency, measured at Hiroshima, about 1 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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