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Kyoto vs Crested Butte
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Kyoto is the warmer of the two — about 15°C on the annual average; Kyoto is the wetter, with 922 mm more rain a year, and Crested Butte the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Kyoto and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Kyoto has far hotter summers
Kyoto: Hot
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Kyoto has far milder winters
Kyoto: Chilly
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Kyoto is much wetter
Kyoto: Wet
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Crested Butte is sunnier
Kyoto: Often grey
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Kyoto is the warmer of the two — about 15°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Kyoto is the wetter — about 922 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) Kyoto runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyoto | 9 | 10 | 14 | 20 | 25 | 28 | 32 | 34 | 29 | 23 | 17 | 12 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -12 | -11 | -11 | -12 | -10 | -7 | -7 | -11 | -10 | -11 | -13 | -14 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyoto | 9 | 10 | 14 | 20 | 25 | 28 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 |
| Difference | -12 | -11 | -11 | -12 | -10 | -7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyoto | 32 | 34 | 29 | 23 | 17 | 12 |
| Crested Butte | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -7 | -11 | -10 | -11 | -13 | -14 |
Avg low (°C) Kyoto runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyoto | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 19 | 24 | 25 | 21 | 14 | 8 | 4 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -23 | -20 | -18 | -16 | -17 | -18 | -19 | -21 | -21 | -20 | -21 | -23 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyoto | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 19 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 |
| Difference | -23 | -20 | -18 | -16 | -17 | -18 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyoto | 24 | 25 | 21 | 14 | 8 | 4 |
| Crested Butte | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -19 | -21 | -21 | -20 | -21 | -23 |
Precipitation (mm) Kyoto runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyoto | 53 | 65 | 106 | 117 | 151 | 200 | 224 | 154 | 179 | 143 | 74 | 57 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | +16 | -1 | -53 | -66 | -113 | -176 | -173 | -104 | -129 | -100 | -23 | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyoto | 53 | 65 | 106 | 117 | 151 | 200 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 |
| Difference | +16 | -1 | -53 | -66 | -113 | -176 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyoto | 224 | 154 | 179 | 143 | 74 | 57 |
| Crested Butte | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | -173 | -104 | -129 | -100 | -23 | — |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyoto | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyoto | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyoto | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Kyoto runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyoto | 84 | 81 | 75 | 69 | 71 | 81 | 77 | 66 | 74 | 70 | 74 | 80 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -30 | -21 | -15 | -6 | -10 | -35 | -20 | -8 | -28 | -26 | -25 | -27 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyoto | 84 | 81 | 75 | 69 | 71 | 81 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | -30 | -21 | -15 | -6 | -10 | -35 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyoto | 77 | 66 | 74 | 70 | 74 | 80 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -20 | -8 | -28 | -26 | -25 | -27 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyoto | 85 | 83 | 81 | 79 | 81 | 84 | 86 | 84 | 85 | 84 | 84 | 85 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +6 | +11 | +9 | -3 | -16 | -32 | -30 | -25 | -28 | -21 | -7 | +4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyoto | 85 | 83 | 81 | 79 | 81 | 84 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +6 | +11 | +9 | -3 | -16 | -32 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyoto | 86 | 84 | 85 | 84 | 84 | 85 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -30 | -25 | -28 | -21 | -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. Kyoto trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Kyoto
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from the Japan Meteorological Agency, measured at Kyoto, about 2 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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