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Sapporo vs Crested Butte
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Sapporo is the warmer of the two — about 8°C on the annual average; Sapporo is the wetter, with 545 mm more rain a year, and Crested Butte the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Sapporo and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Sapporo has hotter summers
Sapporo: Warm
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Sapporo has far milder winters
Sapporo: Cold
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Sapporo is wetter
Sapporo: Wet
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Crested Butte is far sunnier
Sapporo: Often grey
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Sapporo is the warmer of the two — about 8°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Sapporo is the wetter — about 545 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) Sapporo runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sapporo | -0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 16 | 9 | 2 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -3 | -2 | -1 | -4 | -3 | — | -1 | -3 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sapporo | -0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 22 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 |
| Difference | -3 | -2 | -1 | -4 | -3 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sapporo | 25 | 26 | 23 | 16 | 9 | 2 |
| Crested Butte | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -1 | -3 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -5 |
Avg low (°C) Sapporo runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sapporo | -6 | -6 | -2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 2 | -4 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -15 | -13 | -11 | -10 | -11 | -12 | -14 | -15 | -15 | -14 | -14 | -16 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sapporo | -6 | -6 | -2 | 3 | 9 | 13 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 |
| Difference | -15 | -13 | -11 | -10 | -11 | -12 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sapporo | 18 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 2 | -4 |
| Crested Butte | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -14 | -15 | -15 | -14 | -14 | -16 |
Precipitation (mm) Sapporo runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sapporo | 108 | 92 | 78 | 55 | 55 | 60 | 91 | 127 | 142 | 110 | 114 | 115 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | -39 | -27 | -24 | -4 | -17 | -36 | -40 | -77 | -93 | -67 | -63 | -57 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sapporo | 108 | 92 | 78 | 55 | 55 | 60 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 |
| Difference | -39 | -27 | -24 | -4 | -17 | -36 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sapporo | 91 | 127 | 142 | 110 | 114 | 115 |
| Crested Butte | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | -40 | -77 | -93 | -67 | -63 | -57 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sapporo | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sapporo | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sapporo | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Sapporo runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sapporo | 91 | 86 | 79 | 72 | 71 | 73 | 76 | 73 | 72 | 75 | 86 | 91 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -37 | -26 | -19 | -9 | -10 | -27 | -19 | -16 | -26 | -31 | -37 | -37 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sapporo | 91 | 86 | 79 | 72 | 71 | 73 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | -37 | -26 | -19 | -9 | -10 | -27 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sapporo | 76 | 73 | 72 | 75 | 86 | 91 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -19 | -16 | -26 | -31 | -37 | -37 |
Relative humidity (%) Sapporo runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sapporo | 94 | 92 | 90 | 84 | 82 | 84 | 86 | 86 | 85 | 84 | 88 | 93 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -3 | +1 | -1 | -8 | -17 | -32 | -30 | -27 | -28 | -22 | -11 | -5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sapporo | 94 | 92 | 90 | 84 | 82 | 84 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | -3 | +1 | -1 | -8 | -17 | -32 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sapporo | 86 | 86 | 85 | 84 | 88 | 93 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -30 | -27 | -28 | -22 | -11 | -5 |
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. Sapporo trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Sapporo
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from the Japan Meteorological Agency, measured at Sapporo, 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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