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Nairobi vs Crested Butte
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Nairobi is the warmer of the two — about 18°C on the annual average; Nairobi is the wetter, with 324 mm more rain a year, and Crested Butte the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Nairobi and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Nairobi has hotter summers
Nairobi: Warm
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Nairobi has far milder winters
Nairobi: Mild
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Nairobi is wetter
Nairobi: Moderate rainfall
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Crested Butte is sunnier
Nairobi: Often cloudy
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Nairobi is the warmer of the two — about 18°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Nairobi is the wetter — about 324 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) Nairobi runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nairobi | 27 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 26 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -30 | -30 | -25 | -18 | -10 | -3 | +1 | -1 | -7 | -14 | -21 | -28 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nairobi | 27 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 |
| Difference | -30 | -30 | -25 | -18 | -10 | -3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nairobi | 23 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 26 |
| Crested Butte | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | +1 | -1 | -7 | -14 | -21 | -28 |
Avg low (°C) Nairobi runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nairobi | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -35 | -32 | -28 | -22 | -17 | -12 | -7 | -8 | -12 | -20 | -27 | -34 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nairobi | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 |
| Difference | -35 | -32 | -28 | -22 | -17 | -12 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nairobi | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
| Crested Butte | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -7 | -8 | -12 | -20 | -27 | -34 |
Precipitation (mm) Nairobi runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nairobi | 90 | 68 | 70 | 151 | 136 | 31 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 50 | 219 | 73 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | -21 | -4 | -16 | -100 | -98 | -7 | +36 | +35 | +41 | -7 | -168 | -16 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nairobi | 90 | 68 | 70 | 151 | 136 | 31 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 |
| Difference | -21 | -4 | -16 | -100 | -98 | -7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nairobi | 14 | 15 | 8 | 50 | 219 | 73 |
| Crested Butte | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | +36 | +35 | +41 | -7 | -168 | -16 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nairobi | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nairobi | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nairobi | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Nairobi runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nairobi | 51 | 49 | 58 | 71 | 68 | 69 | 68 | 66 | 56 | 63 | 69 | 57 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | +3 | +11 | +2 | -9 | -7 | -23 | -11 | -8 | -11 | -20 | -20 | -4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nairobi | 51 | 49 | 58 | 71 | 68 | 69 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | +3 | +11 | +2 | -9 | -7 | -23 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nairobi | 68 | 66 | 56 | 63 | 69 | 57 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -11 | -8 | -11 | -20 | -20 | -4 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nairobi | 64 | 59 | 63 | 73 | 75 | 70 | 64 | 62 | 59 | 62 | 73 | 72 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +27 | +35 | +26 | +3 | -11 | -19 | -9 | -3 | -2 | +1 | +4 | +16 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nairobi | 64 | 59 | 63 | 73 | 75 | 70 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +27 | +35 | +26 | +3 | -11 | -19 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nairobi | 64 | 62 | 59 | 62 | 73 | 72 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -9 | -3 | -2 | +1 | +4 | +16 |
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. Nairobi trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Nairobi
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 20 years of daily observations at Jomo Kenyatta Intl, a weather station, about 12 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.
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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