Home › Compare › Nairobi vs Crested Butte
Nairobi vs Crested Butte
Comparing Nairobi change · Crested Butte change
Nairobi is the warmer of the two — about 33°F on the annual average; Nairobi is the wetter, with 13 in 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 33°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Nairobi is the wetter — about 13 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) Nairobi runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nairobi | 81 | 83 | 83 | 79 | 77 | 75 | 74 | 75 | 79 | 81 | 78 | 78 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | -55 | -53 | -44 | -33 | -19 | -5 | +2 | -2 | -13 | -26 | -38 | -51 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nairobi | 81 | 83 | 83 | 79 | 77 | 75 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 |
| Difference | -55 | -53 | -44 | -33 | -19 | -5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nairobi | 74 | 75 | 79 | 81 | 78 | 78 |
| Crested Butte | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | +2 | -2 | -13 | -26 | -38 | -51 |
Avg low (°F) Nairobi runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nairobi | 56 | 56 | 58 | 59 | 58 | 55 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 57 | 58 | 58 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -62 | -58 | -51 | -40 | -30 | -21 | -13 | -15 | -22 | -35 | -49 | -62 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nairobi | 56 | 56 | 58 | 59 | 58 | 55 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 |
| Difference | -62 | -58 | -51 | -40 | -30 | -21 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nairobi | 52 | 53 | 54 | 57 | 58 | 58 |
| Crested Butte | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -13 | -15 | -22 | -35 | -49 | -62 |
Precipitation (in) Nairobi runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nairobi | 3.5 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 5.9 | 5.4 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 2 | 8.6 | 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 | -0.8 | -0.1 | -0.6 | -3.9 | -3.9 | -0.3 | +1.4 | +1.4 | +1.6 | -0.3 | -6.6 | -0.6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nairobi | 3.5 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 5.9 | 5.4 | 1.2 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 |
| Difference | -0.8 | -0.1 | -0.6 | -3.9 | -3.9 | -0.3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nairobi | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 2 | 8.6 | 2.9 |
| Crested Butte | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | +1.4 | +1.4 | +1.6 | -0.3 | -6.6 | -0.6 |
Snowfall (in)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nairobi | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nairobi | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 41.7 | 35.3 | 27.3 | 18 | 6.9 | 0.3 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nairobi | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.1 | 26.1 | 34.6 |
| 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.
← change Nairobi · change Crested Butte → · Nairobi page · Crested Butte page