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Phnom Penh vs Crested Butte
Comparing Phnom Penh change · Crested Butte change
Phnom Penh is the warmer of the two — about 27°C on the annual average; Phnom Penh is the wetter, with 2008 mm more rain a year, and Crested Butte the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Phnom Penh and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Phnom Penh has far hotter summers
Phnom Penh: Hot
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Phnom Penh has far milder winters
Phnom Penh: Stays warm
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Phnom Penh is much wetter
Phnom Penh: Very wet
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Crested Butte is sunnier
Phnom Penh: Often grey
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Phnom Penh is the warmer of the two — about 27°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Phnom Penh is the wetter — about 2008 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) Phnom Penh runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phnom Penh | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -34 | -33 | -29 | -25 | -17 | -9 | -6 | -7 | -11 | -18 | -27 | -33 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phnom Penh | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 |
| Difference | -34 | -33 | -29 | -25 | -17 | -9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phnom Penh | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 |
| Crested Butte | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -6 | -7 | -11 | -18 | -27 | -33 |
Avg low (°C) Phnom Penh runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phnom Penh | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -44 | -42 | -38 | -32 | -28 | -25 | -21 | -22 | -25 | -30 | -37 | -43 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phnom Penh | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 |
| Difference | -44 | -42 | -38 | -32 | -28 | -25 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phnom Penh | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Crested Butte | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -21 | -22 | -25 | -30 | -37 | -43 |
Precipitation (mm) Phnom Penh runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phnom Penh | 35 | 24 | 76 | 132 | 230 | 306 | 418 | 411 | 443 | 318 | 147 | 70 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | +34 | +41 | -23 | -81 | -191 | -282 | -367 | -360 | -394 | -275 | -96 | -12 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phnom Penh | 35 | 24 | 76 | 132 | 230 | 306 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 |
| Difference | +34 | +41 | -23 | -81 | -191 | -282 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phnom Penh | 418 | 411 | 443 | 318 | 147 | 70 |
| Crested Butte | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | -367 | -360 | -394 | -275 | -96 | -12 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phnom Penh | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phnom Penh | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phnom Penh | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Phnom Penh runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phnom Penh | 55 | 49 | 54 | 66 | 83 | 86 | 88 | 88 | 90 | 84 | 71 | 64 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -1 | +11 | +6 | -3 | -22 | -40 | -31 | -30 | -44 | -40 | -22 | -10 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phnom Penh | 55 | 49 | 54 | 66 | 83 | 86 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | -1 | +11 | +6 | -3 | -22 | -40 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phnom Penh | 88 | 88 | 90 | 84 | 71 | 64 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -31 | -30 | -44 | -40 | -22 | -10 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phnom Penh | 75 | 75 | 77 | 77 | 80 | 82 | 83 | 83 | 84 | 82 | 80 | 77 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +16 | +18 | +13 | -1 | -16 | -30 | -27 | -24 | -27 | -20 | -4 | +11 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phnom Penh | 75 | 75 | 77 | 77 | 80 | 82 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +16 | +18 | +13 | -1 | -16 | -30 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phnom Penh | 83 | 83 | 84 | 82 | 80 | 77 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -27 | -24 | -27 | -20 | -4 | +11 |
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. Phnom Penh trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Phnom Penh
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 29 years of daily observations at Phu Quoc, a weather station, about 182 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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