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Busan vs Crested Butte
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Busan is the warmer of the two — about 14°C on the annual average; Busan is the wetter, with 1082 mm more rain a year, and Crested Butte the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Busan and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Busan has much hotter summers
Busan: Warm
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Busan has far milder winters
Busan: Cold
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Busan is much wetter
Busan: Very wet
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Crested Butte is sunnier
Busan: Partly cloudy
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Busan is the warmer of the two — about 14°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Busan is the wetter — about 1082 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) Busan runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Busan | 8 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 26 | 22 | 16 | 10 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -11 | -11 | -10 | -10 | -7 | -3 | -3 | -6 | -7 | -10 | -12 | -13 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Busan | 8 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 22 | 25 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 |
| Difference | -11 | -11 | -10 | -10 | -7 | -3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Busan | 27 | 29 | 26 | 22 | 16 | 10 |
| Crested Butte | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -3 | -6 | -7 | -10 | -12 | -13 |
Avg low (°C) Busan runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Busan | -1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 1 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -20 | -20 | -18 | -17 | -16 | -17 | -18 | -20 | -20 | -20 | -20 | -21 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Busan | -1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 18 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 |
| Difference | -20 | -20 | -18 | -17 | -16 | -17 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Busan | 22 | 23 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 1 |
| Crested Butte | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -18 | -20 | -20 | -20 | -20 | -21 |
Precipitation (mm) Busan runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Busan | 39 | 55 | 92 | 148 | 159 | 191 | 350 | 284 | 192 | 85 | 53 | 36 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | +31 | +10 | -39 | -97 | -121 | -167 | -300 | -234 | -143 | -42 | -2 | +21 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Busan | 39 | 55 | 92 | 148 | 159 | 191 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 |
| Difference | +31 | +10 | -39 | -97 | -121 | -167 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Busan | 350 | 284 | 192 | 85 | 53 | 36 |
| Crested Butte | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | -300 | -234 | -143 | -42 | -2 | +21 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Busan | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Busan | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Busan | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Busan | 53 | 57 | 59 | 59 | 63 | 74 | 74 | 68 | 67 | 55 | 51 | 50 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | +1 | +3 | — | +4 | -2 | -28 | -18 | -10 | -21 | -11 | -3 | +4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Busan | 53 | 57 | 59 | 59 | 63 | 74 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | +1 | +3 | — | +4 | -2 | -28 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Busan | 74 | 68 | 67 | 55 | 51 | 50 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -18 | -10 | -21 | -11 | -3 | +4 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Busan | 77 | 72 | 72 | 74 | 79 | 84 | 89 | 86 | 81 | 76 | 75 | 77 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +15 | +22 | +17 | +2 | -14 | -32 | -33 | -27 | -25 | -13 | +2 | +12 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Busan | 77 | 72 | 72 | 74 | 79 | 84 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +15 | +22 | +17 | +2 | -14 | -32 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Busan | 89 | 86 | 81 | 76 | 75 | 77 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -33 | -27 | -25 | -13 | +2 | +12 |
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. Busan trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Busan
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Busan, a weather station, inside the city. 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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