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Almaty vs Crested Butte
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Almaty is the warmer of the two — about 17°F on the annual average, and Crested Butte the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Almaty and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Almaty has much hotter summers
Almaty: Warm
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Almaty has far milder winters
Almaty: Very cold
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Similar yearly rainfall
Almaty: Moderate rainfall
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Crested Butte is sunnier
Almaty: Partly cloudy
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Almaty is the warmer of the two — about 17°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Both cities get a similar amount of precipitation 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) Almaty runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almaty | 34 | 37 | 50 | 64 | 73 | 82 | 87 | 85 | 76 | 63 | 46 | 36 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | -7 | -7 | -11 | -17 | -15 | -11 | -11 | -12 | -10 | -8 | -7 | -9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almaty | 34 | 37 | 50 | 64 | 73 | 82 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 |
| Difference | -7 | -7 | -11 | -17 | -15 | -11 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almaty | 87 | 85 | 76 | 63 | 46 | 36 |
| Crested Butte | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | -11 | -12 | -10 | -8 | -7 | -9 |
Avg low (°F) Almaty runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almaty | 18 | 20 | 32 | 44 | 52 | 61 | 65 | 63 | 53 | 41 | 29 | 21 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -24 | -22 | -24 | -24 | -24 | -27 | -26 | -24 | -22 | -19 | -20 | -25 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almaty | 18 | 20 | 32 | 44 | 52 | 61 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 |
| Difference | -24 | -22 | -24 | -24 | -24 | -27 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almaty | 65 | 63 | 53 | 41 | 29 | 21 |
| Crested Butte | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -26 | -24 | -22 | -19 | -20 | -25 |
Precipitation (in) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almaty | 1.4 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 2.3 | 2 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.9 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | +1.3 | +0.9 | -0.8 | -1.9 | -2.6 | -1.4 | -0.1 | +0.6 | +1 | -0.1 | -0.2 | +0.3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almaty | 1.4 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 2.3 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 |
| Difference | +1.3 | +0.9 | -0.8 | -1.9 | -2.6 | -1.4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almaty | 2 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.9 |
| Crested Butte | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | -0.1 | +0.6 | +1 | -0.1 | -0.2 | +0.3 |
Snowfall (in)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almaty | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almaty | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 41.7 | 35.3 | 27.3 | 18 | 6.9 | 0.3 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almaty | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.1 | 26.1 | 34.6 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almaty | 71 | 70 | 67 | 63 | 61 | 58 | 52 | 45 | 45 | 55 | 66 | 73 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -17 | -10 | -7 | — | — | -12 | +4 | +13 | — | -11 | -17 | -19 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almaty | 71 | 70 | 67 | 63 | 61 | 58 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | -17 | -10 | -7 | — | — | -12 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almaty | 52 | 45 | 45 | 55 | 66 | 73 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | +4 | +13 | — | -11 | -17 | -19 |
Relative humidity (%) Crested Butte runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almaty | 79 | 81 | 74 | 67 | 65 | 61 | 55 | 51 | 51 | 60 | 71 | 77 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +12 | +13 | +15 | +9 | — | -9 | — | +8 | +6 | +2 | +6 | +12 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almaty | 79 | 81 | 74 | 67 | 65 | 61 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +12 | +13 | +15 | +9 | — | -9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almaty | 55 | 51 | 51 | 60 | 71 | 77 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | — | +8 | +6 | +2 | +6 | +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. Almaty trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Almaty
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 25 years of daily observations at Almaty, a weather station, about 3 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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