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Vientiane vs Crested Butte
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Vientiane is the warmer of the two — about 26°C on the annual average; Vientiane is the wetter, with 519 mm more rain a year, and Crested Butte the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Vientiane and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Vientiane has far hotter summers
Vientiane: Hot
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Vientiane has far milder winters
Vientiane: Stays warm
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Vientiane is wetter
Vientiane: Wet
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Crested Butte is sunnier
Vientiane: Partly cloudy
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Vientiane is the warmer of the two — about 26°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Vientiane is the wetter — about 519 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) Vientiane runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vientiane | 29 | 31 | 33 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 29 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -32 | -32 | -30 | -27 | -19 | -11 | -7 | -8 | -13 | -19 | -27 | -32 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vientiane | 29 | 31 | 33 | 35 | 34 | 33 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 |
| Difference | -32 | -32 | -30 | -27 | -19 | -11 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vientiane | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 29 |
| Crested Butte | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -7 | -8 | -13 | -19 | -27 | -32 |
Avg low (°C) Vientiane runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vientiane | 18 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 18 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -39 | -38 | -36 | -31 | -27 | -24 | -21 | -21 | -25 | -29 | -33 | -38 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vientiane | 18 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 |
| Difference | -39 | -38 | -36 | -31 | -27 | -24 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vientiane | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 18 |
| Crested Butte | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -21 | -21 | -25 | -29 | -33 | -38 |
Precipitation (mm) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vientiane | 6 | 16 | 26 | 50 | 133 | 180 | 203 | 241 | 187 | 59 | 16 | 2 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | +63 | +49 | +27 | +1 | -95 | -156 | -153 | -191 | -138 | -15 | +35 | +55 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vientiane | 6 | 16 | 26 | 50 | 133 | 180 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 |
| Difference | +63 | +49 | +27 | +1 | -95 | -156 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vientiane | 203 | 241 | 187 | 59 | 16 | 2 |
| Crested Butte | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | -153 | -191 | -138 | -15 | +35 | +55 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vientiane | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vientiane | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vientiane | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vientiane | 30 | 33 | 46 | 59 | 79 | 89 | 91 | 91 | 81 | 58 | 40 | 31 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | +24 | +28 | +14 | +4 | -18 | -43 | -34 | -33 | -35 | -14 | +9 | +23 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vientiane | 30 | 33 | 46 | 59 | 79 | 89 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | +24 | +28 | +14 | +4 | -18 | -43 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vientiane | 91 | 91 | 81 | 58 | 40 | 31 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -34 | -33 | -35 | -14 | +9 | +23 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vientiane | 66 | 57 | 52 | 56 | 70 | 79 | 82 | 85 | 85 | 82 | 77 | 72 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +25 | +37 | +37 | +21 | -6 | -28 | -27 | -26 | -28 | -19 | — | +17 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vientiane | 66 | 57 | 52 | 56 | 70 | 79 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +25 | +37 | +37 | +21 | -6 | -28 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vientiane | 82 | 85 | 85 | 82 | 77 | 72 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -27 | -26 | -28 | -19 | — | +17 |
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. Vientiane trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Vientiane
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Wattay Intl, a weather station, about 5 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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