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Vientiane vs Crested Butte
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Vientiane is the warmer of the two — about 46°F on the annual average; Vientiane is the wetter, with 20 in 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 46°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Vientiane is the wetter — about 20 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) Vientiane runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vientiane | 84 | 88 | 92 | 95 | 92 | 91 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 88 | 84 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | -58 | -58 | -54 | -48 | -34 | -20 | -13 | -15 | -23 | -34 | -48 | -57 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vientiane | 84 | 88 | 92 | 95 | 92 | 91 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 |
| Difference | -58 | -58 | -54 | -48 | -34 | -20 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vientiane | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 88 | 84 |
| Crested Butte | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | -13 | -15 | -23 | -34 | -48 | -57 |
Avg low (°F) Vientiane runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vientiane | 64 | 67 | 72 | 76 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 76 | 76 | 74 | 69 | 64 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -70 | -68 | -64 | -56 | -49 | -44 | -37 | -38 | -44 | -52 | -60 | -68 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vientiane | 64 | 67 | 72 | 76 | 77 | 77 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 |
| Difference | -70 | -68 | -64 | -56 | -49 | -44 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vientiane | 77 | 76 | 76 | 74 | 69 | 64 |
| Crested Butte | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -37 | -38 | -44 | -52 | -60 | -68 |
Precipitation (in) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vientiane | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1 | 2 | 5.2 | 7.1 | 8 | 9.5 | 7.4 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 0.1 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | +2.5 | +1.9 | +1.1 | — | -3.7 | -6.2 | -6 | -7.5 | -5.4 | -0.6 | +1.4 | +2.2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vientiane | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1 | 2 | 5.2 | 7.1 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 |
| Difference | +2.5 | +1.9 | +1.1 | — | -3.7 | -6.2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vientiane | 8 | 9.5 | 7.4 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 0.1 |
| Crested Butte | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | -6 | -7.5 | -5.4 | -0.6 | +1.4 | +2.2 |
Snowfall (in)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vientiane | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vientiane | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 41.7 | 35.3 | 27.3 | 18 | 6.9 | 0.3 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vientiane | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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