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Kandy vs Crested Butte
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Kandy is the warmer of the two — about 26°C on the annual average; Kandy is the wetter, with 1504 mm more rain a year, and Crested Butte the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Kandy and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Kandy has far hotter summers
Kandy: Hot
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Kandy has far milder winters
Kandy: Stays warm
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Kandy is much wetter
Kandy: Very wet
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Crested Butte is sunnier
Kandy: Often cloudy
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Kandy is the warmer of the two — about 26°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Kandy is the wetter — about 1504 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) Kandy runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kandy | 30 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -33 | -33 | -31 | -26 | -18 | -9 | -6 | -8 | -13 | -18 | -25 | -32 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kandy | 30 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 31 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 |
| Difference | -33 | -33 | -31 | -26 | -18 | -9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kandy | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 |
| Crested Butte | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -6 | -8 | -13 | -18 | -25 | -32 |
Avg low (°C) Kandy runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kandy | 21 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -42 | -40 | -36 | -31 | -27 | -24 | -20 | -21 | -25 | -29 | -35 | -42 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kandy | 21 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 |
| Difference | -42 | -40 | -36 | -31 | -27 | -24 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kandy | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
| Crested Butte | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -20 | -21 | -25 | -29 | -35 | -42 |
Precipitation (mm) Kandy runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kandy | 47 | 52 | 141 | 311 | 265 | 115 | 66 | 90 | 148 | 313 | 298 | 259 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | +23 | +13 | -88 | -260 | -227 | -91 | -16 | -39 | -99 | -270 | -247 | -202 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kandy | 47 | 52 | 141 | 311 | 265 | 115 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 |
| Difference | +23 | +13 | -88 | -260 | -227 | -91 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kandy | 66 | 90 | 148 | 313 | 298 | 259 |
| Crested Butte | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | -16 | -39 | -99 | -270 | -247 | -202 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kandy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kandy | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kandy | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Kandy runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kandy | 63 | 55 | 53 | 66 | 73 | 81 | 82 | 80 | 75 | 77 | 76 | 72 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -9 | +5 | +7 | -4 | -12 | -35 | -25 | -22 | -30 | -33 | -28 | -18 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kandy | 63 | 55 | 53 | 66 | 73 | 81 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | -9 | +5 | +7 | -4 | -12 | -35 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kandy | 82 | 80 | 75 | 77 | 76 | 72 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -25 | -22 | -30 | -33 | -28 | -18 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kandy | 85 | 80 | 73 | 76 | 81 | 83 | 81 | 80 | 80 | 83 | 88 | 88 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +6 | +14 | +17 | +1 | -17 | -31 | -26 | -21 | -23 | -21 | -11 | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kandy | 85 | 80 | 73 | 76 | 81 | 83 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +6 | +14 | +17 | +1 | -17 | -31 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kandy | 81 | 80 | 80 | 83 | 88 | 88 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -26 | -21 | -23 | -21 | -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. Kandy trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Kandy
Temperature — modelled for this location from ERA5-Land reanalysis, a ~9 km global grid, because no long-record weather station is close enough to use.
Precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 10 years of daily observations at Kurunegala, a weather station, about 35 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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