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Kandy vs Crested Butte
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Kandy is the warmer of the two — about 47°F on the annual average; Kandy is the wetter, with 59 in 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 47°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Kandy is the wetter — about 59 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) Kandy runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kandy | 85 | 89 | 94 | 93 | 91 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 89 | 88 | 86 | 84 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | -59 | -59 | -56 | -47 | -32 | -17 | -11 | -15 | -23 | -33 | -46 | -57 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kandy | 85 | 89 | 94 | 93 | 91 | 88 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 |
| Difference | -59 | -59 | -56 | -47 | -32 | -17 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kandy | 88 | 88 | 89 | 88 | 86 | 84 |
| Crested Butte | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | -11 | -15 | -23 | -33 | -46 | -57 |
Avg low (°F) Kandy runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kandy | 70 | 71 | 72 | 74 | 77 | 77 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 75 | 73 | 71 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -76 | -73 | -65 | -55 | -49 | -43 | -36 | -37 | -44 | -53 | -64 | -75 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kandy | 70 | 71 | 72 | 74 | 77 | 77 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 |
| Difference | -76 | -73 | -65 | -55 | -49 | -43 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kandy | 76 | 76 | 76 | 75 | 73 | 71 |
| Crested Butte | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -36 | -37 | -44 | -53 | -64 | -75 |
Precipitation (in) Kandy runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kandy | 1.8 | 2.1 | 5.6 | 12.3 | 10.5 | 4.5 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 5.8 | 12.3 | 11.7 | 10.2 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | +0.9 | +0.5 | -3.5 | -10.3 | -8.9 | -3.6 | -0.6 | -1.6 | -3.9 | -10.6 | -9.7 | -8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kandy | 1.8 | 2.1 | 5.6 | 12.3 | 10.5 | 4.5 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 |
| Difference | +0.9 | +0.5 | -3.5 | -10.3 | -8.9 | -3.6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kandy | 2.6 | 3.5 | 5.8 | 12.3 | 11.7 | 10.2 |
| Crested Butte | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | -0.6 | -1.6 | -3.9 | -10.6 | -9.7 | -8 |
Snowfall (in)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kandy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kandy | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 41.7 | 35.3 | 27.3 | 18 | 6.9 | 0.3 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kandy | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.1 | 26.1 | 34.6 |
| 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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