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Kota Kinabalu vs Crested Butte
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Kota Kinabalu is the warmer of the two — about 27°C on the annual average; Kota Kinabalu is the wetter, with 2131 mm more rain a year, and Crested Butte the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Kota Kinabalu and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Kota Kinabalu has far hotter summers
Kota Kinabalu: Hot
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Kota Kinabalu has far milder winters
Kota Kinabalu: Stays warm
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Kota Kinabalu is much wetter
Kota Kinabalu: Very wet
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Crested Butte is far sunnier
Kota Kinabalu: Often grey
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Kota Kinabalu is the warmer of the two — about 27°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Kota Kinabalu is the wetter — about 2131 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Crested Butte has the clearer skies — the higher line.
Exact monthly numbers
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Avg high (°C) Kota Kinabalu runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kota Kinabalu | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -34 | -32 | -29 | -25 | -18 | -11 | -8 | -9 | -13 | -19 | -28 | -34 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kota Kinabalu | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 |
| Difference | -34 | -32 | -29 | -25 | -18 | -11 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kota Kinabalu | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Crested Butte | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -8 | -9 | -13 | -19 | -28 | -34 |
Avg low (°C) Kota Kinabalu runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kota Kinabalu | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -45 | -42 | -37 | -31 | -27 | -23 | -20 | -20 | -24 | -29 | -36 | -44 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kota Kinabalu | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 |
| Difference | -45 | -42 | -37 | -31 | -27 | -23 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kota Kinabalu | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Crested Butte | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -20 | -20 | -24 | -29 | -36 | -44 |
Precipitation (mm) Kota Kinabalu runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kota Kinabalu | 136 | 85 | 86 | 125 | 212 | 302 | 289 | 263 | 291 | 397 | 279 | 267 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | -66 | -21 | -32 | -74 | -174 | -278 | -239 | -213 | -242 | -354 | -228 | -210 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kota Kinabalu | 136 | 85 | 86 | 125 | 212 | 302 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 |
| Difference | -66 | -21 | -32 | -74 | -174 | -278 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kota Kinabalu | 289 | 263 | 291 | 397 | 279 | 267 |
| Crested Butte | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | -239 | -213 | -242 | -354 | -228 | -210 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kota Kinabalu | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kota Kinabalu | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kota Kinabalu | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Kota Kinabalu runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kota Kinabalu | 81 | 77 | 71 | 70 | 77 | 80 | 82 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 81 | 83 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -27 | -17 | -12 | -7 | -16 | -34 | -25 | -23 | -37 | -39 | -32 | -29 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kota Kinabalu | 81 | 77 | 71 | 70 | 77 | 80 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | -27 | -17 | -12 | -7 | -16 | -34 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kota Kinabalu | 82 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 81 | 83 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -25 | -23 | -37 | -39 | -32 | -29 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kota Kinabalu | 87 | 87 | 85 | 83 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 87 | 87 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +4 | +7 | +5 | -7 | -20 | -33 | -29 | -26 | -29 | -24 | -10 | +2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kota Kinabalu | 87 | 87 | 85 | 83 | 85 | 85 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +4 | +7 | +5 | -7 | -20 | -33 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kota Kinabalu | 85 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 87 | 87 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -29 | -26 | -29 | -24 | -10 | +2 |
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. Kota Kinabalu trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Kota Kinabalu
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Kota Kinabalu 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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