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Windhoek vs Crested Butte
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Windhoek is the warmer of the two — about 20°C on the annual average; Crested Butte is the wetter, with 269 mm more rain a year, and Windhoek the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Windhoek and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Windhoek has far hotter summers
Windhoek: Hot
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Windhoek has far milder winters
Windhoek: Cool
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Crested Butte is wetter
Windhoek: Fairly dry
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Windhoek is sunnier
Windhoek: Fairly sunny
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Windhoek is the warmer of the two — about 20°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Crested Butte is the wetter — about 269 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Windhoek 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) Windhoek runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windhoek | 32 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 33 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -35 | -32 | -26 | -19 | -11 | -1 | +2 | -2 | -10 | -19 | -28 | -35 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windhoek | 32 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 25 | 23 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 |
| Difference | -35 | -32 | -26 | -19 | -11 | -1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windhoek | 23 | 25 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 33 |
| Crested Butte | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | +2 | -2 | -10 | -19 | -28 | -35 |
Avg low (°C) Windhoek runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windhoek | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -39 | -36 | -30 | -21 | -13 | -7 | -3 | -6 | -14 | -22 | -29 | -37 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windhoek | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 8 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 |
| Difference | -39 | -36 | -30 | -21 | -13 | -7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windhoek | 7 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
| Crested Butte | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -3 | -6 | -14 | -22 | -29 | -37 |
Precipitation (mm) Crested Butte runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windhoek | 68 | 88 | 74 | 33 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 35 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | +1 | -23 | -20 | +18 | +33 | +24 | +49 | +50 | +46 | +34 | +34 | +22 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windhoek | 68 | 88 | 74 | 33 | 6 | 1 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 |
| Difference | +1 | -23 | -20 | +18 | +33 | +24 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windhoek | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 35 |
| Crested Butte | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | +49 | +50 | +46 | +34 | +34 | +22 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windhoek | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windhoek | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windhoek | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Crested Butte runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windhoek | 60 | 62 | 54 | 37 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 25 | 38 | 45 | 53 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -6 | -2 | +6 | +26 | +39 | +29 | +38 | +40 | +21 | +6 | +4 | +1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windhoek | 60 | 62 | 54 | 37 | 22 | 18 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | -6 | -2 | +6 | +26 | +39 | +29 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windhoek | 18 | 18 | 25 | 38 | 45 | 53 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | +38 | +40 | +21 | +6 | +4 | +1 |
Relative humidity (%) Crested Butte runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windhoek | 44 | 50 | 51 | 47 | 38 | 34 | 32 | 23 | 20 | 24 | 28 | 34 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +48 | +43 | +38 | +29 | +26 | +18 | +24 | +36 | +36 | +39 | +48 | +54 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windhoek | 44 | 50 | 51 | 47 | 38 | 34 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +48 | +43 | +38 | +29 | +26 | +18 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windhoek | 32 | 23 | 20 | 24 | 28 | 34 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +24 | +36 | +36 | +39 | +48 | +54 |
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. Windhoek trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Windhoek
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 25 years of daily observations at Windhoek, a weather station, about 2 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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