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Windhoek vs Crested Butte
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Windhoek is the warmer of the two — about 35°F on the annual average; Crested Butte is the wetter, with 11 in 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 35°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Crested Butte is the wetter — about 11 in 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 (°F) Windhoek runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windhoek | 90 | 87 | 86 | 81 | 77 | 73 | 73 | 77 | 85 | 89 | 89 | 91 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | -63 | -58 | -47 | -35 | -19 | -2 | +4 | -4 | -18 | -34 | -50 | -63 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windhoek | 90 | 87 | 86 | 81 | 77 | 73 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 |
| Difference | -63 | -58 | -47 | -35 | -19 | -2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windhoek | 73 | 77 | 85 | 89 | 89 | 91 |
| Crested Butte | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | +4 | -4 | -18 | -34 | -50 | -63 |
Avg low (°F) Windhoek runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windhoek | 64 | 63 | 61 | 57 | 51 | 46 | 45 | 49 | 56 | 61 | 62 | 63 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -70 | -65 | -54 | -37 | -23 | -12 | -6 | -10 | -25 | -39 | -52 | -67 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windhoek | 64 | 63 | 61 | 57 | 51 | 46 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 |
| Difference | -70 | -65 | -54 | -37 | -23 | -12 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windhoek | 45 | 49 | 56 | 61 | 62 | 63 |
| Crested Butte | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -6 | -10 | -25 | -39 | -52 | -67 |
Precipitation (in) Crested Butte runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windhoek | 2.7 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.4 |
| 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 | -0.8 | +0.7 | +1.3 | +0.9 | +1.9 | +2 | +1.8 | +1.4 | +1.3 | +0.9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windhoek | 2.7 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 |
| Difference | — | -0.9 | -0.8 | +0.7 | +1.3 | +0.9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windhoek | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.4 |
| Crested Butte | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | +1.9 | +2 | +1.8 | +1.4 | +1.3 | +0.9 |
Snowfall (in)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windhoek | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windhoek | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 41.7 | 35.3 | 27.3 | 18 | 6.9 | 0.3 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windhoek | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.1 | 26.1 | 34.6 |
| 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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