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Kathmandu vs Crested Butte
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Kathmandu is the warmer of the two — about 18°C on the annual average; Kathmandu is the wetter, with 789 mm more rain a year.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Kathmandu and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Kathmandu has much hotter summers
Kathmandu: Warm
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Kathmandu has far milder winters
Kathmandu: Chilly
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Kathmandu is much wetter
Kathmandu: Wet
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Similar amounts of sun
Kathmandu: Partly cloudy
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Kathmandu is the warmer of the two — about 18°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Kathmandu is the wetter — about 789 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
The two cities see a similar amount of sun.
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) Kathmandu runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kathmandu | 19 | 22 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 20 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -22 | -23 | -22 | -20 | -14 | -8 | -4 | -6 | -9 | -14 | -19 | -23 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kathmandu | 19 | 22 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 |
| Difference | -22 | -23 | -22 | -20 | -14 | -8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kathmandu | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 20 |
| Crested Butte | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -4 | -6 | -9 | -14 | -19 | -23 |
Avg low (°C) Kathmandu runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kathmandu | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 3 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -24 | -24 | -22 | -19 | -18 | -18 | -16 | -16 | -19 | -19 | -20 | -23 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kathmandu | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 19 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 |
| Difference | -24 | -24 | -22 | -19 | -18 | -18 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kathmandu | 20 | 20 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 3 |
| Crested Butte | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -16 | -16 | -19 | -19 | -20 | -23 |
Precipitation (mm) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kathmandu | 15 | 20 | 51 | 75 | 83 | 203 | 366 | 274 | 218 | 76 | 8 | 0 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | +54 | +44 | +2 | -24 | -45 | -179 | -316 | -224 | -169 | -33 | +43 | +57 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kathmandu | 15 | 20 | 51 | 75 | 83 | 203 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 |
| Difference | +54 | +44 | +2 | -24 | -45 | -179 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kathmandu | 366 | 274 | 218 | 76 | 8 | 0 |
| Crested Butte | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | -316 | -224 | -169 | -33 | +43 | +57 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kathmandu | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kathmandu | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kathmandu | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kathmandu | 39 | 43 | 45 | 51 | 58 | 72 | 86 | 84 | 71 | 44 | 33 | 34 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | +15 | +17 | +14 | +11 | +3 | -26 | -29 | -26 | -26 | — | +16 | +19 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kathmandu | 39 | 43 | 45 | 51 | 58 | 72 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | +15 | +17 | +14 | +11 | +3 | -26 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kathmandu | 86 | 84 | 71 | 44 | 33 | 34 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -29 | -26 | -26 | — | +16 | +19 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kathmandu | 43 | 39 | 33 | 32 | 45 | 64 | 82 | 86 | 84 | 69 | 55 | 46 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +49 | +55 | +56 | +44 | +20 | -12 | -27 | -27 | -27 | -7 | +21 | +42 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kathmandu | 43 | 39 | 33 | 32 | 45 | 64 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +49 | +55 | +56 | +44 | +20 | -12 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kathmandu | 82 | 86 | 84 | 69 | 55 | 46 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -27 | -27 | -27 | -7 | +21 | +42 |
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. Kathmandu trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Kathmandu
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 16 years of daily observations at Kathmandu Airport, 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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