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Papeete vs Crested Butte
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Papeete is the warmer of the two — about 46°F on the annual average; Papeete is the wetter, with 33 in more rain a year.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Papeete and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Papeete has much hotter summers
Papeete: Hot
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Papeete has far milder winters
Papeete: Stays warm
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Papeete is much wetter
Papeete: Wet
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Similar amounts of sun
Papeete: Partly cloudy
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Papeete is the warmer of the two — about 46°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Papeete is the wetter — about 33 in 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 (°F) Papeete runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Papeete | 88 | 88 | 89 | 89 | 87 | 86 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 88 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | -62 | -59 | -51 | -42 | -29 | -15 | -9 | -11 | -19 | -31 | -47 | -60 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Papeete | 88 | 88 | 89 | 89 | 87 | 86 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 |
| Difference | -62 | -59 | -51 | -42 | -29 | -15 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Papeete | 85 | 85 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 88 |
| Crested Butte | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | -9 | -11 | -19 | -31 | -47 | -60 |
Avg low (°F) Papeete runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Papeete | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 74 | 72 | 71 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 75 | 75 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -82 | -77 | -69 | -56 | -46 | -38 | -32 | -32 | -40 | -51 | -65 | -79 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Papeete | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 74 | 72 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 |
| Difference | -82 | -77 | -69 | -56 | -46 | -38 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Papeete | 71 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 75 | 75 |
| Crested Butte | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -32 | -32 | -40 | -51 | -65 | -79 |
Precipitation (in) Papeete runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Papeete | 9.4 | 9.3 | 6.3 | 4 | 3.7 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 9.4 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | -6.7 | -6.7 | -4.2 | -2 | -2.1 | -1.6 | +0.5 | +0.5 | +0.3 | -1.8 | -1.9 | -7.1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Papeete | 9.4 | 9.3 | 6.3 | 4 | 3.7 | 2.5 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 |
| Difference | -6.7 | -6.7 | -4.2 | -2 | -2.1 | -1.6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Papeete | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 9.4 |
| Crested Butte | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | +0.5 | +0.5 | +0.3 | -1.8 | -1.9 | -7.1 |
Snowfall (in)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Papeete | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Papeete | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 41.7 | 35.3 | 27.3 | 18 | 6.9 | 0.3 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Papeete | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.1 | 26.1 | 34.6 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Papeete | 67 | 64 | 58 | 56 | 54 | 49 | 46 | 47 | 49 | 55 | 60 | 69 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -13 | -4 | +2 | +6 | +7 | -3 | +10 | +11 | -4 | -11 | -11 | -15 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Papeete | 67 | 64 | 58 | 56 | 54 | 49 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | -13 | -4 | +2 | +6 | +7 | -3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Papeete | 46 | 47 | 49 | 55 | 60 | 69 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | +10 | +11 | -4 | -11 | -11 | -15 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Papeete | 80 | 81 | 80 | 80 | 79 | 78 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 81 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +11 | +13 | +9 | -3 | -15 | -27 | -22 | -18 | -20 | -16 | -3 | +8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Papeete | 80 | 81 | 80 | 80 | 79 | 78 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +11 | +13 | +9 | -3 | -15 | -27 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Papeete | 77 | 77 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 81 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -22 | -18 | -20 | -16 | -3 | +8 |
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. Papeete trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Papeete
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Tahiti Faa A, 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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