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Kigali vs Crested Butte
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Kigali is the warmer of the two — about 19°C on the annual average; Kigali is the wetter, with 568 mm more rain a year, and Crested Butte the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Kigali and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Kigali has hotter summers
Kigali: Warm
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Kigali has far milder winters
Kigali: Stays warm
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Kigali is wetter
Kigali: Wet
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Crested Butte is sunnier
Kigali: Often grey
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Kigali is the warmer of the two — about 19°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Kigali is the wetter — about 568 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Crested Butte 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) Kigali runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kigali | 27 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -30 | -29 | -23 | -17 | -10 | -4 | -1 | -4 | -8 | -14 | -21 | -29 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kigali | 27 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 |
| Difference | -30 | -29 | -23 | -17 | -10 | -4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kigali | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 |
| Crested Butte | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -1 | -4 | -8 | -14 | -21 | -29 |
Avg low (°C) Kigali runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kigali | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -36 | -34 | -29 | -22 | -17 | -13 | -9 | -11 | -16 | -21 | -28 | -35 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kigali | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 |
| Difference | -36 | -34 | -29 | -22 | -17 | -13 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kigali | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
| Crested Butte | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -9 | -11 | -16 | -21 | -28 | -35 |
Precipitation (mm) Kigali runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kigali | 103 | 107 | 139 | 166 | 103 | 20 | 6 | 33 | 71 | 142 | 160 | 122 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | -34 | -42 | -85 | -115 | -64 | +5 | +44 | +18 | -22 | -99 | -109 | -64 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kigali | 103 | 107 | 139 | 166 | 103 | 20 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 |
| Difference | -34 | -42 | -85 | -115 | -64 | +5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kigali | 6 | 33 | 71 | 142 | 160 | 122 |
| Crested Butte | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | +44 | +18 | -22 | -99 | -109 | -64 |
Snowfall (cm) Crested Butte runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kigali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | +106 | +90 | +69 | +46 | +17 | +1 | — | — | +3 | +20 | +66 | +88 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kigali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 |
| Difference | +106 | +90 | +69 | +46 | +17 | +1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kigali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | +3 | +20 | +66 | +88 |
Cloud cover (%) Kigali runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kigali | 75 | 77 | 81 | 83 | 75 | 61 | 57 | 67 | 74 | 81 | 82 | 77 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -21 | -17 | -22 | -20 | -14 | -15 | — | -9 | -28 | -37 | -34 | -24 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kigali | 75 | 77 | 81 | 83 | 75 | 61 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | -21 | -17 | -22 | -20 | -14 | -15 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kigali | 57 | 67 | 74 | 81 | 82 | 77 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | — | -9 | -28 | -37 | -34 | -24 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kigali | 72 | 70 | 75 | 81 | 80 | 72 | 64 | 62 | 65 | 72 | 77 | 76 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +19 | +24 | +15 | -5 | -16 | -20 | -8 | -3 | -8 | -9 | -1 | +13 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kigali | 72 | 70 | 75 | 81 | 80 | 72 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +19 | +24 | +15 | -5 | -16 | -20 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kigali | 64 | 62 | 65 | 72 | 77 | 76 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -8 | -3 | -8 | -9 | -1 | +13 |
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. Kigali trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Kigali
Temperature & precipitation — modelled for this location from ERA5-Land reanalysis, a ~9 km global grid, because no long-record weather station is close enough to use.
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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