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Chiang Mai vs Crested Butte
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Chiang Mai is the warmer of the two — about 25°C on the annual average; Chiang Mai is the wetter, with 559 mm more rain a year.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Chiang Mai and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Chiang Mai has far hotter summers
Chiang Mai: Very hot
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Chiang Mai has far milder winters
Chiang Mai: Stays warm
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Chiang Mai is wetter
Chiang Mai: Wet
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Similar amounts of sun
Chiang Mai: Partly cloudy
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Chiang Mai is the warmer of the two — about 25°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Chiang Mai is the wetter — about 559 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) Chiang Mai runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiang Mai | 30 | 33 | 35 | 37 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 29 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -33 | -34 | -32 | -29 | -20 | -12 | -8 | -9 | -13 | -19 | -27 | -32 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiang Mai | 30 | 33 | 35 | 37 | 35 | 33 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 |
| Difference | -33 | -34 | -32 | -29 | -20 | -12 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiang Mai | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 29 |
| Crested Butte | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -8 | -9 | -13 | -19 | -27 | -32 |
Avg low (°C) Chiang Mai runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiang Mai | 15 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 16 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -36 | -35 | -33 | -30 | -26 | -23 | -20 | -20 | -24 | -28 | -32 | -36 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiang Mai | 15 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 24 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 |
| Difference | -36 | -35 | -33 | -30 | -26 | -23 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiang Mai | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 16 |
| Crested Butte | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -20 | -20 | -24 | -28 | -32 | -36 |
Precipitation (mm) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiang Mai | 12 | 11 | 23 | 55 | 159 | 125 | 143 | 221 | 226 | 124 | 44 | 16 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | +57 | +54 | +31 | -4 | -120 | -101 | -93 | -171 | -177 | -81 | +6 | +41 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiang Mai | 12 | 11 | 23 | 55 | 159 | 125 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 |
| Difference | +57 | +54 | +31 | -4 | -120 | -101 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiang Mai | 143 | 221 | 226 | 124 | 44 | 16 |
| Crested Butte | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | -93 | -171 | -177 | -81 | +6 | +41 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiang Mai | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiang Mai | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiang Mai | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiang Mai | 25 | 21 | 31 | 48 | 76 | 91 | 93 | 93 | 85 | 66 | 42 | 31 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | +29 | +39 | +29 | +15 | -15 | -45 | -36 | -35 | -40 | -22 | +7 | +22 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiang Mai | 25 | 21 | 31 | 48 | 76 | 91 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | +29 | +39 | +29 | +15 | -15 | -45 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiang Mai | 93 | 93 | 85 | 66 | 42 | 31 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -36 | -35 | -40 | -22 | +7 | +22 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiang Mai | 66 | 55 | 51 | 56 | 74 | 81 | 84 | 87 | 89 | 87 | 81 | 75 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +26 | +39 | +39 | +20 | -10 | -29 | -28 | -28 | -32 | -24 | -5 | +14 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiang Mai | 66 | 55 | 51 | 56 | 74 | 81 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +26 | +39 | +39 | +20 | -10 | -29 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiang Mai | 84 | 87 | 89 | 87 | 81 | 75 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -28 | -28 | -32 | -24 | -5 | +14 |
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. Chiang Mai trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Chiang Mai
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Chiang Mai Intl, a weather station, about 3 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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