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Chiang Mai vs Crested Butte
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Chiang Mai is the warmer of the two — about 46°F on the annual average; Chiang Mai is the wetter, with 22 in 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 46°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Chiang Mai is the wetter — about 22 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) Chiang Mai runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiang Mai | 86 | 91 | 96 | 98 | 94 | 92 | 90 | 89 | 90 | 89 | 88 | 85 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | -60 | -61 | -58 | -52 | -36 | -21 | -14 | -15 | -23 | -35 | -48 | -58 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiang Mai | 86 | 91 | 96 | 98 | 94 | 92 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 |
| Difference | -60 | -61 | -58 | -52 | -36 | -21 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiang Mai | 90 | 89 | 90 | 89 | 88 | 85 |
| Crested Butte | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | -14 | -15 | -23 | -35 | -48 | -58 |
Avg low (°F) Chiang Mai runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiang Mai | 59 | 61 | 67 | 73 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 74 | 72 | 67 | 61 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -65 | -63 | -60 | -54 | -47 | -42 | -36 | -36 | -43 | -50 | -57 | -65 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiang Mai | 59 | 61 | 67 | 73 | 75 | 75 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 |
| Difference | -65 | -63 | -60 | -54 | -47 | -42 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiang Mai | 75 | 75 | 74 | 72 | 67 | 61 |
| Crested Butte | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -36 | -36 | -43 | -50 | -57 | -65 |
Precipitation (in) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiang Mai | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 2.2 | 6.3 | 4.9 | 5.6 | 8.7 | 8.9 | 4.9 | 1.8 | 0.6 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | +2.2 | +2.1 | +1.2 | -0.2 | -4.7 | -4 | -3.7 | -6.7 | -7 | -3.2 | +0.2 | +1.6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiang Mai | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 2.2 | 6.3 | 4.9 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 |
| Difference | +2.2 | +2.1 | +1.2 | -0.2 | -4.7 | -4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiang Mai | 5.6 | 8.7 | 8.9 | 4.9 | 1.8 | 0.6 |
| Crested Butte | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | -3.7 | -6.7 | -7 | -3.2 | +0.2 | +1.6 |
Snowfall (in)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiang Mai | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiang Mai | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 41.7 | 35.3 | 27.3 | 18 | 6.9 | 0.3 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiang Mai | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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