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Phuket vs Crested Butte
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Phuket is the warmer of the two — about 28°C on the annual average; Phuket is the wetter, with 1559 mm more rain a year, and Crested Butte the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Phuket and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Phuket has far hotter summers
Phuket: Hot
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Phuket has far milder winters
Phuket: Stays warm
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Phuket is much wetter
Phuket: Very wet
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Crested Butte is sunnier
Phuket: Often grey
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Phuket is the warmer of the two — about 28°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Phuket is the wetter — about 1559 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) Phuket runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phuket | 33 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -36 | -35 | -31 | -26 | -19 | -11 | -8 | -9 | -13 | -19 | -28 | -35 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phuket | 33 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 33 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 |
| Difference | -36 | -35 | -31 | -26 | -19 | -11 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phuket | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Crested Butte | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -8 | -9 | -13 | -19 | -28 | -35 |
Avg low (°C) Phuket runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phuket | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -46 | -44 | -39 | -33 | -28 | -25 | -21 | -22 | -25 | -30 | -38 | -45 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phuket | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 |
| Difference | -46 | -44 | -39 | -33 | -28 | -25 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phuket | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
| Crested Butte | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -21 | -22 | -25 | -30 | -38 | -45 |
Precipitation (mm) Phuket runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phuket | 23 | 5 | 52 | 117 | 244 | 279 | 232 | 282 | 343 | 317 | 201 | 66 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | +46 | +59 | +1 | -66 | -205 | -255 | -182 | -232 | -294 | -274 | -150 | -8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phuket | 23 | 5 | 52 | 117 | 244 | 279 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 |
| Difference | +46 | +59 | +1 | -66 | -205 | -255 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phuket | 232 | 282 | 343 | 317 | 201 | 66 |
| Crested Butte | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | -182 | -232 | -294 | -274 | -150 | -8 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phuket | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phuket | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phuket | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Phuket runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phuket | 54 | 49 | 56 | 72 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 86 | 88 | 87 | 81 | 71 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | — | +11 | +4 | -10 | -24 | -39 | -29 | -28 | -43 | -43 | -33 | -17 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phuket | 54 | 49 | 56 | 72 | 85 | 85 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | — | +11 | +4 | -10 | -24 | -39 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phuket | 85 | 86 | 88 | 87 | 81 | 71 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -29 | -28 | -43 | -43 | -33 | -17 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phuket | 81 | 77 | 77 | 79 | 82 | 83 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 85 | 84 | 83 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +10 | +16 | +12 | -3 | -18 | -32 | -27 | -25 | -28 | -22 | -8 | +6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phuket | 81 | 77 | 77 | 79 | 82 | 83 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +10 | +16 | +12 | -3 | -18 | -32 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phuket | 83 | 84 | 85 | 85 | 84 | 83 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -27 | -25 | -28 | -22 | -8 | +6 |
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. Phuket trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Phuket
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 25 years of daily observations at Phuket, a weather station, inside the city. 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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