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Phuket vs Crested Butte
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Phuket is the warmer of the two — about 50°F on the annual average; Phuket is the wetter, with 61 in 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 50°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Phuket is the wetter — about 61 in 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 (°F) Phuket runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phuket | 91 | 93 | 94 | 93 | 92 | 91 | 90 | 90 | 89 | 89 | 90 | 90 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | -65 | -63 | -55 | -47 | -33 | -20 | -14 | -16 | -23 | -35 | -50 | -63 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phuket | 91 | 93 | 94 | 93 | 92 | 91 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 |
| Difference | -65 | -63 | -55 | -47 | -33 | -20 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phuket | 90 | 90 | 89 | 89 | 90 | 90 |
| Crested Butte | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | -14 | -16 | -23 | -35 | -50 | -63 |
Avg low (°F) Phuket runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phuket | 77 | 78 | 78 | 79 | 79 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -83 | -79 | -71 | -60 | -51 | -45 | -38 | -39 | -46 | -55 | -68 | -81 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phuket | 77 | 78 | 78 | 79 | 79 | 78 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 |
| Difference | -83 | -79 | -71 | -60 | -51 | -45 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phuket | 78 | 78 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 |
| Crested Butte | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -38 | -39 | -46 | -55 | -68 | -81 |
Precipitation (in) Phuket runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phuket | 0.9 | 0.2 | 2.1 | 4.6 | 9.6 | 11 | 9.1 | 11.1 | 13.5 | 12.5 | 7.9 | 2.6 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | +1.8 | +2.3 | +0.1 | -2.6 | -8.1 | -10 | -7.2 | -9.1 | -11.6 | -10.8 | -5.9 | -0.3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phuket | 0.9 | 0.2 | 2.1 | 4.6 | 9.6 | 11 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 |
| Difference | +1.8 | +2.3 | +0.1 | -2.6 | -8.1 | -10 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phuket | 9.1 | 11.1 | 13.5 | 12.5 | 7.9 | 2.6 |
| Crested Butte | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | -7.2 | -9.1 | -11.6 | -10.8 | -5.9 | -0.3 |
Snowfall (in)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phuket | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phuket | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 41.7 | 35.3 | 27.3 | 18 | 6.9 | 0.3 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phuket | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.1 | 26.1 | 34.6 |
| 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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