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Kaohsiung vs Crested Butte
Comparing Kaohsiung change · Crested Butte change
Kaohsiung is the warmer of the two — about 24°C on the annual average; Kaohsiung is the wetter, with 836 mm more rain a year, and Crested Butte the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Kaohsiung and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Kaohsiung has much hotter summers
Kaohsiung: Hot
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Kaohsiung has far milder winters
Kaohsiung: Stays warm
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Kaohsiung is much wetter
Kaohsiung: Wet
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Crested Butte is sunnier
Kaohsiung: Partly cloudy
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Kaohsiung is the warmer of the two — about 24°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Kaohsiung is the wetter — about 836 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) Kaohsiung runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaohsiung | 22 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 24 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -25 | -24 | -22 | -20 | -16 | -10 | -7 | -9 | -12 | -17 | -23 | -26 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaohsiung | 22 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 32 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 |
| Difference | -25 | -24 | -22 | -20 | -16 | -10 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaohsiung | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 24 |
| Crested Butte | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -7 | -9 | -12 | -17 | -23 | -26 |
Avg low (°C) Kaohsiung runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaohsiung | 15 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 17 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -36 | -35 | -32 | -29 | -27 | -26 | -23 | -23 | -27 | -29 | -33 | -36 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaohsiung | 15 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 27 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 |
| Difference | -36 | -35 | -32 | -29 | -27 | -26 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaohsiung | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 17 |
| Crested Butte | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -23 | -23 | -27 | -29 | -33 | -36 |
Precipitation (mm) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaohsiung | 18 | 16 | 23 | 56 | 144 | 333 | 269 | 356 | 159 | 27 | 21 | 14 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | +52 | +49 | +30 | -5 | -106 | -309 | -219 | -306 | -110 | +16 | +29 | +43 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaohsiung | 18 | 16 | 23 | 56 | 144 | 333 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 |
| Difference | +52 | +49 | +30 | -5 | -106 | -309 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaohsiung | 269 | 356 | 159 | 27 | 21 | 14 |
| Crested Butte | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | -219 | -306 | -110 | +16 | +29 | +43 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaohsiung | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaohsiung | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaohsiung | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Kaohsiung runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaohsiung | 53 | 61 | 64 | 68 | 70 | 71 | 66 | 68 | 59 | 47 | 50 | 51 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | +1 | — | -5 | -5 | -9 | -25 | -9 | -10 | -14 | -3 | -1 | +3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaohsiung | 53 | 61 | 64 | 68 | 70 | 71 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | +1 | — | -5 | -5 | -9 | -25 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaohsiung | 66 | 68 | 59 | 47 | 50 | 51 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -9 | -10 | -14 | -3 | -1 | +3 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaohsiung | 77 | 78 | 78 | 79 | 82 | 85 | 84 | 85 | 83 | 80 | 79 | 77 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +14 | +16 | +11 | -3 | -17 | -34 | -28 | -26 | -26 | -17 | -2 | +12 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaohsiung | 77 | 78 | 78 | 79 | 82 | 85 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +14 | +16 | +11 | -3 | -17 | -34 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaohsiung | 84 | 85 | 83 | 80 | 79 | 77 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -28 | -26 | -26 | -17 | -2 | +12 |
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. Kaohsiung trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Kaohsiung
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 29 years of daily observations at Tainan, a weather station, about 44 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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