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Crested Butte vs Apia
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Apia is the warmer of the two — about 26°C on the annual average; Apia is the wetter, with 1933 mm more rain a year, and Crested Butte the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Crested Butte and Apia, in everyday terms.
Summers
Apia has much hotter summers
Crested Butte: Mild
Apia: Hot
Winters
Apia has far milder winters
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Apia: Stays warm
Rain & snow
Apia is much wetter
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Apia: Very wet
Sky
Crested Butte is sunnier
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Apia: Often cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Apia is the warmer of the two — about 26°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Apia is the wetter — about 1933 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) Apia runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Apia | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
| Difference | +34 | +32 | +27 | +23 | +16 | +9 | +5 | +7 | +11 | +17 | +26 | +33 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 |
| Apia | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 |
| Difference | +34 | +32 | +27 | +23 | +16 | +9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Apia | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
| Difference | +5 | +7 | +11 | +17 | +26 | +33 |
Avg low (°C) Apia runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Apia | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Difference | +46 | +43 | +38 | +31 | +26 | +23 | +19 | +20 | +24 | +29 | +37 | +44 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 |
| Apia | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Difference | +46 | +43 | +38 | +31 | +26 | +23 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Apia | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Difference | +19 | +20 | +24 | +29 | +37 | +44 |
Precipitation (mm) Apia runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Apia | 354 | 344 | 198 | 213 | 246 | 130 | 116 | 104 | 111 | 144 | 253 | 321 |
| Difference | +285 | +279 | +144 | +162 | +208 | +106 | +65 | +54 | +62 | +101 | +202 | +264 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 |
| Apia | 354 | 344 | 198 | 213 | 246 | 130 |
| Difference | +285 | +279 | +144 | +162 | +208 | +106 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Apia | 116 | 104 | 111 | 144 | 253 | 321 |
| Difference | +65 | +54 | +62 | +101 | +202 | +264 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Apia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 |
| Apia | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Apia | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Apia runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Apia | 81 | 78 | 73 | 66 | 64 | 61 | 59 | 58 | 58 | 67 | 72 | 78 |
| Difference | +26 | +18 | +13 | +3 | +3 | +15 | +2 | — | +13 | +23 | +23 | +24 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Apia | 81 | 78 | 73 | 66 | 64 | 61 |
| Difference | +26 | +18 | +13 | +3 | +3 | +15 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Apia | 59 | 58 | 58 | 67 | 72 | 78 |
| Difference | +2 | — | +13 | +23 | +23 | +24 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Apia | 82 | 82 | 82 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 80 | 79 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 81 |
| Difference | -9 | -12 | -8 | +5 | +16 | +29 | +24 | +20 | +22 | +17 | +4 | -7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Apia | 82 | 82 | 82 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
| Difference | -9 | -12 | -8 | +5 | +16 | +29 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Apia | 80 | 79 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 81 |
| Difference | +24 | +20 | +22 | +17 | +4 | -7 |
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. Crested Butte trends → · Apia trends →
Methodology & sources
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.
Apia
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 21 years of daily observations at Apia/upolu Island, a weather station, about 4 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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