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Crested Butte vs Apia
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Apia is the warmer of the two — about 47°F on the annual average; Apia is the wetter, with 76 in 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 47°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Apia is the wetter — about 76 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) Apia runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Apia | 87 | 87 | 87 | 88 | 87 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 87 | 87 |
| Difference | +61 | +57 | +49 | +41 | +29 | +16 | +9 | +12 | +19 | +31 | +47 | +60 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 |
| Apia | 87 | 87 | 87 | 88 | 87 | 86 |
| Difference | +61 | +57 | +49 | +41 | +29 | +16 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Apia | 86 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 87 | 87 |
| Difference | +9 | +12 | +19 | +31 | +47 | +60 |
Avg low (°F) Apia runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Apia | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 75 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 76 |
| Difference | +82 | +78 | +69 | +57 | +47 | +41 | +34 | +35 | +43 | +53 | +66 | +80 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 |
| Apia | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 75 | 74 |
| Difference | +82 | +78 | +69 | +57 | +47 | +41 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Apia | 74 | 74 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 76 |
| Difference | +34 | +35 | +43 | +53 | +66 | +80 |
Precipitation (in) Apia runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Apia | 13.9 | 13.5 | 7.8 | 8.4 | 9.7 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 5.7 | 10 | 12.6 |
| Difference | +11.2 | +11 | +5.7 | +6.4 | +8.2 | +4.2 | +2.6 | +2.1 | +2.4 | +4 | +8 | +10.4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 |
| Apia | 13.9 | 13.5 | 7.8 | 8.4 | 9.7 | 5.1 |
| Difference | +11.2 | +11 | +5.7 | +6.4 | +8.2 | +4.2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Apia | 4.6 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 5.7 | 10 | 12.6 |
| Difference | +2.6 | +2.1 | +2.4 | +4 | +8 | +10.4 |
Snowfall (in)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 41.7 | 35.3 | 27.3 | 18 | 6.9 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.1 | 26.1 | 34.6 |
| Apia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 41.7 | 35.3 | 27.3 | 18 | 6.9 | 0.3 |
| Apia | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.1 | 26.1 | 34.6 |
| 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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