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Adelaide vs Crested Butte
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Adelaide is the warmer of the two — about 29°F on the annual average.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Adelaide and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Adelaide has much hotter summers
Adelaide: Warm
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Adelaide has far milder winters
Adelaide: Cool
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Similar yearly rainfall
Adelaide: Fairly dry
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Similar amounts of sun
Adelaide: Partly cloudy
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Adelaide is the warmer of the two — about 29°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Both cities get a similar amount of precipitation across the year.
Clear skies
The two cities see a similar amount of sun.
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) Adelaide runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide | 86 | 85 | 80 | 73 | 66 | 61 | 60 | 62 | 67 | 72 | 78 | 82 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | -60 | -56 | -42 | -27 | -8 | +9 | +16 | +12 | — | -18 | -38 | -55 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide | 86 | 85 | 80 | 73 | 66 | 61 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 |
| Difference | -60 | -56 | -42 | -27 | -8 | +9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide | 60 | 62 | 67 | 72 | 78 | 82 |
| Crested Butte | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | +16 | +12 | — | -18 | -38 | -55 |
Avg low (°F) Adelaide runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide | 64 | 64 | 60 | 55 | 50 | 47 | 46 | 47 | 50 | 53 | 57 | 60 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -70 | -65 | -52 | -35 | -22 | -13 | -6 | -8 | -18 | -31 | -48 | -64 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide | 64 | 64 | 60 | 55 | 50 | 47 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 |
| Difference | -70 | -65 | -52 | -35 | -22 | -13 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide | 46 | 47 | 50 | 53 | 57 | 60 |
| Crested Butte | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -6 | -8 | -18 | -31 | -48 | -64 |
Precipitation (in) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 3 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | +1.9 | +1.8 | +1.1 | +0.6 | -0.7 | -2 | -0.8 | -0.6 | -0.4 | +0.1 | +0.8 | +1.2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 3 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 |
| Difference | +1.9 | +1.8 | +1.1 | +0.6 | -0.7 | -2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Crested Butte | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | -0.8 | -0.6 | -0.4 | +0.1 | +0.8 | +1.2 |
Snowfall (in)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 41.7 | 35.3 | 27.3 | 18 | 6.9 | 0.3 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.1 | 26.1 | 34.6 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide | 44 | 42 | 43 | 48 | 52 | 52 | 50 | 49 | 51 | 52 | 51 | 49 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | +11 | +18 | +17 | +14 | +9 | -6 | +7 | +9 | -6 | -9 | -3 | +5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide | 44 | 42 | 43 | 48 | 52 | 52 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | +11 | +18 | +17 | +14 | +9 | -6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide | 50 | 49 | 51 | 52 | 51 | 49 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | +7 | +9 | -6 | -9 | -3 | +5 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide | 52 | 53 | 58 | 63 | 73 | 79 | 80 | 76 | 72 | 64 | 59 | 54 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +39 | +41 | +31 | +13 | -8 | -28 | -25 | -17 | -15 | -2 | +18 | +34 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide | 52 | 53 | 58 | 63 | 73 | 79 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +39 | +41 | +31 | +13 | -8 | -28 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide | 80 | 76 | 72 | 64 | 59 | 54 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -25 | -17 | -15 | -2 | +18 | +34 |
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. Adelaide trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Adelaide
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Adelaide (kent Town), a weather station, about 2 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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