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Byron Bay vs Crested Butte
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Byron Bay is the warmer of the two — about 18°C on the annual average; Byron Bay is the wetter, with 1165 mm more rain a year.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Byron Bay and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Byron Bay has hotter summers
Byron Bay: Warm
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Byron Bay has far milder winters
Byron Bay: Cool
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Byron Bay is much wetter
Byron Bay: Very wet
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Similar amounts of sun
Byron Bay: Partly cloudy
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Byron Bay is the warmer of the two — about 18°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Byron Bay is the wetter — about 1165 mm more 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 (°C) Byron Bay runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 28 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -32 | -29 | -24 | -17 | -8 | +1 | +5 | +2 | -4 | -12 | -22 | -30 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 20 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 |
| Difference | -32 | -29 | -24 | -17 | -8 | +1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | 20 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 28 |
| Crested Butte | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | +5 | +2 | -4 | -12 | -22 | -30 |
Avg low (°C) Byron Bay runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | 20 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 18 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -41 | -38 | -32 | -22 | -14 | -9 | -5 | -5 | -12 | -20 | -29 | -38 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | 20 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 |
| Difference | -41 | -38 | -32 | -22 | -14 | -9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 18 |
| Crested Butte | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -5 | -5 | -12 | -20 | -29 | -38 |
Precipitation (mm) Byron Bay runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | 168 | 202 | 209 | 188 | 158 | 209 | 111 | 91 | 64 | 98 | 123 | 146 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | -98 | -138 | -155 | -137 | -119 | -185 | -61 | -41 | -15 | -55 | -72 | -89 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | 168 | 202 | 209 | 188 | 158 | 209 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 |
| Difference | -98 | -138 | -155 | -137 | -119 | -185 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | 111 | 91 | 64 | 98 | 123 | 146 |
| Crested Butte | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | -61 | -41 | -15 | -55 | -72 | -89 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | 60 | 61 | 58 | 54 | 52 | 51 | 44 | 40 | 41 | 51 | 58 | 59 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -6 | -1 | +1 | +9 | +9 | -5 | +13 | +18 | +5 | -7 | -9 | -6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | 60 | 61 | 58 | 54 | 52 | 51 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | -6 | -1 | +1 | +9 | +9 | -5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | 44 | 40 | 41 | 51 | 58 | 59 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | +13 | +18 | +5 | -7 | -9 | -6 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | 77 | 77 | 76 | 73 | 71 | 72 | 70 | 69 | 71 | 73 | 75 | 76 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +14 | +17 | +14 | +3 | -7 | -20 | -14 | -10 | -14 | -11 | +2 | +13 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | 77 | 77 | 76 | 73 | 71 | 72 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +14 | +17 | +14 | +3 | -7 | -20 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | 70 | 69 | 71 | 73 | 75 | 76 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -14 | -10 | -14 | -11 | +2 | +13 |
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. Byron Bay trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Byron Bay
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 27 years of daily observations at Ballina Airport Aws, a weather station, about 21 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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