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Noosa Heads vs Crested Butte
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Noosa Heads is the warmer of the two — about 36°F on the annual average; Noosa Heads is the wetter, with 39 in more rain a year.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Noosa Heads and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Noosa Heads has much hotter summers
Noosa Heads: Warm
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Noosa Heads has far milder winters
Noosa Heads: Mild
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Noosa Heads is much wetter
Noosa Heads: Very wet
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Similar amounts of sun
Noosa Heads: Partly cloudy
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Noosa Heads is the warmer of the two — about 36°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Noosa Heads is the wetter — about 39 in 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 (°F) Noosa Heads runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noosa Heads | 84 | 83 | 82 | 79 | 75 | 71 | 70 | 72 | 76 | 78 | 80 | 83 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | -57 | -54 | -43 | -32 | -16 | — | +6 | +1 | -9 | -23 | -41 | -56 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noosa Heads | 84 | 83 | 82 | 79 | 75 | 71 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 |
| Difference | -57 | -54 | -43 | -32 | -16 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noosa Heads | 70 | 72 | 76 | 78 | 80 | 83 |
| Crested Butte | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | +6 | +1 | -9 | -23 | -41 | -56 |
Avg low (°F) Noosa Heads runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noosa Heads | 72 | 71 | 70 | 65 | 59 | 55 | 52 | 53 | 58 | 62 | 66 | 69 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -78 | -73 | -62 | -45 | -30 | -21 | -13 | -14 | -27 | -40 | -57 | -73 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noosa Heads | 72 | 71 | 70 | 65 | 59 | 55 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 |
| Difference | -78 | -73 | -62 | -45 | -30 | -21 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noosa Heads | 52 | 53 | 58 | 62 | 66 | 69 |
| Crested Butte | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -13 | -14 | -27 | -40 | -57 | -73 |
Precipitation (in) Noosa Heads runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noosa Heads | 6.4 | 9.1 | 8.5 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 4.9 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 5.5 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | -3.7 | -6.5 | -6.4 | -3.9 | -4.2 | -3.9 | -0.8 | -1.1 | -0.3 | -3 | -1.6 | -3.2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noosa Heads | 6.4 | 9.1 | 8.5 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 4.9 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 |
| Difference | -3.7 | -6.5 | -6.4 | -3.9 | -4.2 | -3.9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noosa Heads | 2.7 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 5.5 |
| Crested Butte | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | -0.8 | -1.1 | -0.3 | -3 | -1.6 | -3.2 |
Snowfall (in)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noosa Heads | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noosa Heads | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 41.7 | 35.3 | 27.3 | 18 | 6.9 | 0.3 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noosa Heads | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noosa Heads | 54 | 56 | 54 | 51 | 52 | 50 | 41 | 36 | 36 | 46 | 50 | 54 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | — | +4 | +6 | +12 | +9 | -4 | +15 | +21 | +10 | -2 | -1 | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noosa Heads | 54 | 56 | 54 | 51 | 52 | 50 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | — | +4 | +6 | +12 | +9 | -4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noosa Heads | 41 | 36 | 36 | 46 | 50 | 54 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | +15 | +21 | +10 | -2 | -1 | — |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noosa Heads | 76 | 78 | 77 | 75 | 73 | 73 | 71 | 68 | 69 | 72 | 73 | 75 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +15 | +16 | +12 | +2 | -9 | -22 | -15 | -9 | -12 | -9 | +4 | +14 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noosa Heads | 76 | 78 | 77 | 75 | 73 | 73 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +15 | +16 | +12 | +2 | -9 | -22 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noosa Heads | 71 | 68 | 69 | 72 | 73 | 75 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -15 | -9 | -12 | -9 | +4 | +14 |
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. Noosa Heads trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Noosa Heads
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 25 years of daily observations at Tewantin Rsl Park, a weather station, about 5 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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