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Avarua vs Crested Butte
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Avarua is the warmer of the two — about 23°C on the annual average; Avarua is the wetter, with 914 mm more rain a year, and Crested Butte the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Avarua and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Avarua has much hotter summers
Avarua: Warm
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Avarua has far milder winters
Avarua: Stays warm
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Avarua is much wetter
Avarua: Wet
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Crested Butte is sunnier
Avarua: Often cloudy
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Avarua is the warmer of the two — about 23°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Avarua is the wetter — about 914 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) Avarua runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avarua | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -33 | -31 | -26 | -21 | -13 | -5 | -1 | -2 | -7 | -14 | -24 | -31 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avarua | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 |
| Difference | -33 | -31 | -26 | -21 | -13 | -5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avarua | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
| Crested Butte | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -1 | -2 | -7 | -14 | -24 | -31 |
Avg low (°C) Avarua runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avarua | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -45 | -42 | -37 | -30 | -23 | -19 | -15 | -16 | -20 | -26 | -34 | -43 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avarua | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 |
| Difference | -45 | -42 | -37 | -30 | -23 | -19 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avarua | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 |
| Crested Butte | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -15 | -16 | -20 | -26 | -34 | -43 |
Precipitation (mm) Avarua runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avarua | 183 | 176 | 164 | 169 | 140 | 61 | 93 | 82 | 85 | 73 | 115 | 175 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | -114 | -111 | -110 | -118 | -101 | -37 | -43 | -32 | -36 | -30 | -64 | -117 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avarua | 183 | 176 | 164 | 169 | 140 | 61 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 |
| Difference | -114 | -111 | -110 | -118 | -101 | -37 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avarua | 93 | 82 | 85 | 73 | 115 | 175 |
| Crested Butte | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | -43 | -32 | -36 | -30 | -64 | -117 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avarua | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avarua | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avarua | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Avarua runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avarua | 72 | 71 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 67 | 65 | 66 | 68 | 69 | 69 | 70 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -17 | -11 | -9 | -6 | -9 | -21 | -9 | -8 | -22 | -26 | -21 | -17 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avarua | 72 | 71 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 67 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | -17 | -11 | -9 | -6 | -9 | -21 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avarua | 65 | 66 | 68 | 69 | 69 | 70 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -9 | -8 | -22 | -26 | -21 | -17 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avarua | 82 | 81 | 81 | 80 | 79 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 80 | 81 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +9 | +13 | +8 | -4 | -14 | -26 | -22 | -19 | -22 | -17 | -4 | +7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avarua | 82 | 81 | 81 | 80 | 79 | 78 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +9 | +13 | +8 | -4 | -14 | -26 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avarua | 78 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 80 | 81 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -22 | -19 | -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. Avarua trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Avarua
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 29 years of daily observations at Rarotonga Intl, a weather station, about 3 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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