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Auckland vs Crested Butte
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Auckland is the warmer of the two — about 14°C on the annual average; Auckland is the wetter, with 394 mm more rain a year, and Crested Butte the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Auckland and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Summers are nearly the same
Auckland: Mild
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Auckland has far milder winters
Auckland: Cool
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Auckland is wetter
Auckland: Moderate rainfall
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Crested Butte is sunnier
Auckland: Often cloudy
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Auckland is the warmer of the two — about 14°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Auckland is the wetter — about 394 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) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auckland | 24 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -27 | -25 | -19 | -12 | -3 | +6 | +10 | +8 | +3 | -5 | -15 | -25 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auckland | 24 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 15 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 |
| Difference | -27 | -25 | -19 | -12 | -3 | +6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auckland | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 |
| Crested Butte | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | +10 | +8 | +3 | -5 | -15 | -25 |
Avg low (°C) Auckland runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auckland | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -37 | -35 | -29 | -20 | -13 | -8 | -4 | -5 | -10 | -17 | -25 | -35 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auckland | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 9 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 |
| Difference | -37 | -35 | -29 | -20 | -13 | -8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auckland | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 |
| Crested Butte | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -4 | -5 | -10 | -17 | -25 | -35 |
Precipitation (mm) Auckland runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auckland | 49 | 57 | 67 | 76 | 115 | 110 | 121 | 97 | 92 | 82 | 55 | 74 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | +20 | +7 | -13 | -25 | -76 | -85 | -71 | -46 | -43 | -39 | -4 | -17 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auckland | 49 | 57 | 67 | 76 | 115 | 110 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 |
| Difference | +20 | +7 | -13 | -25 | -76 | -85 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auckland | 121 | 97 | 92 | 82 | 55 | 74 |
| Crested Butte | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | -71 | -46 | -43 | -39 | -4 | -17 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auckland | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auckland | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auckland | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Auckland runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auckland | 62 | 63 | 60 | 63 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 63 | 65 | 67 | 69 | 68 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -7 | -3 | — | — | -1 | -16 | -6 | -6 | -19 | -24 | -20 | -14 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auckland | 62 | 63 | 60 | 63 | 62 | 62 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | -7 | -3 | — | — | -1 | -16 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auckland | 62 | 63 | 65 | 67 | 69 | 68 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -6 | -6 | -19 | -24 | -20 | -14 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auckland | 74 | 74 | 75 | 78 | 81 | 83 | 84 | 83 | 81 | 79 | 76 | 75 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +18 | +20 | +14 | -2 | -17 | -32 | -28 | -24 | -24 | -16 | +1 | +13 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auckland | 74 | 74 | 75 | 78 | 81 | 83 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +18 | +20 | +14 | -2 | -17 | -32 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auckland | 84 | 83 | 81 | 79 | 76 | 75 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -28 | -24 | -24 | -16 | +1 | +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. Auckland trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Auckland
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 26 years of daily observations at Auckland Aero Aws, a weather station, about 17 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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