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Brisbane vs Crested Butte
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Brisbane is the warmer of the two — about 20°C on the annual average; Brisbane is the wetter, with 374 mm more rain a year.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Brisbane and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Brisbane has much hotter summers
Brisbane: Warm
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Brisbane has far milder winters
Brisbane: Mild
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Brisbane is wetter
Brisbane: Moderate rainfall
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Similar amounts of sun
Brisbane: Partly cloudy
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Brisbane is the warmer of the two — about 20°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Brisbane is the wetter — about 374 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) Brisbane runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brisbane | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 30 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -34 | -31 | -26 | -19 | -10 | -1 | +3 | — | -7 | -14 | -24 | -32 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brisbane | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 22 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 |
| Difference | -34 | -31 | -26 | -19 | -10 | -1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brisbane | 22 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 30 |
| Crested Butte | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | +3 | — | -7 | -14 | -24 | -32 |
Avg low (°C) Brisbane runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brisbane | 22 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 21 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -43 | -40 | -34 | -24 | -16 | -11 | -6 | -7 | -14 | -22 | -31 | -40 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brisbane | 22 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 12 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 |
| Difference | -43 | -40 | -34 | -24 | -16 | -11 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brisbane | 10 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 21 |
| Crested Butte | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -6 | -7 | -14 | -22 | -31 | -40 |
Precipitation (mm) Brisbane runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brisbane | 140 | 142 | 121 | 59 | 60 | 65 | 27 | 36 | 28 | 83 | 88 | 128 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | -71 | -77 | -68 | -8 | -21 | -41 | +24 | +15 | +22 | -40 | -37 | -71 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brisbane | 140 | 142 | 121 | 59 | 60 | 65 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 |
| Difference | -71 | -77 | -68 | -8 | -21 | -41 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brisbane | 27 | 36 | 28 | 83 | 88 | 128 |
| Crested Butte | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | +24 | +15 | +22 | -40 | -37 | -71 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brisbane | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brisbane | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brisbane | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brisbane | 57 | 57 | 53 | 48 | 49 | 48 | 40 | 35 | 36 | 47 | 53 | 55 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -2 | +3 | +6 | +14 | +12 | -2 | +17 | +23 | +10 | -3 | -4 | -2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brisbane | 57 | 57 | 53 | 48 | 49 | 48 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | -2 | +3 | +6 | +14 | +12 | -2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brisbane | 40 | 35 | 36 | 47 | 53 | 55 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | +17 | +23 | +10 | -3 | -4 | -2 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brisbane | 72 | 75 | 75 | 73 | 73 | 74 | 72 | 68 | 67 | 68 | 69 | 71 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +19 | +19 | +15 | +3 | -8 | -22 | -16 | -9 | -10 | -6 | +7 | +17 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brisbane | 72 | 75 | 75 | 73 | 73 | 74 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +19 | +19 | +15 | +3 | -8 | -22 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brisbane | 72 | 68 | 67 | 68 | 69 | 71 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -16 | -9 | -10 | -6 | +7 | +17 |
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. Brisbane trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Brisbane
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 21 years of daily observations at Brisbane, 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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