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Brisbane vs Crested Butte
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Brisbane is the warmer of the two — about 36°F on the annual average; Brisbane is the wetter, with 15 in 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 36°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Brisbane is the wetter — about 15 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) Brisbane runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brisbane | 87 | 86 | 84 | 81 | 76 | 72 | 72 | 74 | 78 | 81 | 83 | 85 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | -61 | -56 | -46 | -34 | -18 | -1 | +5 | — | -12 | -26 | -43 | -58 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brisbane | 87 | 86 | 84 | 81 | 76 | 72 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 |
| Difference | -61 | -56 | -46 | -34 | -18 | -1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brisbane | 72 | 74 | 78 | 81 | 83 | 85 |
| Crested Butte | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | +5 | — | -12 | -26 | -43 | -58 |
Avg low (°F) Brisbane runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brisbane | 71 | 71 | 68 | 63 | 57 | 53 | 51 | 51 | 57 | 62 | 66 | 69 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -77 | -72 | -61 | -44 | -29 | -20 | -11 | -13 | -26 | -40 | -56 | -73 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brisbane | 71 | 71 | 68 | 63 | 57 | 53 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 |
| Difference | -77 | -72 | -61 | -44 | -29 | -20 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brisbane | 51 | 51 | 57 | 62 | 66 | 69 |
| Crested Butte | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -11 | -13 | -26 | -40 | -56 | -73 |
Precipitation (in) Brisbane runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brisbane | 5.5 | 5.6 | 4.8 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 1 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 5 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | -2.8 | -3 | -2.7 | -0.3 | -0.8 | -1.6 | +0.9 | +0.6 | +0.8 | -1.6 | -1.5 | -2.8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brisbane | 5.5 | 5.6 | 4.8 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 |
| Difference | -2.8 | -3 | -2.7 | -0.3 | -0.8 | -1.6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brisbane | 1 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 5 |
| Crested Butte | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | +0.9 | +0.6 | +0.8 | -1.6 | -1.5 | -2.8 |
Snowfall (in)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brisbane | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brisbane | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 41.7 | 35.3 | 27.3 | 18 | 6.9 | 0.3 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brisbane | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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