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Broome vs Crested Butte
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Broome is the warmer of the two — about 26°C on the annual average; Broome is the wetter, with 146 mm more rain a year, and Broome the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Broome and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Broome has far hotter summers
Broome: Hot
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Broome has far milder winters
Broome: Mild
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Broome is wetter
Broome: Moderate rainfall
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Broome is sunnier
Broome: Fairly sunny
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Broome is the warmer of the two — about 26°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Broome is the wetter — about 146 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Broome 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) Broome runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broome | 33 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 34 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -36 | -34 | -30 | -26 | -17 | -8 | -5 | -7 | -13 | -21 | -30 | -37 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broome | 33 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 30 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 |
| Difference | -36 | -34 | -30 | -26 | -17 | -8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broome | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 34 |
| Crested Butte | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -5 | -7 | -13 | -21 | -30 | -37 |
Avg low (°C) Broome runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broome | 27 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 27 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -48 | -45 | -39 | -30 | -20 | -14 | -10 | -11 | -19 | -29 | -38 | -47 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broome | 27 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 18 | 15 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 |
| Difference | -48 | -45 | -39 | -30 | -20 | -14 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broome | 14 | 15 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 27 |
| Crested Butte | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -10 | -11 | -19 | -29 | -38 | -47 |
Precipitation (mm) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broome | 229 | 217 | 105 | 28 | 24 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 102 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | -160 | -152 | -51 | +23 | +14 | +6 | +41 | +47 | +48 | +42 | +40 | -45 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broome | 229 | 217 | 105 | 28 | 24 | 18 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 |
| Difference | -160 | -152 | -51 | +23 | +14 | +6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broome | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 102 |
| Crested Butte | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | +41 | +47 | +48 | +42 | +40 | -45 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broome | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broome | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broome | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Crested Butte runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broome | 69 | 66 | 52 | 35 | 30 | 27 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 26 | 31 | 55 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -15 | -5 | +7 | +27 | +31 | +19 | +35 | +39 | +26 | +18 | +17 | -1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broome | 69 | 66 | 52 | 35 | 30 | 27 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | -15 | -5 | +7 | +27 | +31 | +19 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broome | 22 | 19 | 19 | 26 | 31 | 55 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | +35 | +39 | +26 | +18 | +17 | -1 |
Relative humidity (%) Crested Butte runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broome | 72 | 77 | 73 | 59 | 48 | 46 | 42 | 40 | 47 | 51 | 52 | 61 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +19 | +17 | +17 | +17 | +16 | +6 | +14 | +19 | +10 | +11 | +24 | +28 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broome | 72 | 77 | 73 | 59 | 48 | 46 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +19 | +17 | +17 | +17 | +16 | +6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broome | 42 | 40 | 47 | 51 | 52 | 61 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +14 | +19 | +10 | +11 | +24 | +28 |
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. Broome trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Broome
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Broome Airport, a weather station, inside the city. 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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