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Byron Bay vs Crested Butte
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Byron Bay is the warmer of the two — about 33°F on the annual average; Byron Bay is the wetter, with 46 in more rain a year.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Byron Bay and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Byron Bay has hotter summers
Byron Bay: Warm
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Byron Bay has far milder winters
Byron Bay: Cool
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Byron Bay is much wetter
Byron Bay: Very wet
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Similar amounts of sun
Byron Bay: Partly cloudy
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Byron Bay is the warmer of the two — about 33°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Byron Bay is the wetter — about 46 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) Byron Bay runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | 83 | 83 | 81 | 77 | 73 | 68 | 68 | 71 | 74 | 77 | 79 | 82 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | -57 | -53 | -43 | -31 | -14 | +2 | +8 | +3 | -8 | -22 | -40 | -55 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | 83 | 83 | 81 | 77 | 73 | 68 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 |
| Difference | -57 | -53 | -43 | -31 | -14 | +2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | 68 | 71 | 74 | 77 | 79 | 82 |
| Crested Butte | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | +8 | +3 | -8 | -22 | -40 | -55 |
Avg low (°F) Byron Bay runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | 68 | 67 | 65 | 60 | 54 | 50 | 48 | 48 | 53 | 57 | 62 | 65 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -74 | -69 | -58 | -40 | -26 | -17 | -8 | -9 | -21 | -35 | -52 | -69 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | 68 | 67 | 65 | 60 | 54 | 50 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 |
| Difference | -74 | -69 | -58 | -40 | -26 | -17 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | 48 | 48 | 53 | 57 | 62 | 65 |
| Crested Butte | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -8 | -9 | -21 | -35 | -52 | -69 |
Precipitation (in) Byron Bay runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | 6.6 | 8 | 8.2 | 7.4 | 6.2 | 8.2 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 5.7 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | -3.9 | -5.4 | -6.1 | -5.4 | -4.7 | -7.3 | -2.4 | -1.6 | -0.6 | -2.2 | -2.8 | -3.5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | 6.6 | 8 | 8.2 | 7.4 | 6.2 | 8.2 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 |
| Difference | -3.9 | -5.4 | -6.1 | -5.4 | -4.7 | -7.3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | 4.4 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 5.7 |
| Crested Butte | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | -2.4 | -1.6 | -0.6 | -2.2 | -2.8 | -3.5 |
Snowfall (in)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 41.7 | 35.3 | 27.3 | 18 | 6.9 | 0.3 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | 60 | 61 | 58 | 54 | 52 | 51 | 44 | 40 | 41 | 51 | 58 | 59 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -6 | -1 | +1 | +9 | +9 | -5 | +13 | +18 | +5 | -7 | -9 | -6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | 60 | 61 | 58 | 54 | 52 | 51 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | -6 | -1 | +1 | +9 | +9 | -5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | 44 | 40 | 41 | 51 | 58 | 59 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | +13 | +18 | +5 | -7 | -9 | -6 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | 77 | 77 | 76 | 73 | 71 | 72 | 70 | 69 | 71 | 73 | 75 | 76 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +14 | +17 | +14 | +3 | -7 | -20 | -14 | -10 | -14 | -11 | +2 | +13 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | 77 | 77 | 76 | 73 | 71 | 72 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +14 | +17 | +14 | +3 | -7 | -20 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | 70 | 69 | 71 | 73 | 75 | 76 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -14 | -10 | -14 | -11 | +2 | +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. Byron Bay trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Byron Bay
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 27 years of daily observations at Ballina Airport Aws, a weather station, about 21 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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