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Canberra vs Crested Butte
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Canberra is the warmer of the two — about 12°C on the annual average.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Canberra and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Canberra has much hotter summers
Canberra: Warm
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Canberra has far milder winters
Canberra: Cold
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Similar yearly rainfall
Canberra: Moderate rainfall
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Similar amounts of sun
Canberra: Partly cloudy
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Canberra is the warmer of the two — about 12°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Both cities get a similar amount of precipitation 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) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canberra | 30 | 28 | 25 | 21 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 27 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -33 | -29 | -22 | -13 | -2 | +8 | +12 | +9 | +2 | -8 | -20 | -30 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canberra | 30 | 28 | 25 | 21 | 17 | 13 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 |
| Difference | -33 | -29 | -22 | -13 | -2 | +8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canberra | 13 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 27 |
| Crested Butte | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | +12 | +9 | +2 | -8 | -20 | -30 |
Avg low (°C) Canberra runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canberra | 13 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | -1 | -0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 11 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -34 | -31 | -23 | -12 | -4 | +1 | +5 | +4 | -3 | -11 | -21 | -31 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canberra | 13 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 |
| Difference | -34 | -31 | -23 | -12 | -4 | +1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canberra | -1 | -0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 11 |
| Crested Butte | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | +5 | +4 | -3 | -11 | -21 | -31 |
Precipitation (mm) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canberra | 57 | 57 | 40 | 29 | 29 | 53 | 39 | 45 | 51 | 46 | 63 | 64 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | +12 | +7 | +14 | +22 | +10 | -29 | +12 | +5 | -2 | -3 | -12 | -7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canberra | 57 | 57 | 40 | 29 | 29 | 53 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 |
| Difference | +12 | +7 | +14 | +22 | +10 | -29 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canberra | 39 | 45 | 51 | 46 | 63 | 64 |
| Crested Butte | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | +12 | +5 | -2 | -3 | -12 | -7 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canberra | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canberra | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canberra | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canberra | 57 | 59 | 53 | 48 | 46 | 50 | 44 | 44 | 48 | 54 | 59 | 58 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -3 | +1 | +7 | +14 | +15 | -4 | +13 | +14 | -2 | -10 | -11 | -4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canberra | 57 | 59 | 53 | 48 | 46 | 50 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | -3 | +1 | +7 | +14 | +15 | -4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canberra | 44 | 44 | 48 | 54 | 59 | 58 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | +13 | +14 | -2 | -10 | -11 | -4 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canberra | 62 | 67 | 69 | 72 | 78 | 85 | 83 | 79 | 74 | 69 | 67 | 63 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +30 | +27 | +20 | +4 | -14 | -33 | -28 | -20 | -17 | -7 | +10 | +26 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canberra | 62 | 67 | 69 | 72 | 78 | 85 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +30 | +27 | +20 | +4 | -14 | -33 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canberra | 83 | 79 | 74 | 69 | 67 | 63 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -28 | -20 | -17 | -7 | +10 | +26 |
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. Canberra trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Canberra
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 25 years of daily observations at Canberra Forestry, a weather station, about 3 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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