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Canberra vs Crested Butte
Comparing Canberra change · Crested Butte change
Canberra is the warmer of the two — about 22°F 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 22°F 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 (°F) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canberra | 85 | 82 | 77 | 70 | 62 | 56 | 55 | 57 | 63 | 70 | 76 | 81 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | -59 | -52 | -39 | -23 | -4 | +15 | +22 | +17 | +3 | -15 | -36 | -54 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canberra | 85 | 82 | 77 | 70 | 62 | 56 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 |
| Difference | -59 | -52 | -39 | -23 | -4 | +15 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canberra | 55 | 57 | 63 | 70 | 76 | 81 |
| Crested Butte | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | +22 | +17 | +3 | -15 | -36 | -54 |
Avg low (°F) Canberra runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canberra | 56 | 55 | 50 | 42 | 35 | 33 | 30 | 31 | 36 | 41 | 47 | 52 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -62 | -56 | -42 | -22 | -7 | +1 | +9 | +7 | -5 | -19 | -37 | -56 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canberra | 56 | 55 | 50 | 42 | 35 | 33 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 |
| Difference | -62 | -56 | -42 | -22 | -7 | +1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canberra | 30 | 31 | 36 | 41 | 47 | 52 |
| Crested Butte | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | +9 | +7 | -5 | -19 | -37 | -56 |
Precipitation (in) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canberra | 2.2 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 2 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | +0.5 | +0.3 | +0.5 | +0.9 | +0.4 | -1.1 | +0.5 | +0.2 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.5 | -0.3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canberra | 2.2 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 2.1 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 |
| Difference | +0.5 | +0.3 | +0.5 | +0.9 | +0.4 | -1.1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canberra | 1.5 | 1.8 | 2 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Crested Butte | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | +0.5 | +0.2 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.5 | -0.3 |
Snowfall (in)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canberra | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canberra | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 41.7 | 35.3 | 27.3 | 18 | 6.9 | 0.3 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canberra | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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