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Coober Pedy vs Crested Butte
Comparing Coober Pedy change · Crested Butte change
Coober Pedy is the warmer of the two — about 20°C on the annual average; Crested Butte is the wetter, with 461 mm more rain a year, and Coober Pedy the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Coober Pedy and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Coober Pedy has far hotter summers
Coober Pedy: Very hot
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Coober Pedy has far milder winters
Coober Pedy: Cool
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Crested Butte is much wetter
Coober Pedy: Very dry
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Coober Pedy is sunnier
Coober Pedy: Fairly sunny
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Coober Pedy is the warmer of the two — about 20°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Crested Butte is the wetter — about 461 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Coober Pedy 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) Coober Pedy runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coober Pedy | 37 | 36 | 32 | 27 | 22 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 26 | 29 | 32 | 35 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -40 | -37 | -28 | -19 | -7 | +3 | +6 | +2 | -7 | -16 | -28 | -37 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coober Pedy | 37 | 36 | 32 | 27 | 22 | 18 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 |
| Difference | -40 | -37 | -28 | -19 | -7 | +3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coober Pedy | 19 | 21 | 26 | 29 | 32 | 35 |
| Crested Butte | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | +6 | +2 | -7 | -16 | -28 | -37 |
Avg low (°C) Coober Pedy runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coober Pedy | 22 | 22 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 20 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -43 | -40 | -32 | -21 | -12 | -6 | -2 | -4 | -12 | -20 | -30 | -40 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coober Pedy | 22 | 22 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 7 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 |
| Difference | -43 | -40 | -32 | -21 | -12 | -6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coober Pedy | 6 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 20 |
| Crested Butte | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -2 | -4 | -12 | -20 | -30 | -40 |
Precipitation (mm) Crested Butte runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coober Pedy | 13 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 19 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | +57 | +50 | +43 | +36 | +29 | +12 | +45 | +43 | +40 | +31 | +37 | +38 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coober Pedy | 13 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 12 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 |
| Difference | +57 | +50 | +43 | +36 | +29 | +12 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coober Pedy | 5 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 19 |
| Crested Butte | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | +45 | +43 | +40 | +31 | +37 | +38 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coober Pedy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coober Pedy | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coober Pedy | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coober Pedy | 36 | 35 | 33 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 31 | 28 | 30 | 38 | 41 | 41 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | +19 | +25 | +27 | +27 | +26 | +11 | +25 | +30 | +16 | +6 | +7 | +12 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coober Pedy | 36 | 35 | 33 | 36 | 35 | 35 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | +19 | +25 | +27 | +27 | +26 | +11 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coober Pedy | 31 | 28 | 30 | 38 | 41 | 41 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | +25 | +30 | +16 | +6 | +7 | +12 |
Relative humidity (%) Crested Butte runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coober Pedy | 27 | 31 | 34 | 39 | 50 | 60 | 57 | 48 | 39 | 34 | 30 | 30 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +64 | +63 | +56 | +37 | +15 | -8 | -1 | +11 | +17 | +28 | +46 | +59 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coober Pedy | 27 | 31 | 34 | 39 | 50 | 60 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +64 | +63 | +56 | +37 | +15 | -8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coober Pedy | 57 | 48 | 39 | 34 | 30 | 30 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -1 | +11 | +17 | +28 | +46 | +59 |
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. Coober Pedy trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Coober Pedy
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 26 years of daily observations at Coober Pedy Airport, a weather station, about 4 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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