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Darwin vs Crested Butte
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Darwin is the warmer of the two — about 26°C on the annual average; Darwin is the wetter, with 1167 mm more rain a year.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Darwin and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Darwin has far hotter summers
Darwin: Hot
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Darwin has far milder winters
Darwin: Stays warm
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Darwin is much wetter
Darwin: Very wet
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Similar amounts of sun
Darwin: Partly cloudy
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Darwin is the warmer of the two — about 26°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Darwin is the wetter — about 1167 mm 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 (°C) Darwin runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darwin | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 33 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -35 | -33 | -29 | -25 | -18 | -9 | -7 | -9 | -14 | -21 | -29 | -36 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darwin | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 |
| Difference | -35 | -33 | -29 | -25 | -18 | -9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darwin | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 33 |
| Crested Butte | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -7 | -9 | -14 | -21 | -29 | -36 |
Avg low (°C) Darwin runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darwin | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -46 | -43 | -38 | -31 | -24 | -18 | -15 | -16 | -23 | -30 | -38 | -45 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darwin | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 19 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 |
| Difference | -46 | -43 | -38 | -31 | -24 | -18 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darwin | 19 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
| Crested Butte | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -15 | -16 | -23 | -30 | -38 | -45 |
Precipitation (mm) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darwin | 454 | 387 | 289 | 105 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 69 | 142 | 280 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | -385 | -322 | -236 | -54 | +16 | +22 | +50 | +49 | +32 | -26 | -91 | -222 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darwin | 454 | 387 | 289 | 105 | 22 | 2 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 |
| Difference | -385 | -322 | -236 | -54 | +16 | +22 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darwin | 0 | 1 | 17 | 69 | 142 | 280 |
| Crested Butte | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | +50 | +49 | +32 | -26 | -91 | -222 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darwin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darwin | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darwin | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darwin | 87 | 85 | 73 | 55 | 41 | 37 | 32 | 34 | 40 | 47 | 61 | 81 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -32 | -25 | -13 | +8 | +20 | +9 | +24 | +24 | +6 | -3 | -12 | -27 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darwin | 87 | 85 | 73 | 55 | 41 | 37 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | -32 | -25 | -13 | +8 | +20 | +9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darwin | 32 | 34 | 40 | 47 | 61 | 81 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | +24 | +24 | +6 | -3 | -12 | -27 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darwin | 82 | 82 | 79 | 75 | 68 | 60 | 56 | 55 | 60 | 63 | 69 | 77 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +10 | +12 | +10 | +1 | -4 | -8 | — | +4 | -4 | -1 | +8 | +12 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darwin | 82 | 82 | 79 | 75 | 68 | 60 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +10 | +12 | +10 | +1 | -4 | -8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darwin | 56 | 55 | 60 | 63 | 69 | 77 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | — | +4 | -4 | -1 | +8 | +12 |
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. Darwin trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Darwin
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 26 years of daily observations at Darwin Airport Comparison, a weather station, about 6 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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