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Gold Coast vs Crested Butte
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Gold Coast is the warmer of the two — about 36°F on the annual average; Gold Coast is the wetter, with 26 in more rain a year.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Gold Coast and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Gold Coast has much hotter summers
Gold Coast: Warm
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Gold Coast has far milder winters
Gold Coast: Mild
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Gold Coast is wetter
Gold Coast: Wet
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Similar amounts of sun
Gold Coast: Partly cloudy
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Gold Coast is the warmer of the two — about 36°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Gold Coast is the wetter — about 26 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) Gold Coast runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Coast | 84 | 84 | 82 | 79 | 75 | 71 | 70 | 72 | 75 | 78 | 80 | 82 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | -58 | -54 | -44 | -32 | -16 | — | +6 | +2 | -9 | -23 | -41 | -55 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Coast | 84 | 84 | 82 | 79 | 75 | 71 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 |
| Difference | -58 | -54 | -44 | -32 | -16 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Coast | 70 | 72 | 75 | 78 | 80 | 82 |
| Crested Butte | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | +6 | +2 | -9 | -23 | -41 | -55 |
Avg low (°F) Gold Coast runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Coast | 71 | 71 | 70 | 65 | 60 | 56 | 54 | 54 | 59 | 62 | 66 | 69 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -77 | -73 | -62 | -46 | -32 | -22 | -14 | -16 | -27 | -40 | -57 | -73 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Coast | 71 | 71 | 70 | 65 | 60 | 56 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 |
| Difference | -77 | -73 | -62 | -46 | -32 | -22 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Coast | 54 | 54 | 59 | 62 | 66 | 69 |
| Crested Butte | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -14 | -16 | -27 | -40 | -57 | -73 |
Precipitation (in) Gold Coast runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Coast | 5.5 | 6.9 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 4 | 4.5 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 5.5 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | -2.8 | -4.4 | -3.2 | -2.7 | -2.5 | -3.5 | -0.1 | -0.2 | +0.3 | -1.6 | -2.1 | -3.2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Coast | 5.5 | 6.9 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 4 | 4.5 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 |
| Difference | -2.8 | -4.4 | -3.2 | -2.7 | -2.5 | -3.5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Coast | 2.1 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 5.5 |
| Crested Butte | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | -0.1 | -0.2 | +0.3 | -1.6 | -2.1 | -3.2 |
Snowfall (in)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Coast | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Coast | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 41.7 | 35.3 | 27.3 | 18 | 6.9 | 0.3 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Coast | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Coast | 57 | 57 | 53 | 48 | 49 | 48 | 40 | 35 | 36 | 47 | 53 | 55 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -2 | +3 | +6 | +14 | +12 | -2 | +17 | +23 | +10 | -3 | -4 | -2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Coast | 57 | 57 | 53 | 48 | 49 | 48 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | -2 | +3 | +6 | +14 | +12 | -2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Coast | 40 | 35 | 36 | 47 | 53 | 55 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | +17 | +23 | +10 | -3 | -4 | -2 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Coast | 71 | 74 | 75 | 74 | 74 | 76 | 73 | 69 | 67 | 67 | 68 | 70 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +20 | +20 | +14 | +2 | -10 | -24 | -18 | -10 | -10 | -4 | +9 | +19 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Coast | 71 | 74 | 75 | 74 | 74 | 76 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +20 | +20 | +14 | +2 | -10 | -24 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Coast | 73 | 69 | 67 | 67 | 68 | 70 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -18 | -10 | -10 | -4 | +9 | +19 |
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. Gold Coast trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Gold Coast
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 28 years of daily observations at Gold Coast Seaway, a weather station, about 7 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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