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Karratha vs Crested Butte
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Karratha is the warmer of the two — about 25°C on the annual average; Crested Butte is the wetter, with 284 mm more rain a year, and Karratha the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Karratha and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Karratha has far hotter summers
Karratha: Very hot
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Karratha has far milder winters
Karratha: Mild
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Crested Butte is wetter
Karratha: Fairly dry
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Karratha is sunnier
Karratha: Fairly sunny
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Karratha is the warmer of the two — about 25°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Crested Butte is the wetter — about 284 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Karratha 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) Karratha runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karratha | 36 | 36 | 36 | 34 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 34 | 35 | 36 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -39 | -37 | -33 | -26 | -15 | -5 | -2 | -5 | -12 | -22 | -31 | -39 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karratha | 36 | 36 | 36 | 34 | 30 | 27 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 |
| Difference | -39 | -37 | -33 | -26 | -15 | -5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karratha | 27 | 28 | 31 | 34 | 35 | 36 |
| Crested Butte | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -2 | -5 | -12 | -22 | -31 | -39 |
Avg low (°C) Karratha runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karratha | 27 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 26 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -48 | -46 | -40 | -30 | -20 | -14 | -10 | -11 | -17 | -26 | -36 | -46 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karratha | 27 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 18 | 15 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 |
| Difference | -48 | -46 | -40 | -30 | -20 | -14 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karratha | 14 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 26 |
| Crested Butte | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -10 | -11 | -17 | -26 | -36 | -46 |
Precipitation (mm) Crested Butte runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karratha | 57 | 89 | 52 | 16 | 28 | 42 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | +12 | -24 | +2 | +35 | +10 | -18 | +38 | +47 | +48 | +43 | +49 | +41 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karratha | 57 | 89 | 52 | 16 | 28 | 42 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 |
| Difference | +12 | -24 | +2 | +35 | +10 | -18 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karratha | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 |
| Crested Butte | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | +38 | +47 | +48 | +43 | +49 | +41 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karratha | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karratha | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karratha | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karratha | 47 | 50 | 41 | 39 | 39 | 41 | 30 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 32 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | +7 | +10 | +19 | +24 | +22 | +5 | +27 | +36 | +28 | +25 | +28 | +21 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karratha | 47 | 50 | 41 | 39 | 39 | 41 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | +7 | +10 | +19 | +24 | +22 | +5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karratha | 30 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 32 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | +27 | +36 | +28 | +25 | +28 | +21 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karratha | 72 | 74 | 69 | 63 | 60 | 61 | 60 | 60 | 61 | 61 | 64 | 69 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +19 | +20 | +21 | +13 | +4 | -10 | -5 | -1 | -4 | +1 | +13 | +20 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karratha | 72 | 74 | 69 | 63 | 60 | 61 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +19 | +20 | +21 | +13 | +4 | -10 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karratha | 60 | 60 | 61 | 61 | 64 | 69 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -5 | -1 | -4 | +1 | +13 | +20 |
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. Karratha trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Karratha
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 27 years of daily observations at Karratha Aero, a weather station, about 8 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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