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Margaret River vs Crested Butte
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Margaret River is the warmer of the two — about 15°C on the annual average; Margaret River is the wetter, with 385 mm more rain a year, and Crested Butte the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Margaret River and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Margaret River has hotter summers
Margaret River: Warm
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Margaret River has far milder winters
Margaret River: Cool
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Margaret River is wetter
Margaret River: Moderate rainfall
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Crested Butte is sunnier
Margaret River: Often cloudy
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Margaret River is the warmer of the two — about 15°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Margaret River is the wetter — about 385 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Crested Butte 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) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margaret River | 27 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 25 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -30 | -28 | -22 | -14 | -5 | +4 | +8 | +6 | +2 | -7 | -18 | -28 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margaret River | 27 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 20 | 18 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 |
| Difference | -30 | -28 | -22 | -14 | -5 | +4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margaret River | 16 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 25 |
| Crested Butte | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | +8 | +6 | +2 | -7 | -18 | -28 |
Avg low (°C) Margaret River runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margaret River | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -35 | -33 | -27 | -18 | -12 | -8 | -4 | -5 | -9 | -15 | -23 | -32 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margaret River | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 |
| Difference | -35 | -33 | -27 | -18 | -12 | -8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margaret River | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 |
| Crested Butte | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -4 | -5 | -9 | -15 | -23 | -32 |
Precipitation (mm) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margaret River | 12 | 9 | — | 64 | 136 | 179 | 197 | 159 | 114 | 62 | 36 | 17 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | +57 | +56 | — | -13 | -98 | -155 | -147 | -109 | -65 | -19 | +14 | +41 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margaret River | 12 | 9 | — | 64 | 136 | 179 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 |
| Difference | +57 | +56 | — | -13 | -98 | -155 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margaret River | 197 | 159 | 114 | 62 | 36 | 17 |
| Crested Butte | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | -147 | -109 | -65 | -19 | +14 | +41 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margaret River | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margaret River | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margaret River | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Margaret River runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margaret River | 50 | 51 | 56 | 64 | 67 | 70 | 69 | 68 | 69 | 64 | 60 | 56 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | +4 | +9 | +4 | -1 | -6 | -24 | -13 | -10 | -24 | -20 | -12 | -2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margaret River | 50 | 51 | 56 | 64 | 67 | 70 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | +4 | +9 | +4 | -1 | -6 | -24 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margaret River | 69 | 68 | 69 | 64 | 60 | 56 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -13 | -10 | -24 | -20 | -12 | -2 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margaret River | 68 | 68 | 70 | 72 | 74 | 76 | 76 | 77 | 76 | 76 | 73 | 69 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +23 | +25 | +19 | +4 | -9 | -24 | -21 | -18 | -20 | -13 | +4 | +19 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margaret River | 68 | 68 | 70 | 72 | 74 | 76 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +23 | +25 | +19 | +4 | -9 | -24 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margaret River | 76 | 77 | 76 | 76 | 73 | 69 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -21 | -18 | -20 | -13 | +4 | +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. Margaret River trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Margaret River
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 21 years of daily observations at Witchcliffe, a weather station, about 9 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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