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Margaret River vs Crested Butte
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Margaret River is the warmer of the two — about 27°F on the annual average; Margaret River is the wetter, with 15 in 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 27°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Margaret River is the wetter — about 15 in 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 (°F) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margaret River | 80 | 81 | 78 | 72 | 67 | 64 | 62 | 62 | 63 | 67 | 73 | 77 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | -54 | -51 | -40 | -26 | -9 | +7 | +15 | +12 | +3 | -13 | -33 | -50 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margaret River | 80 | 81 | 78 | 72 | 67 | 64 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 |
| Difference | -54 | -51 | -40 | -26 | -9 | +7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margaret River | 62 | 62 | 63 | 67 | 73 | 77 |
| Crested Butte | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | +15 | +12 | +3 | -13 | -33 | -50 |
Avg low (°F) Margaret River runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margaret River | 57 | 58 | 56 | 52 | 49 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 52 | 55 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -63 | -60 | -48 | -33 | -21 | -14 | -7 | -8 | -16 | -27 | -42 | -58 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margaret River | 57 | 58 | 56 | 52 | 49 | 48 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 |
| Difference | -63 | -60 | -48 | -33 | -21 | -14 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margaret River | 47 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 52 | 55 |
| Crested Butte | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -7 | -8 | -16 | -27 | -42 | -58 |
Precipitation (in) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margaret River | 0.5 | 0.3 | — | 2.5 | 5.4 | 7 | 7.8 | 6.3 | 4.5 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 0.7 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | +2.2 | +2.2 | — | -0.5 | -3.8 | -6.1 | -5.8 | -4.3 | -2.6 | -0.7 | +0.6 | +1.6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margaret River | 0.5 | 0.3 | — | 2.5 | 5.4 | 7 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 |
| Difference | +2.2 | +2.2 | — | -0.5 | -3.8 | -6.1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margaret River | 7.8 | 6.3 | 4.5 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 0.7 |
| Crested Butte | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | -5.8 | -4.3 | -2.6 | -0.7 | +0.6 | +1.6 |
Snowfall (in)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margaret River | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margaret River | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 41.7 | 35.3 | 27.3 | 18 | 6.9 | 0.3 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margaret River | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.1 | 26.1 | 34.6 |
| 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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