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Melbourne vs Crested Butte
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Melbourne is the warmer of the two — about 27°F on the annual average.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Melbourne and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Melbourne has hotter summers
Melbourne: Warm
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Melbourne has far milder winters
Melbourne: Cool
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Similar yearly rainfall
Melbourne: Moderate rainfall
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Similar amounts of sun
Melbourne: Partly cloudy
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Melbourne is the warmer of the two — about 27°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Both cities get a similar amount of precipitation 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) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 80 | 80 | 76 | 70 | 64 | 59 | 58 | 61 | 65 | 69 | 73 | 77 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | -54 | -51 | -38 | -23 | -5 | +11 | +18 | +13 | +2 | -14 | -33 | -50 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 80 | 80 | 76 | 70 | 64 | 59 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 |
| Difference | -54 | -51 | -38 | -23 | -5 | +11 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 58 | 61 | 65 | 69 | 73 | 77 |
| Crested Butte | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | +18 | +13 | +2 | -14 | -33 | -50 |
Avg low (°F) Melbourne runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 61 | 61 | 58 | 53 | 50 | 47 | 45 | 46 | 49 | 52 | 55 | 58 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -67 | -63 | -51 | -34 | -21 | -13 | -6 | -8 | -18 | -30 | -46 | -62 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 61 | 61 | 58 | 53 | 50 | 47 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 |
| Difference | -67 | -63 | -51 | -34 | -21 | -13 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 45 | 46 | 49 | 52 | 55 | 58 |
| Crested Butte | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -6 | -8 | -18 | -30 | -46 | -62 |
Precipitation (in) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 2 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.2 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | +1 | +0.8 | +0.7 | — | -0.1 | -0.8 | +0.5 | +0.2 | -0.2 | -0.5 | -0.4 | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 2 | 1.6 | 1.8 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 |
| Difference | +1 | +0.8 | +0.7 | — | -0.1 | -0.8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 1.4 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.2 |
| Crested Butte | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | +0.5 | +0.2 | -0.2 | -0.5 | -0.4 | — |
Snowfall (in)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 41.7 | 35.3 | 27.3 | 18 | 6.9 | 0.3 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 57 | 55 | 56 | 56 | 60 | 61 | 62 | 60 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 60 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -3 | +5 | +4 | +7 | +1 | -15 | -5 | -2 | -17 | -19 | -16 | -7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 57 | 55 | 56 | 56 | 60 | 61 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | -3 | +5 | +4 | +7 | +1 | -15 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 62 | 60 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 60 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -5 | -2 | -17 | -19 | -16 | -7 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 66 | 67 | 69 | 73 | 80 | 85 | 84 | 82 | 79 | 74 | 71 | 67 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +26 | +27 | +21 | +3 | -15 | -33 | -29 | -23 | -22 | -11 | +6 | +22 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 66 | 67 | 69 | 73 | 80 | 85 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +26 | +27 | +21 | +3 | -15 | -33 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 84 | 82 | 79 | 74 | 71 | 67 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -29 | -23 | -22 | -11 | +6 | +22 |
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. Melbourne trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Melbourne
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 24 years of daily observations at Melbourne Regional Office, a weather station, inside the city. 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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