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Sydney vs Crested Butte
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Sydney is the warmer of the two — about 17°C on the annual average; Sydney is the wetter, with 549 mm more rain a year.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Sydney and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Sydney has hotter summers
Sydney: Warm
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Sydney has far milder winters
Sydney: Cool
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Sydney is wetter
Sydney: Wet
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Similar amounts of sun
Sydney: Partly cloudy
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Sydney is the warmer of the two — about 17°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Sydney is the wetter — about 549 mm 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 (°C) Sydney runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 26 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -30 | -28 | -22 | -16 | -6 | +3 | +7 | +4 | -2 | -11 | -20 | -28 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 18 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 |
| Difference | -30 | -28 | -22 | -16 | -6 | +3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney | 18 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 26 |
| Crested Butte | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | +7 | +4 | -2 | -11 | -20 | -28 |
Avg low (°C) Sydney runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney | 20 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 18 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -41 | -39 | -32 | -22 | -14 | -9 | -5 | -6 | -13 | -20 | -29 | -38 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney | 20 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 |
| Difference | -41 | -39 | -32 | -22 | -14 | -9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney | 9 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 18 |
| Crested Butte | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -5 | -6 | -13 | -20 | -29 | -38 |
Precipitation (mm) Sydney runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney | 91 | 132 | 118 | 114 | 101 | 143 | 80 | 75 | 64 | 68 | 91 | 73 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | -22 | -67 | -64 | -63 | -63 | -119 | -30 | -25 | -15 | -25 | -40 | -16 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney | 91 | 132 | 118 | 114 | 101 | 143 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 |
| Difference | -22 | -67 | -64 | -63 | -63 | -119 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney | 80 | 75 | 64 | 68 | 91 | 73 |
| Crested Butte | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | -30 | -25 | -15 | -25 | -40 | -16 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney | 61 | 61 | 59 | 53 | 53 | 56 | 49 | 44 | 47 | 56 | 63 | 61 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -6 | -1 | +1 | +10 | +8 | -10 | +8 | +14 | -1 | -12 | -14 | -8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney | 61 | 61 | 59 | 53 | 53 | 56 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | -6 | -1 | +1 | +10 | +8 | -10 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney | 49 | 44 | 47 | 56 | 63 | 61 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | +8 | +14 | -1 | -12 | -14 | -8 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney | 75 | 76 | 75 | 73 | 72 | 75 | 73 | 70 | 69 | 70 | 73 | 73 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +16 | +17 | +14 | +4 | -8 | -23 | -17 | -11 | -12 | -8 | +4 | +15 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney | 75 | 76 | 75 | 73 | 72 | 75 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +16 | +17 | +14 | +4 | -8 | -23 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney | 73 | 70 | 69 | 70 | 73 | 73 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -17 | -11 | -12 | -8 | +4 | +15 |
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. Sydney trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Sydney
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Sydney (observatory Hill), 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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