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Salvador vs Crested Butte
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Salvador is the warmer of the two — about 24°C on the annual average; Salvador is the wetter, with 1232 mm more rain a year.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Salvador and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Salvador has much hotter summers
Salvador: Hot
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Salvador has far milder winters
Salvador: Stays warm
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Salvador is much wetter
Salvador: Very wet
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Similar amounts of sun
Salvador: Partly cloudy
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Salvador is the warmer of the two — about 24°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Salvador is the wetter — about 1232 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) Salvador runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salvador | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -34 | -32 | -27 | -22 | -13 | -6 | -2 | -4 | -9 | -17 | -26 | -33 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salvador | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 |
| Difference | -34 | -32 | -27 | -22 | -13 | -6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salvador | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
| Crested Butte | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -2 | -4 | -9 | -17 | -26 | -33 |
Avg low (°C) Salvador runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salvador | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -45 | -43 | -38 | -31 | -25 | -21 | -17 | -17 | -22 | -28 | -36 | -43 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salvador | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 |
| Difference | -45 | -43 | -38 | -31 | -25 | -21 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salvador | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
| Crested Butte | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -17 | -17 | -22 | -28 | -36 | -43 |
Precipitation (mm) Salvador runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salvador | 77 | 99 | 147 | 285 | 302 | 238 | 194 | 130 | 99 | 91 | 108 | 63 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | -8 | -34 | -94 | -234 | -264 | -214 | -144 | -80 | -50 | -48 | -57 | -6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salvador | 77 | 99 | 147 | 285 | 302 | 238 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 |
| Difference | -8 | -34 | -94 | -234 | -264 | -214 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salvador | 194 | 130 | 99 | 91 | 108 | 63 |
| Crested Butte | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | -144 | -80 | -50 | -48 | -57 | -6 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salvador | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salvador | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salvador | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salvador | 49 | 51 | 53 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 54 | 52 | 47 | 44 | 54 | 50 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | +5 | +9 | +7 | +6 | +2 | -11 | +3 | +5 | -1 | -1 | -6 | +3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salvador | 49 | 51 | 53 | 56 | 59 | 57 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | +5 | +9 | +7 | +6 | +2 | -11 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salvador | 54 | 52 | 47 | 44 | 54 | 50 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | +3 | +5 | -1 | -1 | -6 | +3 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salvador | 73 | 75 | 76 | 79 | 82 | 82 | 81 | 80 | 78 | 76 | 75 | 74 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +18 | +19 | +14 | -3 | -18 | -31 | -25 | -21 | -21 | -13 | +1 | +15 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salvador | 73 | 75 | 76 | 79 | 82 | 82 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +18 | +19 | +14 | -3 | -18 | -31 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salvador | 81 | 80 | 78 | 76 | 75 | 74 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -25 | -21 | -21 | -13 | +1 | +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. Salvador trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Salvador
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from INMET, Brazil's national meteorological institute, measured at Salvador, about 5 km from the city centre.
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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