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Santo Domingo vs Crested Butte
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Santo Domingo is the warmer of the two — about 26°C on the annual average; Santo Domingo is the wetter, with 1067 mm more rain a year.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Santo Domingo and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Santo Domingo has far hotter summers
Santo Domingo: Hot
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Santo Domingo has far milder winters
Santo Domingo: Stays warm
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Santo Domingo is much wetter
Santo Domingo: Very wet
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Similar amounts of sun
Santo Domingo: Partly cloudy
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Santo Domingo is the warmer of the two — about 26°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Santo Domingo is the wetter — about 1067 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) Santo Domingo runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santo Domingo | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -34 | -32 | -27 | -23 | -17 | -11 | -8 | -10 | -14 | -20 | -27 | -34 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santo Domingo | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 |
| Difference | -34 | -32 | -27 | -23 | -17 | -11 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santo Domingo | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 |
| Crested Butte | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -8 | -10 | -14 | -20 | -27 | -34 |
Avg low (°C) Santo Domingo runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santo Domingo | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -42 | -40 | -35 | -29 | -25 | -23 | -20 | -20 | -24 | -29 | -35 | -42 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santo Domingo | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 |
| Difference | -42 | -40 | -35 | -29 | -25 | -23 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santo Domingo | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
| Crested Butte | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -20 | -20 | -24 | -29 | -35 | -42 |
Precipitation (mm) Santo Domingo runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santo Domingo | 53 | 45 | 63 | 113 | 182 | 153 | 200 | 260 | 242 | 211 | 100 | 46 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | +16 | +20 | -10 | -62 | -144 | -129 | -150 | -210 | -193 | -168 | -50 | +11 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santo Domingo | 53 | 45 | 63 | 113 | 182 | 153 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 |
| Difference | +16 | +20 | -10 | -62 | -144 | -129 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santo Domingo | 200 | 260 | 242 | 211 | 100 | 46 |
| Crested Butte | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | -150 | -210 | -193 | -168 | -50 | +11 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santo Domingo | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santo Domingo | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santo Domingo | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Crested Butte runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santo Domingo | 41 | 40 | 42 | 45 | 58 | 54 | 50 | 52 | 55 | 53 | 47 | 42 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | +13 | +21 | +18 | +18 | +3 | -8 | +6 | +6 | -10 | -9 | +1 | +11 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santo Domingo | 41 | 40 | 42 | 45 | 58 | 54 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | +13 | +21 | +18 | +18 | +3 | -8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santo Domingo | 50 | 52 | 55 | 53 | 47 | 42 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | +6 | +6 | -10 | -9 | +1 | +11 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santo Domingo | 75 | 72 | 70 | 71 | 74 | 76 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 78 | 77 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +16 | +21 | +19 | +6 | -10 | -24 | -19 | -17 | -20 | -16 | -1 | +12 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santo Domingo | 75 | 72 | 70 | 71 | 74 | 76 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +16 | +21 | +19 | +6 | -10 | -24 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santo Domingo | 75 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 78 | 77 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -19 | -17 | -20 | -16 | -1 | +12 |
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. Santo Domingo trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Santo Domingo
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 24 years of daily observations at Santo Domingo, a weather station, about 4 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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