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Sendai vs Crested Butte
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Sendai is the warmer of the two — about 11°C on the annual average; Sendai is the wetter, with 676 mm more rain a year, and Crested Butte the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Sendai and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Sendai has hotter summers
Sendai: Warm
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Sendai has far milder winters
Sendai: Cold
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Sendai is wetter
Sendai: Wet
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Crested Butte is sunnier
Sendai: Often grey
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Sendai is the warmer of the two — about 11°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Sendai is the wetter — about 676 mm 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 (°C) Sendai runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sendai | 6 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 20 | 14 | 8 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -9 | -8 | -6 | -7 | -6 | -2 | -2 | -5 | -6 | -7 | -10 | -11 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sendai | 6 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 20 | 23 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 |
| Difference | -9 | -8 | -6 | -7 | -6 | -2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sendai | 27 | 28 | 25 | 20 | 14 | 8 |
| Crested Butte | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -2 | -5 | -6 | -7 | -10 | -11 |
Avg low (°C) Sendai runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sendai | -1 | -1 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 1 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -20 | -18 | -15 | -13 | -14 | -15 | -16 | -18 | -18 | -17 | -18 | -21 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sendai | -1 | -1 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 16 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 |
| Difference | -20 | -18 | -15 | -13 | -14 | -15 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sendai | 20 | 22 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 1 |
| Crested Butte | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -16 | -18 | -18 | -17 | -18 | -21 |
Precipitation (mm) Sendai runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sendai | 42 | 34 | 74 | 90 | 110 | 144 | 178 | 158 | 193 | 151 | 59 | 44 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | +27 | +31 | -21 | -39 | -72 | -120 | -128 | -108 | -144 | -107 | -8 | +13 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sendai | 42 | 34 | 74 | 90 | 110 | 144 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 |
| Difference | +27 | +31 | -21 | -39 | -72 | -120 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sendai | 178 | 158 | 193 | 151 | 59 | 44 |
| Crested Butte | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | -128 | -108 | -144 | -107 | -8 | +13 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sendai | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sendai | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sendai | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Sendai runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sendai | 77 | 75 | 73 | 71 | 71 | 77 | 80 | 71 | 76 | 72 | 74 | 79 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -23 | -15 | -13 | -8 | -10 | -31 | -23 | -13 | -30 | -29 | -25 | -25 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sendai | 77 | 75 | 73 | 71 | 71 | 77 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | -23 | -15 | -13 | -8 | -10 | -31 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sendai | 80 | 71 | 76 | 72 | 74 | 79 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -23 | -13 | -30 | -29 | -25 | -25 |
Relative humidity (%) Sendai runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sendai | 95 | 93 | 87 | 82 | 81 | 83 | 86 | 85 | 87 | 87 | 89 | 93 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -4 | +1 | +2 | -5 | -17 | -32 | -30 | -26 | -30 | -25 | -13 | -4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sendai | 95 | 93 | 87 | 82 | 81 | 83 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | -4 | +1 | +2 | -5 | -17 | -32 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sendai | 86 | 85 | 87 | 87 | 89 | 93 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -30 | -26 | -30 | -25 | -13 | -4 |
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. Sendai trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Sendai
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from the Japan Meteorological Agency, measured at Sendai, about 3 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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