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Dakar vs Crested Butte
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Dakar is the warmer of the two — about 25°C on the annual average.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Dakar and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Dakar has much hotter summers
Dakar: Hot
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Dakar has far milder winters
Dakar: Mild
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Similar yearly rainfall
Dakar: Moderate rainfall
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Similar amounts of sun
Dakar: Partly cloudy
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Dakar is the warmer of the two — about 25°C 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 (°C) Dakar runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dakar | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 29 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -29 | -26 | -22 | -17 | -12 | -7 | -6 | -7 | -12 | -19 | -27 | -32 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dakar | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 29 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 |
| Difference | -29 | -26 | -22 | -17 | -12 | -7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dakar | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 29 |
| Crested Butte | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -6 | -7 | -12 | -19 | -27 | -32 |
Avg low (°C) Dakar runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dakar | 19 | 18 | 23 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 26 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -40 | -37 | -36 | -26 | -23 | -22 | -25 | -26 | -31 | -36 | -41 | -46 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dakar | 19 | 18 | 23 | 19 | 21 | 23 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 |
| Difference | -40 | -37 | -36 | -26 | -23 | -22 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dakar | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 26 |
| Crested Butte | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -25 | -26 | -31 | -36 | -41 | -46 |
Precipitation (mm) Crested Butte runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dakar | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 304 | 280 | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | +69 | +62 | +54 | +40 | +38 | +21 | +49 | -253 | -231 | +8 | +51 | +57 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dakar | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 |
| Difference | +69 | +62 | +54 | +40 | +38 | +21 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dakar | 1 | 304 | 280 | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| Crested Butte | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | +49 | -253 | -231 | +8 | +51 | +57 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dakar | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dakar | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dakar | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dakar | 53 | 58 | 50 | 49 | 53 | 64 | 71 | 73 | 68 | 51 | 54 | 55 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | +1 | +2 | +9 | +13 | +8 | -18 | -14 | -16 | -22 | -7 | -5 | -2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dakar | 53 | 58 | 50 | 49 | 53 | 64 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | +1 | +2 | +9 | +13 | +8 | -18 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dakar | 71 | 73 | 68 | 51 | 54 | 55 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -14 | -16 | -22 | -7 | -5 | -2 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dakar | 70 | 76 | 82 | 87 | 88 | 87 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 79 | 72 | 70 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +21 | +18 | +7 | -11 | -24 | -35 | -28 | -25 | -26 | -17 | +4 | +19 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dakar | 70 | 76 | 82 | 87 | 88 | 87 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +21 | +18 | +7 | -11 | -24 | -35 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dakar | 84 | 84 | 83 | 79 | 72 | 70 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -28 | -25 | -26 | -17 | +4 | +19 |
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. Dakar trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Dakar
Temperature — modelled for this location from ERA5-Land reanalysis, a ~9 km global grid, because no long-record weather station is close enough to use.
Precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 3 years of daily observations at Dakar/yoff, a weather station, about 7 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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