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Dakar vs Crested Butte
Comparing Dakar change · Crested Butte change
Dakar is the warmer of the two — about 45°F 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 45°F 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 (°F) Dakar runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dakar | 78 | 77 | 78 | 77 | 79 | 84 | 87 | 87 | 88 | 89 | 88 | 84 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | -52 | -47 | -39 | -31 | -21 | -13 | -10 | -13 | -21 | -35 | -49 | -57 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dakar | 78 | 77 | 78 | 77 | 79 | 84 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 |
| Difference | -52 | -47 | -39 | -31 | -21 | -13 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dakar | 87 | 87 | 88 | 89 | 88 | 84 |
| Crested Butte | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | -10 | -13 | -21 | -35 | -49 | -57 |
Avg low (°F) Dakar runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dakar | 65 | 64 | 73 | 66 | 69 | 73 | 85 | 86 | 86 | 87 | 84 | 78 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -72 | -66 | -65 | -47 | -41 | -40 | -45 | -47 | -55 | -65 | -74 | -82 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dakar | 65 | 64 | 73 | 66 | 69 | 73 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 |
| Difference | -72 | -66 | -65 | -47 | -41 | -40 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dakar | 85 | 86 | 86 | 87 | 84 | 78 |
| Crested Butte | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -45 | -47 | -55 | -65 | -74 | -82 |
Precipitation (in) Crested Butte runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dakar | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 12 | 11 | 1.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | +2.7 | +2.5 | +2.1 | +1.6 | +1.5 | +0.8 | +1.9 | -10 | -9.1 | +0.3 | +2 | +2.3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dakar | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 |
| Difference | +2.7 | +2.5 | +2.1 | +1.6 | +1.5 | +0.8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dakar | 0.1 | 12 | 11 | 1.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Crested Butte | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | +1.9 | -10 | -9.1 | +0.3 | +2 | +2.3 |
Snowfall (in)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dakar | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 41.7 | 35.3 | 27.3 | 18 | 6.9 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.1 | 26.1 | 34.6 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dakar | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 41.7 | 35.3 | 27.3 | 18 | 6.9 | 0.3 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dakar | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.1 | 26.1 | 34.6 |
| 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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