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El Calafate vs Breckenridge
Comparing El Calafate change · Breckenridge change
El Calafate is the warmer of the two — about 7°C on the annual average; Breckenridge is the wetter, with 571 mm more rain a year, and Breckenridge the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between El Calafate and Breckenridge, in everyday terms.
Summers
Breckenridge has hotter summers
El Calafate: Mild
Breckenridge: Mild
Winters
El Calafate has much milder winters
El Calafate: Cold
Breckenridge: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Breckenridge is much wetter
El Calafate: Very dry
Breckenridge: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Breckenridge is sunnier
El Calafate: Often grey
Breckenridge: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
El Calafate is the warmer of the two — about 7°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Breckenridge is the wetter — about 571 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Breckenridge 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) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Calafate | 19 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 18 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | -21 | -19 | -13 | -6 | +3 | +12 | +16 | +12 | +4 | -4 | -13 | -20 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Calafate | 19 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 6 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 |
| Difference | -21 | -19 | -13 | -6 | +3 | +12 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Calafate | 5 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 18 |
| Breckenridge | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | +16 | +12 | +4 | -4 | -13 | -20 |
Avg low (°C) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Calafate | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | -2 | -4 | -4 | -3 | -1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -23 | -22 | -17 | -10 | -2 | +4 | +8 | +6 | — | -7 | -16 | -22 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Calafate | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | -2 | -4 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 |
| Difference | -23 | -22 | -17 | -10 | -2 | +4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Calafate | -4 | -3 | -1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| Breckenridge | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | +8 | +6 | — | -7 | -16 | -22 |
Precipitation (mm) Breckenridge runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Calafate | 7 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 9 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | +68 | +60 | +62 | +72 | +42 | +15 | +31 | +41 | +30 | +37 | +58 | +55 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Calafate | 7 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 15 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 |
| Difference | +68 | +60 | +62 | +72 | +42 | +15 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Calafate | 14 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 9 |
| Breckenridge | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | +31 | +41 | +30 | +37 | +58 | +55 |
Cloud cover (%) El Calafate runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Calafate | 78 | 76 | 76 | 75 | 72 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 77 | 77 | 79 | 80 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -21 | -12 | -12 | -6 | -6 | -22 | -18 | -16 | -28 | -27 | -25 | -22 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Calafate | 78 | 76 | 76 | 75 | 72 | 72 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 |
| Difference | -21 | -12 | -12 | -6 | -6 | -22 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Calafate | 73 | 74 | 77 | 77 | 79 | 80 |
| Breckenridge | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -18 | -16 | -28 | -27 | -25 | -22 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Calafate | 67 | 70 | 75 | 81 | 88 | 92 | 91 | 87 | 80 | 72 | 68 | 67 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +26 | +25 | +15 | -4 | -21 | -37 | -35 | -28 | -23 | -9 | +9 | +23 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Calafate | 67 | 70 | 75 | 81 | 88 | 92 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 |
| Difference | +26 | +25 | +15 | -4 | -21 | -37 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Calafate | 91 | 87 | 80 | 72 | 68 | 67 |
| Breckenridge | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -35 | -28 | -23 | -9 | +9 | +23 |
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. El Calafate trends → · Breckenridge trends →
Methodology & sources
El Calafate
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from the WMO's CLINO 1991–2020 collection, measured at El_calafate_aero, about 17 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.
Breckenridge
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 29 years of daily observations at Copper Mountain, a weather station, about 11 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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