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Mendoza vs Breckenridge
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Mendoza is the warmer of the two — about 28°F on the annual average; Breckenridge is the wetter, with 18 in more rain a year, and Mendoza the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Mendoza and Breckenridge, in everyday terms.
Summers
Mendoza has far hotter summers
Mendoza: Hot
Breckenridge: Mild
Winters
Mendoza has far milder winters
Mendoza: Chilly
Breckenridge: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Breckenridge is much wetter
Mendoza: Fairly dry
Breckenridge: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Mendoza is sunnier
Mendoza: Fairly sunny
Breckenridge: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Mendoza is the warmer of the two — about 28°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Breckenridge is the wetter — about 18 in more across the year.
Clear skies
Mendoza 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 (°F) Mendoza runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mendoza | 87 | 85 | 80 | 72 | 64 | 60 | 58 | 64 | 69 | 75 | 81 | 86 |
| Breckenridge | 29 | 32 | 39 | 45 | 54 | 64 | 70 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Difference | -58 | -53 | -41 | -27 | -11 | +5 | +11 | +3 | -9 | -27 | -44 | -58 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mendoza | 87 | 85 | 80 | 72 | 64 | 60 |
| Breckenridge | 29 | 32 | 39 | 45 | 54 | 64 |
| Difference | -58 | -53 | -41 | -27 | -11 | +5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mendoza | 58 | 64 | 69 | 75 | 81 | 86 |
| Breckenridge | 70 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Difference | +11 | +3 | -9 | -27 | -44 | -58 |
Avg low (°F) Mendoza runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mendoza | 65 | 62 | 59 | 52 | 45 | 39 | 37 | 41 | 46 | 52 | 58 | 63 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 33 | 38 | 37 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 3 |
| Difference | -62 | -58 | -49 | -35 | -20 | -6 | +1 | -4 | -15 | -30 | -47 | -60 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mendoza | 65 | 62 | 59 | 52 | 45 | 39 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 33 |
| Difference | -62 | -58 | -49 | -35 | -20 | -6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mendoza | 37 | 41 | 46 | 52 | 58 | 63 |
| Breckenridge | 38 | 37 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 3 |
| Difference | +1 | -4 | -15 | -30 | -47 | -60 |
Precipitation (in) Breckenridge runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mendoza | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1 | 1.1 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Difference | +1.4 | +1.1 | +1.7 | +2.7 | +1.9 | +0.8 | +1.4 | +1.8 | +1.1 | +1.4 | +1.5 | +1.4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mendoza | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.2 |
| Difference | +1.4 | +1.1 | +1.7 | +2.7 | +1.9 | +0.8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mendoza | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1 | 1.1 |
| Breckenridge | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Difference | +1.4 | +1.8 | +1.1 | +1.4 | +1.5 | +1.4 |
Cloud cover (%) Breckenridge runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mendoza | 44 | 44 | 43 | 42 | 49 | 46 | 45 | 40 | 40 | 41 | 39 | 38 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | +14 | +20 | +21 | +27 | +17 | +4 | +10 | +18 | +8 | +9 | +16 | +21 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mendoza | 44 | 44 | 43 | 42 | 49 | 46 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 |
| Difference | +14 | +20 | +21 | +27 | +17 | +4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mendoza | 45 | 40 | 40 | 41 | 39 | 38 |
| Breckenridge | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | +10 | +18 | +8 | +9 | +16 | +21 |
Relative humidity (%) Breckenridge runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mendoza | 41 | 45 | 49 | 52 | 57 | 55 | 52 | 45 | 42 | 39 | 37 | 37 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +51 | +50 | +41 | +25 | +10 | — | +5 | +15 | +16 | +24 | +40 | +53 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mendoza | 41 | 45 | 49 | 52 | 57 | 55 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 |
| Difference | +51 | +50 | +41 | +25 | +10 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mendoza | 52 | 45 | 42 | 39 | 37 | 37 |
| Breckenridge | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +5 | +15 | +16 | +24 | +40 | +53 |
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. Mendoza trends → · Breckenridge trends →
Methodology & sources
Mendoza
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from the WMO's CLINO 1991–2020 collection, measured at Mendoza_observatorio, 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.
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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