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Puerto Iguazú vs Breckenridge
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Puerto Iguazú is the warmer of the two — about 22°C on the annual average; Puerto Iguazú is the wetter, with 542 mm more rain a year.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Puerto Iguazú and Breckenridge, in everyday terms.
Summers
Puerto Iguazú has far hotter summers
Puerto Iguazú: Hot
Breckenridge: Mild
Winters
Puerto Iguazú has far milder winters
Puerto Iguazú: Mild
Breckenridge: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Puerto Iguazú is wetter
Puerto Iguazú: Wet
Breckenridge: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Similar amounts of sun
Puerto Iguazú: Partly cloudy
Breckenridge: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Puerto Iguazú is the warmer of the two — about 22°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Puerto Iguazú is the wetter — about 542 mm more 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) Puerto Iguazú runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Iguazú | 33 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 32 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | -34 | -32 | -28 | -22 | -13 | -6 | -3 | -7 | -12 | -21 | -28 | -34 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Iguazú | 33 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 25 | 23 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 |
| Difference | -34 | -32 | -28 | -22 | -13 | -6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Iguazú | 24 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 32 |
| Breckenridge | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | -3 | -7 | -12 | -21 | -28 | -34 |
Avg low (°C) Puerto Iguazú runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Iguazú | 21 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 20 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -37 | -36 | -32 | -26 | -18 | -12 | -8 | -10 | -15 | -23 | -30 | -36 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Iguazú | 21 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 13 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 |
| Difference | -37 | -36 | -32 | -26 | -18 | -12 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Iguazú | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 20 |
| Breckenridge | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -8 | -10 | -15 | -23 | -30 | -36 |
Precipitation (mm) Puerto Iguazú runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Iguazú | 122 | 126 | 91 | 93 | 130 | 103 | 56 | 65 | 91 | 148 | 117 | 132 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | -47 | -53 | -12 | -1 | -68 | -73 | -11 | -10 | -50 | -97 | -52 | -68 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Iguazú | 122 | 126 | 91 | 93 | 130 | 103 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 |
| Difference | -47 | -53 | -12 | -1 | -68 | -73 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Iguazú | 56 | 65 | 91 | 148 | 117 | 132 |
| Breckenridge | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | -11 | -10 | -50 | -97 | -52 | -68 |
Cloud cover (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Iguazú | 63 | 63 | 56 | 54 | 55 | 58 | 53 | 50 | 56 | 62 | 58 | 65 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -5 | +1 | +8 | +16 | +11 | -8 | +2 | +8 | -7 | -11 | -3 | -7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Iguazú | 63 | 63 | 56 | 54 | 55 | 58 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 |
| Difference | -5 | +1 | +8 | +16 | +11 | -8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Iguazú | 53 | 50 | 56 | 62 | 58 | 65 |
| Breckenridge | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | +2 | +8 | -7 | -11 | -3 | -7 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Iguazú | 72 | 73 | 72 | 75 | 80 | 84 | 82 | 76 | 72 | 77 | 73 | 71 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +20 | +21 | +18 | +2 | -14 | -29 | -25 | -16 | -15 | -14 | +4 | +18 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Iguazú | 72 | 73 | 72 | 75 | 80 | 84 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 |
| Difference | +20 | +21 | +18 | +2 | -14 | -29 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Iguazú | 82 | 76 | 72 | 77 | 73 | 71 |
| Breckenridge | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -25 | -16 | -15 | -14 | +4 | +18 |
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. Puerto Iguazú trends → · Breckenridge trends →
Methodology & sources
Puerto Iguazú
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Cataratas Intl, a weather station, about 9 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.
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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