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Mount Isa vs Breckenridge
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Mount Isa is the warmer of the two — about 24°C on the annual average; Breckenridge is the wetter, with 262 mm more rain a year, and Mount Isa the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Mount Isa and Breckenridge, in everyday terms.
Summers
Mount Isa has far hotter summers
Mount Isa: Very hot
Breckenridge: Mild
Winters
Mount Isa has far milder winters
Mount Isa: Cool
Breckenridge: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Breckenridge is wetter
Mount Isa: Fairly dry
Breckenridge: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Mount Isa is far sunnier
Mount Isa: Fairly sunny
Breckenridge: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Mount Isa is the warmer of the two — about 24°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Breckenridge is the wetter — about 262 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Mount Isa 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) Mount Isa runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Isa | 37 | 36 | 35 | 33 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 32 | — | 37 | 38 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | -38 | -36 | -31 | -26 | -16 | -7 | -5 | -8 | -17 | — | -34 | -40 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Isa | 37 | 36 | 35 | 33 | 28 | 25 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 |
| Difference | -38 | -36 | -31 | -26 | -16 | -7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Isa | 26 | 28 | 32 | — | 37 | 38 |
| Breckenridge | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | -5 | -8 | -17 | — | -34 | -40 |
Avg low (°C) Mount Isa runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Isa | 23 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 13 | — | 21 | 23 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -39 | -38 | -33 | -27 | -16 | -9 | -4 | -6 | -13 | — | -32 | -39 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Isa | 23 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 13 | 9 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 |
| Difference | -39 | -38 | -33 | -27 | -16 | -9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Isa | 8 | 8 | 13 | — | 21 | 23 |
| Breckenridge | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -4 | -6 | -13 | — | -32 | -39 |
Precipitation (mm) Breckenridge runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Isa | 121 | 104 | 65 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 43 | 77 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | -46 | -30 | +14 | +80 | +55 | +20 | +42 | +53 | +31 | +34 | +23 | -13 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Isa | 121 | 104 | 65 | 12 | 7 | 9 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 |
| Difference | -46 | -30 | +14 | +80 | +55 | +20 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Isa | 3 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 43 | 77 |
| Breckenridge | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | +42 | +53 | +31 | +34 | +23 | -13 |
Cloud cover (%) Breckenridge runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Isa | 61 | 55 | 43 | 28 | 25 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 19 | 30 | 44 | 52 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -3 | +9 | +21 | +41 | +41 | +33 | +40 | +45 | +29 | +21 | +10 | +7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Isa | 61 | 55 | 43 | 28 | 25 | 17 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 |
| Difference | -3 | +9 | +21 | +41 | +41 | +33 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Isa | 15 | 13 | 19 | 30 | 44 | 52 |
| Breckenridge | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | +40 | +45 | +29 | +21 | +10 | +7 |
Relative humidity (%) Breckenridge runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Isa | 53 | 57 | 53 | 40 | 40 | 42 | 37 | 30 | 26 | 26 | 33 | 41 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +39 | +37 | +37 | +37 | +27 | +12 | +20 | +30 | +31 | +37 | +44 | +48 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Isa | 53 | 57 | 53 | 40 | 40 | 42 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 |
| Difference | +39 | +37 | +37 | +37 | +27 | +12 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Isa | 37 | 30 | 26 | 26 | 33 | 41 |
| Breckenridge | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +20 | +30 | +31 | +37 | +44 | +48 |
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. Mount Isa trends → · Breckenridge trends →
Methodology & sources
Mount Isa
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 17 years of daily observations at Mount Isa Mine, a weather station, about 2 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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