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Whistler vs Breckenridge

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Comparing Whistler change · Breckenridge change

Bottom line

Whistler is the warmer of the two — about 11°F on the annual average; Whistler is the wetter, with 22 in more rain a year, and Breckenridge the sunnier.

Warmer Whistler 11°F on the year

Wetter Whistler 22 in more a year

Sunnier Breckenridge 9 pp less cloud

Colder winters Breckenridge 20°F colder nights

How the seasons compare

The differences between Whistler and Breckenridge, in everyday terms.

Summers

Whistler has hotter summers

Whistler: Mild
Breckenridge: Mild

Winters

Whistler has much milder winters

Whistler: Cold
Breckenridge: Bitterly cold

Rain & snow

Whistler is wetter

Whistler: Wet
Breckenridge: Moderate rainfall

Sky

Breckenridge is sunnier

Whistler: Often cloudy
Breckenridge: Partly cloudy

Month-by-month charts

Temperature

Whistler is the warmer of the two — about 11°F on the annual average.

Precipitation

Whistler is the wetter — about 22 in more across the year.

Clear skies

Breckenridge has the clearer skies — the higher line.

Exact monthly numbers

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Avg high (°F) Whistler runs higher most of the year

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Whistler	32	37	44	53	63	68	76	76	67	52	39	32
Breckenridge	29	32	39	45	54	64	70	67	60	48	37	28
Difference	-4	-6	-5	-8	-10	-4	-6	-9	-7	-3	-2	-4

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Whistler	32	37	44	53	63	68
Breckenridge	29	32	39	45	54	64
Difference	-4	-6	-5	-8	-10	-4

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Whistler	76	76	67	52	39	32
Breckenridge	70	67	60	48	37	28
Difference	-6	-9	-7	-3	-2	-4

Avg low (°F) Whistler runs higher most of the year

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Whistler	23	25	28	33	40	46	50	49	43	36	29	24
Breckenridge	3	5	10	17	25	33	38	37	31	22	11	3
Difference	-20	-20	-18	-16	-15	-13	-11	-12	-12	-15	-18	-20

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Whistler	23	25	28	33	40	46
Breckenridge	3	5	10	17	25	33
Difference	-20	-20	-18	-16	-15	-13

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Whistler	50	49	43	36	29	24
Breckenridge	38	37	31	22	11	3
Difference	-11	-12	-12	-15	-18	-20

Precipitation (in) Varies through the year

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Whistler	7.3	3.7	4.6	3.1	2.3	2.2	1.5	2.1	3	6	8.1	6.5
Breckenridge	3	2.9	3.1	3.6	2.5	1.2	1.8	2.2	1.6	2	2.6	2.5
Difference	-4.3	-0.9	-1.5	+0.5	+0.2	-1.1	+0.2	+0.1	-1.4	-4	-5.5	-3.9

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Whistler	7.3	3.7	4.6	3.1	2.3	2.2
Breckenridge	3	2.9	3.1	3.6	2.5	1.2
Difference	-4.3	-0.9	-1.5	+0.5	+0.2	-1.1

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Whistler	1.5	2.1	3	6	8.1	6.5
Breckenridge	1.8	2.2	1.6	2	2.6	2.5
Difference	+0.2	+0.1	-1.4	-4	-5.5	-3.9

Snowfall (in) Breckenridge runs higher most of the year

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Whistler	42	24.2	20.2	3.9	0.2	0	0	0	0	2	23.2	44.9
Breckenridge	44	40.9	43.5	46.1	20.2	2.7	0.2	0.1	4.2	21.5	33.6	36.6
Difference	+2	+16.7	+23.3	+42.2	+20	+2.7	+0.2	+0.1	+4.1	+19.5	+10.4	-8.3

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Whistler	42	24.2	20.2	3.9	0.2	0
Breckenridge	44	40.9	43.5	46.1	20.2	2.7
Difference	+2	+16.7	+23.3	+42.2	+20	+2.7

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Whistler	0	0	0	2	23.2	44.9
Breckenridge	0.2	0.1	4.2	21.5	33.6	36.6
Difference	+0.2	+0.1	+4.1	+19.5	+10.4	-8.3

Cloud cover (%) Whistler runs higher most of the year

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Whistler	71	68	73	72	70	71	56	55	58	69	73	71
Breckenridge	58	64	64	69	66	50	55	58	48	51	55	59
Difference	-13	-4	-8	-3	-4	-21	-1	+3	-10	-18	-18	-12

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Whistler	71	68	73	72	70	71
Breckenridge	58	64	64	69	66	50
Difference	-13	-4	-8	-3	-4	-21

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Whistler	56	55	58	69	73	71
Breckenridge	55	58	48	51	55	59
Difference	-1	+3	-10	-18	-18	-12

Relative humidity (%) Whistler runs higher most of the year

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Whistler	96	97	97	95	86	80	77	78	80	88	95	96
Breckenridge	92	94	90	77	66	54	56	60	57	63	77	89
Difference	-3	-2	-7	-18	-19	-26	-21	-18	-23	-25	-18	-6

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Whistler	96	97	97	95	86	80
Breckenridge	92	94	90	77	66	54
Difference	-3	-2	-7	-18	-19	-26

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Whistler	77	78	80	88	95	96
Breckenridge	56	60	57	63	77	89
Difference	-21	-18	-23	-25	-18	-6

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. Whistler trends → · Breckenridge trends →

Methodology & sources

Whistler

Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 29 years of daily observations at Whistler, 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.

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.

How we build these numbers →

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