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Davos vs Breckenridge
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Davos is the warmer of the two — about 5°F on the annual average; Davos is the wetter, with 12 in more rain a year, and Breckenridge the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Davos and Breckenridge, in everyday terms.
Summers
Breckenridge has hotter summers
Davos: Cool
Breckenridge: Mild
Winters
Davos has much milder winters
Davos: Very cold
Breckenridge: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Davos is wetter
Davos: Wet
Breckenridge: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Breckenridge is sunnier
Davos: Often cloudy
Breckenridge: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Davos is the warmer of the two — about 5°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Davos is the wetter — about 12 in 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 (°F) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davos | 32 | 34 | 40 | 47 | 55 | 62 | 65 | 65 | 58 | 51 | 41 | 33 |
| Breckenridge | 29 | 32 | 39 | 45 | 54 | 64 | 70 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Difference | -3 | -3 | -1 | -2 | -1 | +3 | +4 | +2 | +3 | -3 | -3 | -5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davos | 32 | 34 | 40 | 47 | 55 | 62 |
| Breckenridge | 29 | 32 | 39 | 45 | 54 | 64 |
| Difference | -3 | -3 | -1 | -2 | -1 | +3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davos | 65 | 65 | 58 | 51 | 41 | 33 |
| Breckenridge | 70 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Difference | +4 | +2 | +3 | -3 | -3 | -5 |
Avg low (°F) Davos runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davos | 16 | 16 | 22 | 28 | 36 | 42 | 46 | 46 | 39 | 33 | 25 | 19 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 33 | 38 | 37 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 3 |
| Difference | -13 | -11 | -12 | -12 | -11 | -10 | -7 | -9 | -8 | -12 | -14 | -16 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davos | 16 | 16 | 22 | 28 | 36 | 42 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 33 |
| Difference | -13 | -11 | -12 | -12 | -11 | -10 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davos | 46 | 46 | 39 | 33 | 25 | 19 |
| Breckenridge | 38 | 37 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 3 |
| Difference | -7 | -9 | -8 | -12 | -14 | -16 |
Precipitation (in) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davos | 2.8 | 2 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 3.5 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.9 | 3.8 | 3 | 2.8 | 2.7 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Difference | +0.2 | +0.8 | +0.9 | +1.5 | -1 | -3.9 | -3.5 | -3.7 | -2.2 | -1 | -0.2 | -0.2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davos | 2.8 | 2 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 3.5 | 5.1 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.2 |
| Difference | +0.2 | +0.8 | +0.9 | +1.5 | -1 | -3.9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davos | 5.2 | 5.9 | 3.8 | 3 | 2.8 | 2.7 |
| Breckenridge | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Difference | -3.5 | -3.7 | -2.2 | -1 | -0.2 | -0.2 |
Cloud cover (%) Davos runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davos | 68 | 70 | 72 | 75 | 75 | 69 | 62 | 61 | 63 | 65 | 70 | 70 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -10 | -6 | -8 | -5 | -9 | -19 | -7 | -3 | -15 | -15 | -16 | -11 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davos | 68 | 70 | 72 | 75 | 75 | 69 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 |
| Difference | -10 | -6 | -8 | -5 | -9 | -19 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davos | 62 | 61 | 63 | 65 | 70 | 70 |
| Breckenridge | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -7 | -3 | -15 | -15 | -16 | -11 |
Relative humidity (%) Davos runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davos | 87 | 89 | 92 | 85 | 80 | 79 | 79 | 81 | 83 | 83 | 88 | 87 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +5 | +5 | -2 | -8 | -13 | -25 | -23 | -21 | -25 | -20 | -11 | +2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davos | 87 | 89 | 92 | 85 | 80 | 79 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 |
| Difference | +5 | +5 | -2 | -8 | -13 | -25 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davos | 79 | 81 | 83 | 83 | 88 | 87 |
| Breckenridge | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -23 | -21 | -25 | -20 | -11 | +2 |
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. Davos trends → · Breckenridge trends →
Methodology & sources
Davos
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from a national meteorological service, measured at Davos, about 1 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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