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Luzern vs Breckenridge
Comparing Luzern change · Breckenridge change
Luzern is the warmer of the two — about 9°C on the annual average; Luzern is the wetter, with 560 mm more rain a year, and Breckenridge the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Luzern and Breckenridge, in everyday terms.
Summers
Luzern has much hotter summers
Luzern: Mild
Breckenridge: Mild
Winters
Luzern has far milder winters
Luzern: Cold
Breckenridge: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Luzern is wetter
Luzern: Wet
Breckenridge: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Breckenridge is sunnier
Luzern: Often cloudy
Breckenridge: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Luzern is the warmer of the two — about 9°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Luzern is the wetter — about 560 mm 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 (°C) Luzern runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luzern | 4 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 5 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | -6 | -6 | -7 | -8 | -7 | -5 | -4 | -5 | -4 | -5 | -5 | -7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luzern | 4 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 23 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 |
| Difference | -6 | -6 | -7 | -8 | -7 | -5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luzern | 25 | 24 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 5 |
| Breckenridge | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | -4 | -5 | -4 | -5 | -5 | -7 |
Avg low (°C) Luzern runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luzern | -2 | -2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 2 | -1 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -14 | -14 | -14 | -13 | -13 | -12 | -11 | -12 | -11 | -13 | -14 | -15 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luzern | -2 | -2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 13 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 |
| Difference | -14 | -14 | -14 | -13 | -13 | -12 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luzern | 15 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 2 | -1 |
| Breckenridge | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -11 | -12 | -11 | -13 | -14 | -15 |
Precipitation (mm) Luzern runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luzern | 56 | 61 | 75 | 96 | 149 | 164 | 166 | 170 | 109 | 88 | 78 | 78 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | +19 | +12 | +3 | -5 | -86 | -135 | -121 | -114 | -68 | -38 | -13 | -14 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luzern | 56 | 61 | 75 | 96 | 149 | 164 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 |
| Difference | +19 | +12 | +3 | -5 | -86 | -135 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luzern | 166 | 170 | 109 | 88 | 78 | 78 |
| Breckenridge | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | -121 | -114 | -68 | -38 | -13 | -14 |
Cloud cover (%) Luzern runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luzern | 69 | 69 | 68 | 67 | 69 | 65 | 60 | 60 | 62 | 68 | 72 | 72 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -12 | -5 | -3 | +2 | -3 | -15 | -5 | -2 | -14 | -18 | -17 | -14 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luzern | 69 | 69 | 68 | 67 | 69 | 65 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 |
| Difference | -12 | -5 | -3 | +2 | -3 | -15 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luzern | 60 | 60 | 62 | 68 | 72 | 72 |
| Breckenridge | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -5 | -2 | -14 | -18 | -17 | -14 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luzern | 82 | 82 | 80 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 77 | 77 | 80 | 81 | 84 | 83 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +10 | +13 | +9 | -1 | -12 | -24 | -21 | -17 | -23 | -18 | -7 | +7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luzern | 82 | 82 | 80 | 78 | 78 | 78 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 |
| Difference | +10 | +13 | +9 | -1 | -12 | -24 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luzern | 77 | 77 | 80 | 81 | 84 | 83 |
| Breckenridge | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -21 | -17 | -23 | -18 | -7 | +7 |
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. Luzern trends → · Breckenridge trends →
Methodology & sources
Luzern
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from a national meteorological service, measured at Luzern, about 2 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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