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Zürich vs Breckenridge
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Zürich is the warmer of the two — about 16°F on the annual average; Zürich is the wetter, with 15 in more rain a year, and Breckenridge the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Zürich and Breckenridge, in everyday terms.
Summers
Zürich has hotter summers
Zürich: Mild
Breckenridge: Mild
Winters
Zürich has far milder winters
Zürich: Cold
Breckenridge: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Zürich is wetter
Zürich: Wet
Breckenridge: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Breckenridge is sunnier
Zürich: Often cloudy
Breckenridge: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Zürich is the warmer of the two — about 16°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Zürich is the wetter — about 15 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) Zürich runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zürich | 38 | 41 | 50 | 59 | 66 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 66 | 57 | 46 | 39 |
| Breckenridge | 29 | 32 | 39 | 45 | 54 | 64 | 70 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Difference | -10 | -10 | -11 | -14 | -12 | -8 | -6 | -8 | -6 | -9 | -9 | -11 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zürich | 38 | 41 | 50 | 59 | 66 | 72 |
| Breckenridge | 29 | 32 | 39 | 45 | 54 | 64 |
| Difference | -10 | -10 | -11 | -14 | -12 | -8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zürich | 76 | 75 | 66 | 57 | 46 | 39 |
| Breckenridge | 70 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Difference | -6 | -8 | -6 | -9 | -9 | -11 |
Avg low (°F) Zürich runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zürich | 29 | 30 | 35 | 41 | 48 | 55 | 58 | 58 | 51 | 45 | 37 | 31 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 33 | 38 | 37 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 3 |
| Difference | -26 | -25 | -25 | -25 | -23 | -22 | -20 | -21 | -20 | -23 | -25 | -28 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zürich | 29 | 30 | 35 | 41 | 48 | 55 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 33 |
| Difference | -26 | -25 | -25 | -25 | -23 | -22 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zürich | 58 | 58 | 51 | 45 | 37 | 31 |
| Breckenridge | 38 | 37 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 3 |
| Difference | -20 | -21 | -20 | -23 | -25 | -28 |
Precipitation (in) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zürich | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4.7 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3 | 3.3 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Difference | +0.5 | +0.5 | +0.3 | +0.5 | -2.6 | -3.9 | -3.2 | -2.5 | -1.8 | -1.4 | -0.4 | -0.8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zürich | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 5 | 5 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.2 |
| Difference | +0.5 | +0.5 | +0.3 | +0.5 | -2.6 | -3.9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zürich | 5 | 4.7 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3 | 3.3 |
| Breckenridge | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Difference | -3.2 | -2.5 | -1.8 | -1.4 | -0.4 | -0.8 |
Cloud cover (%) Zürich runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zürich | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zürich | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zürich | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zürich | 88 | 85 | 82 | 79 | 79 | 78 | 78 | 79 | 82 | 85 | 88 | 88 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +5 | +9 | +8 | -2 | -12 | -24 | -21 | -19 | -24 | -22 | -11 | +1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zürich | 88 | 85 | 82 | 79 | 79 | 78 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 |
| Difference | +5 | +9 | +8 | -2 | -12 | -24 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zürich | 78 | 79 | 82 | 85 | 88 | 88 |
| Breckenridge | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -21 | -19 | -24 | -22 | -11 | +1 |
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. Zürich trends → · Breckenridge trends →
Methodology & sources
Zürich
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from a national meteorological service, measured at Zürich / Fluntern, 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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