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Beijing vs Breckenridge
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Beijing is the warmer of the two — about 12°C on the annual average; Breckenridge is the wetter, with 196 mm more rain a year, and Beijing the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Beijing and Breckenridge, in everyday terms.
Summers
Beijing has far hotter summers
Beijing: Hot
Breckenridge: Mild
Winters
Beijing has much milder winters
Beijing: Very cold
Breckenridge: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Breckenridge is wetter
Beijing: Fairly dry
Breckenridge: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Beijing is sunnier
Beijing: Partly cloudy
Breckenridge: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Beijing is the warmer of the two — about 12°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Breckenridge is the wetter — about 196 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Beijing 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) Beijing runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beijing | 2 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 27 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 26 | 19 | 10 | 3 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | -4 | -6 | -9 | -14 | -15 | -13 | -11 | -11 | -11 | -10 | -7 | -6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beijing | 2 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 27 | 31 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 |
| Difference | -4 | -6 | -9 | -14 | -15 | -13 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beijing | 32 | 30 | 26 | 19 | 10 | 3 |
| Breckenridge | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | -11 | -11 | -11 | -10 | -7 | -6 |
Avg low (°C) Beijing runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beijing | -7 | -4 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 16 | 9 | 1 | -5 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -9 | -11 | -14 | -18 | -19 | -20 | -19 | -19 | -17 | -14 | -12 | -11 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beijing | -7 | -4 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 20 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 |
| Difference | -9 | -11 | -14 | -18 | -19 | -20 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beijing | 23 | 22 | 16 | 9 | 1 | -5 |
| Breckenridge | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -19 | -19 | -17 | -14 | -12 | -11 |
Precipitation (mm) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beijing | 3 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 38 | 74 | 166 | 122 | 50 | 28 | 15 | 3 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | +72 | +67 | +69 | +70 | +24 | -45 | -122 | -66 | -9 | +23 | +50 | +62 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beijing | 3 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 38 | 74 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 |
| Difference | +72 | +67 | +69 | +70 | +24 | -45 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beijing | 166 | 122 | 50 | 28 | 15 | 3 |
| Breckenridge | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | -122 | -66 | -9 | +23 | +50 | +62 |
Cloud cover (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beijing | 41 | 44 | 47 | 53 | 56 | 65 | 67 | 62 | 52 | 43 | 40 | 37 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | +17 | +20 | +18 | +16 | +10 | -15 | -12 | -4 | -4 | +8 | +14 | +21 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beijing | 41 | 44 | 47 | 53 | 56 | 65 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 |
| Difference | +17 | +20 | +18 | +16 | +10 | -15 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beijing | 67 | 62 | 52 | 43 | 40 | 37 |
| Breckenridge | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -12 | -4 | -4 | +8 | +14 | +21 |
Relative humidity (%) Breckenridge runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beijing | 51 | 48 | 43 | 38 | 39 | 50 | 65 | 68 | 61 | 56 | 56 | 54 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +41 | +46 | +47 | +39 | +27 | +4 | -8 | -8 | -3 | +7 | +21 | +36 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beijing | 51 | 48 | 43 | 38 | 39 | 50 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 |
| Difference | +41 | +46 | +47 | +39 | +27 | +4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beijing | 65 | 68 | 61 | 56 | 56 | 54 |
| Breckenridge | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -8 | -8 | -3 | +7 | +21 | +36 |
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. Beijing trends → · Breckenridge trends →
Methodology & sources
Beijing
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 22 years of daily observations at Beijing, a weather station, about 10 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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