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Chengdu vs Breckenridge
Comparing Chengdu change · Breckenridge change
Chengdu is the warmer of the two — about 29°F on the annual average, and Breckenridge the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Chengdu and Breckenridge, in everyday terms.
Summers
Chengdu has far hotter summers
Chengdu: Warm
Breckenridge: Mild
Winters
Chengdu has far milder winters
Chengdu: Chilly
Breckenridge: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Similar yearly rainfall
Chengdu: Moderate rainfall
Breckenridge: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Breckenridge is far sunnier
Chengdu: Often grey
Breckenridge: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Chengdu is the warmer of the two — about 29°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Both cities get a similar amount of precipitation 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) Chengdu runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chengdu | 49 | 54 | 61 | 72 | 80 | 83 | 86 | 85 | 79 | 69 | 61 | 51 |
| Breckenridge | 29 | 32 | 39 | 45 | 54 | 64 | 70 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Difference | -20 | -22 | -22 | -27 | -26 | -19 | -17 | -19 | -19 | -21 | -24 | -23 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chengdu | 49 | 54 | 61 | 72 | 80 | 83 |
| Breckenridge | 29 | 32 | 39 | 45 | 54 | 64 |
| Difference | -20 | -22 | -22 | -27 | -26 | -19 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chengdu | 86 | 85 | 79 | 69 | 61 | 51 |
| Breckenridge | 70 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Difference | -17 | -19 | -19 | -21 | -24 | -23 |
Avg low (°F) Chengdu runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chengdu | 38 | 43 | 48 | 57 | 64 | 70 | 73 | 71 | 66 | 59 | 50 | 41 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 33 | 38 | 37 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 3 |
| Difference | -35 | -38 | -38 | -40 | -38 | -37 | -34 | -34 | -35 | -37 | -39 | -38 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chengdu | 38 | 43 | 48 | 57 | 64 | 70 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 33 |
| Difference | -35 | -38 | -38 | -40 | -38 | -37 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chengdu | 73 | 71 | 66 | 59 | 50 | 41 |
| Breckenridge | 38 | 37 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 3 |
| Difference | -34 | -34 | -35 | -37 | -39 | -38 |
Precipitation (in) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chengdu | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 4.5 | 7 | 8.3 | 3.7 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Difference | +2.7 | +2.4 | +2.4 | +1.9 | +0.1 | -3.3 | -5.3 | -6.1 | -2.1 | +0.6 | +2 | +2.3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chengdu | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 4.5 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.2 |
| Difference | +2.7 | +2.4 | +2.4 | +1.9 | +0.1 | -3.3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chengdu | 7 | 8.3 | 3.7 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 |
| Breckenridge | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Difference | -5.3 | -6.1 | -2.1 | +0.6 | +2 | +2.3 |
Cloud cover (%) Chengdu runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chengdu | 78 | 82 | 84 | 82 | 84 | 85 | 81 | 77 | 85 | 87 | 78 | 77 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -20 | -18 | -19 | -13 | -18 | -35 | -26 | -19 | -37 | -36 | -24 | -18 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chengdu | 78 | 82 | 84 | 82 | 84 | 85 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 |
| Difference | -20 | -18 | -19 | -13 | -18 | -35 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chengdu | 81 | 77 | 85 | 87 | 78 | 77 |
| Breckenridge | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -26 | -19 | -37 | -36 | -24 | -18 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chengdu | 75 | 73 | 68 | 65 | 64 | 68 | 75 | 79 | 80 | 80 | 77 | 76 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +17 | +21 | +21 | +12 | +3 | -14 | -19 | -19 | -23 | -17 | -1 | +13 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chengdu | 75 | 73 | 68 | 65 | 64 | 68 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 |
| Difference | +17 | +21 | +21 | +12 | +3 | -14 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chengdu | 75 | 79 | 80 | 80 | 77 | 76 |
| Breckenridge | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -19 | -19 | -23 | -17 | -1 | +13 |
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. Chengdu trends → · Breckenridge trends →
Methodology & sources
Chengdu
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 13 years of daily observations at Chengdu, a weather station, about 5 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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