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Shanghai vs Breckenridge
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Shanghai is the warmer of the two — about 30°F on the annual average; Shanghai is the wetter, with 19 in more rain a year, and Breckenridge the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Shanghai and Breckenridge, in everyday terms.
Summers
Shanghai has far hotter summers
Shanghai: Hot
Breckenridge: Mild
Winters
Shanghai has far milder winters
Shanghai: Chilly
Breckenridge: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Shanghai is wetter
Shanghai: Wet
Breckenridge: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Breckenridge is sunnier
Shanghai: Often cloudy
Breckenridge: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Shanghai is the warmer of the two — about 30°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Shanghai is the wetter — about 19 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) Shanghai runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shanghai | 47 | 50 | 57 | 68 | 77 | 82 | 90 | 89 | 82 | 73 | 64 | 52 |
| Breckenridge | 29 | 32 | 39 | 45 | 54 | 64 | 70 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Difference | -18 | -19 | -18 | -23 | -24 | -18 | -21 | -22 | -22 | -25 | -26 | -24 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shanghai | 47 | 50 | 57 | 68 | 77 | 82 |
| Breckenridge | 29 | 32 | 39 | 45 | 54 | 64 |
| Difference | -18 | -19 | -18 | -23 | -24 | -18 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shanghai | 90 | 89 | 82 | 73 | 64 | 52 |
| Breckenridge | 70 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Difference | -21 | -22 | -22 | -25 | -26 | -24 |
Avg low (°F) Shanghai runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shanghai | 36 | 38 | 44 | 53 | 63 | 71 | 78 | 78 | 72 | 62 | 51 | 40 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 33 | 38 | 37 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 3 |
| Difference | -32 | -34 | -34 | -37 | -38 | -38 | -40 | -41 | -41 | -40 | -40 | -36 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shanghai | 36 | 38 | 44 | 53 | 63 | 71 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 33 |
| Difference | -32 | -34 | -34 | -37 | -38 | -38 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shanghai | 78 | 78 | 72 | 62 | 51 | 40 |
| Breckenridge | 38 | 37 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 3 |
| Difference | -40 | -41 | -41 | -40 | -40 | -36 |
Precipitation (in) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shanghai | 2.9 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 8.4 | 5.9 | 8.5 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 1.8 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Difference | +0.1 | +0.4 | -0.6 | +0.7 | -0.8 | -7.2 | -4.2 | -6.4 | -1.8 | -0.5 | +0.3 | +0.8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shanghai | 2.9 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 8.4 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.2 |
| Difference | +0.1 | +0.4 | -0.6 | +0.7 | -0.8 | -7.2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shanghai | 5.9 | 8.5 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 1.8 |
| Breckenridge | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Difference | -4.2 | -6.4 | -1.8 | -0.5 | +0.3 | +0.8 |
Cloud cover (%) Shanghai runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shanghai | 62 | 65 | 67 | 66 | 70 | 79 | 69 | 62 | 63 | 58 | 57 | 54 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -4 | -1 | -3 | +3 | -4 | -29 | -14 | -4 | -15 | -8 | -2 | +5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shanghai | 62 | 65 | 67 | 66 | 70 | 79 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 |
| Difference | -4 | -1 | -3 | +3 | -4 | -29 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shanghai | 69 | 62 | 63 | 58 | 57 | 54 |
| Breckenridge | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -14 | -4 | -15 | -8 | -2 | +5 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shanghai | 77 | 78 | 78 | 77 | 76 | 81 | 82 | 81 | 78 | 75 | 76 | 76 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +15 | +16 | +12 | — | -10 | -26 | -26 | -21 | -21 | -12 | +1 | +14 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shanghai | 77 | 78 | 78 | 77 | 76 | 81 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 |
| Difference | +15 | +16 | +12 | — | -10 | -26 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shanghai | 82 | 81 | 78 | 75 | 76 | 76 |
| Breckenridge | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -26 | -21 | -21 | -12 | +1 | +14 |
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. Shanghai trends → · Breckenridge trends →
Methodology & sources
Shanghai
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 24 years of daily observations at Shanghai, a weather station, about 20 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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