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Garmisch-Partenkirchen vs Breckenridge
Comparing Garmisch-Partenkirchen change · Breckenridge change
Garmisch-Partenkirchen is the warmer of the two — about 18°F on the annual average; Garmisch-Partenkirchen is the wetter, with 7 in more rain a year, and Breckenridge the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Garmisch-Partenkirchen and Breckenridge, in everyday terms.
Summers
Garmisch-Partenkirchen has much hotter summers
Garmisch-Partenkirchen: Warm
Breckenridge: Mild
Winters
Garmisch-Partenkirchen has far milder winters
Garmisch-Partenkirchen: Cold
Breckenridge: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Garmisch-Partenkirchen is wetter
Garmisch-Partenkirchen: Moderate rainfall
Breckenridge: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Breckenridge is sunnier
Garmisch-Partenkirchen: Often cloudy
Breckenridge: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Garmisch-Partenkirchen is the warmer of the two — about 18°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Garmisch-Partenkirchen is the wetter — about 7 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) Garmisch-Partenkirchen runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garmisch-Partenkirchen | 40 | 45 | 55 | 63 | 71 | 77 | 80 | 79 | 70 | 61 | 49 | 40 |
| Breckenridge | 29 | 32 | 39 | 45 | 54 | 64 | 70 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Difference | -11 | -13 | -16 | -18 | -17 | -12 | -10 | -12 | -10 | -13 | -12 | -12 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garmisch-Partenkirchen | 40 | 45 | 55 | 63 | 71 | 77 |
| Breckenridge | 29 | 32 | 39 | 45 | 54 | 64 |
| Difference | -11 | -13 | -16 | -18 | -17 | -12 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garmisch-Partenkirchen | 80 | 79 | 70 | 61 | 49 | 40 |
| Breckenridge | 70 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Difference | -10 | -12 | -10 | -13 | -12 | -12 |
Avg low (°F) Garmisch-Partenkirchen runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garmisch-Partenkirchen | 26 | 28 | 35 | 41 | 49 | 55 | 58 | 57 | 51 | 43 | 35 | 28 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 33 | 38 | 37 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 3 |
| Difference | -23 | -23 | -25 | -25 | -24 | -22 | -19 | -20 | -20 | -22 | -24 | -25 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garmisch-Partenkirchen | 26 | 28 | 35 | 41 | 49 | 55 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 33 |
| Difference | -23 | -23 | -25 | -25 | -24 | -22 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garmisch-Partenkirchen | 58 | 57 | 51 | 43 | 35 | 28 |
| Breckenridge | 38 | 37 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 3 |
| Difference | -19 | -20 | -20 | -22 | -24 | -25 |
Precipitation (in) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garmisch-Partenkirchen | 1.8 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 5.5 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.1 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Difference | +1.1 | +1.5 | +1 | +1.4 | -0.8 | -3.4 | -3.2 | -3.3 | -1.6 | -0.7 | +0.2 | +0.4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garmisch-Partenkirchen | 1.8 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 4.5 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.2 |
| Difference | +1.1 | +1.5 | +1 | +1.4 | -0.8 | -3.4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garmisch-Partenkirchen | 4.9 | 5.5 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.1 |
| Breckenridge | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Difference | -3.2 | -3.3 | -1.6 | -0.7 | +0.2 | +0.4 |
Cloud cover (%) Garmisch-Partenkirchen runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garmisch-Partenkirchen | 68 | 69 | 71 | 70 | 72 | 70 | 66 | 63 | 65 | 66 | 70 | 70 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -10 | -5 | -7 | -1 | -6 | -20 | -11 | -6 | -17 | -15 | -16 | -11 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garmisch-Partenkirchen | 68 | 69 | 71 | 70 | 72 | 70 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 |
| Difference | -10 | -5 | -7 | -1 | -6 | -20 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garmisch-Partenkirchen | 66 | 63 | 65 | 66 | 70 | 70 |
| Breckenridge | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -11 | -6 | -17 | -15 | -16 | -11 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garmisch-Partenkirchen | 89 | 88 | 84 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 80 | 83 | 84 | 88 | 89 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +4 | +7 | +6 | -2 | -12 | -25 | -23 | -20 | -26 | -21 | -11 | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garmisch-Partenkirchen | 89 | 88 | 84 | 79 | 79 | 79 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 |
| Difference | +4 | +7 | +6 | -2 | -12 | -25 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garmisch-Partenkirchen | 79 | 80 | 83 | 84 | 88 | 89 |
| Breckenridge | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -23 | -20 | -26 | -21 | -11 | — |
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. Garmisch-Partenkirchen trends → · Breckenridge trends →
Methodology & sources
Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Innsbruck, a weather station, about 34 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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