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Chamonix-Mont-Blanc vs Breckenridge
Comparing Chamonix-Mont-Blanc change · Breckenridge change
Chamonix-Mont-Blanc is the warmer of the two — about 12°F on the annual average; Chamonix-Mont-Blanc is the wetter, with 21 in more rain a year, and Breckenridge the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Chamonix-Mont-Blanc and Breckenridge, in everyday terms.
Summers
Chamonix-Mont-Blanc has hotter summers
Chamonix-Mont-Blanc: Mild
Breckenridge: Mild
Winters
Chamonix-Mont-Blanc has much milder winters
Chamonix-Mont-Blanc: Cold
Breckenridge: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Chamonix-Mont-Blanc is wetter
Chamonix-Mont-Blanc: Wet
Breckenridge: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Breckenridge is sunnier
Chamonix-Mont-Blanc: Often cloudy
Breckenridge: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Chamonix-Mont-Blanc is the warmer of the two — about 12°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Chamonix-Mont-Blanc is the wetter — about 21 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) Chamonix-Mont-Blanc runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chamonix-Mont-Blanc | 38 | 42 | 50 | 57 | 65 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 67 | 59 | 47 | 37 |
| Breckenridge | 29 | 32 | 39 | 45 | 54 | 64 | 70 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Difference | -9 | -11 | -11 | -13 | -11 | -8 | -6 | -8 | -7 | -11 | -10 | -9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chamonix-Mont-Blanc | 38 | 42 | 50 | 57 | 65 | 72 |
| Breckenridge | 29 | 32 | 39 | 45 | 54 | 64 |
| Difference | -9 | -11 | -11 | -13 | -11 | -8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chamonix-Mont-Blanc | 76 | 75 | 67 | 59 | 47 | 37 |
| Breckenridge | 70 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Difference | -6 | -8 | -7 | -11 | -10 | -9 |
Avg low (°F) Chamonix-Mont-Blanc runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chamonix-Mont-Blanc | 20 | 21 | 28 | 34 | 41 | 47 | 49 | 48 | 43 | 37 | 29 | 23 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 33 | 38 | 37 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 3 |
| Difference | -17 | -17 | -17 | -17 | -16 | -14 | -11 | -11 | -12 | -15 | -18 | -19 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chamonix-Mont-Blanc | 20 | 21 | 28 | 34 | 41 | 47 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 33 |
| Difference | -17 | -17 | -17 | -17 | -16 | -14 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chamonix-Mont-Blanc | 49 | 48 | 43 | 37 | 29 | 23 |
| Breckenridge | 38 | 37 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 3 |
| Difference | -11 | -11 | -12 | -15 | -18 | -19 |
Precipitation (in) Chamonix-Mont-Blanc runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chamonix-Mont-Blanc | 3.9 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 5 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.5 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Difference | -0.9 | -0.2 | -0.2 | +0.2 | -2.4 | -3.7 | -3.3 | -2.9 | -2.1 | -2.2 | -1.3 | -2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chamonix-Mont-Blanc | 3.9 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 4.9 | 4.9 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.2 |
| Difference | -0.9 | -0.2 | -0.2 | +0.2 | -2.4 | -3.7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chamonix-Mont-Blanc | 5 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.5 |
| Breckenridge | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Difference | -3.3 | -2.9 | -2.1 | -2.2 | -1.3 | -2 |
Snowfall (in) Breckenridge runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chamonix-Mont-Blanc | 20.5 | 17.8 | 8.2 | 4.9 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 9.3 | 22 |
| Breckenridge | 44 | 40.9 | 43.5 | 46.1 | 20.2 | 2.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 4.2 | 21.5 | 33.6 | 36.6 |
| Difference | +23.5 | +23.1 | +35.3 | +41.2 | +19.9 | +2.7 | +0.2 | +0.1 | +4.2 | +20.9 | +24.3 | +14.6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chamonix-Mont-Blanc | 20.5 | 17.8 | 8.2 | 4.9 | 0.3 | 0 |
| Breckenridge | 44 | 40.9 | 43.5 | 46.1 | 20.2 | 2.7 |
| Difference | +23.5 | +23.1 | +35.3 | +41.2 | +19.9 | +2.7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chamonix-Mont-Blanc | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 9.3 | 22 |
| Breckenridge | 0.2 | 0.1 | 4.2 | 21.5 | 33.6 | 36.6 |
| Difference | +0.2 | +0.1 | +4.2 | +20.9 | +24.3 | +14.6 |
Cloud cover (%) Chamonix-Mont-Blanc runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chamonix-Mont-Blanc | 66 | 67 | 69 | 72 | 73 | 65 | 56 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 68 | 68 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -8 | -3 | -4 | -3 | -7 | -15 | -1 | +2 | -12 | -13 | -13 | -9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chamonix-Mont-Blanc | 66 | 67 | 69 | 72 | 73 | 65 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 |
| Difference | -8 | -3 | -4 | -3 | -7 | -15 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chamonix-Mont-Blanc | 56 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 68 | 68 |
| Breckenridge | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -1 | +2 | -12 | -13 | -13 | -9 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chamonix-Mont-Blanc | 85 | 86 | 86 | 80 | 78 | 77 | 75 | 73 | 77 | 79 | 84 | 84 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +7 | +8 | +4 | -3 | -11 | -23 | -19 | -14 | -20 | -16 | -8 | +5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chamonix-Mont-Blanc | 85 | 86 | 86 | 80 | 78 | 77 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 |
| Difference | +7 | +8 | +4 | -3 | -11 | -23 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chamonix-Mont-Blanc | 75 | 73 | 77 | 79 | 84 | 84 |
| Breckenridge | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -19 | -14 | -20 | -16 | -8 | +5 |
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. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc trends → · Breckenridge trends →
Methodology & sources
Chamonix-Mont-Blanc
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Chamonix, a weather station, inside the city. 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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