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Courchevel vs Breckenridge
Comparing Courchevel change · Breckenridge change
Courchevel is the warmer of the two — about 3°C on the annual average; Courchevel is the wetter, with 181 mm more rain a year, and Breckenridge the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Courchevel and Breckenridge, in everyday terms.
Summers
Breckenridge has hotter summers
Courchevel: Cool
Breckenridge: Mild
Winters
Courchevel has much milder winters
Courchevel: Very cold
Breckenridge: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Courchevel is wetter
Courchevel: Moderate rainfall
Breckenridge: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Breckenridge is sunnier
Courchevel: Often cloudy
Breckenridge: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Courchevel is the warmer of the two — about 3°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Courchevel is the wetter — about 181 mm 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 (°C) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courchevel | -0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 1 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | -1 | -1 | +1 | +1 | — | +2 | +2 | +1 | +2 | -2 | -2 | -3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courchevel | -0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 16 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 |
| Difference | -1 | -1 | +1 | +1 | — | +2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courchevel | 18 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 1 |
| Breckenridge | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | +2 | +1 | +2 | -2 | -2 | -3 |
Avg low (°C) Courchevel runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courchevel | -9 | -9 | -6 | -2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | -4 | -7 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -7 | -6 | -6 | -7 | -6 | -5 | -3 | -4 | -4 | -6 | -8 | -9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courchevel | -9 | -9 | -6 | -2 | 2 | 5 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 |
| Difference | -7 | -6 | -6 | -7 | -6 | -5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courchevel | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | -4 | -7 |
| Breckenridge | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -3 | -4 | -4 | -6 | -8 | -9 |
Precipitation (mm) Courchevel runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courchevel | 81 | 62 | 71 | 62 | 88 | 85 | 83 | 77 | 62 | 67 | 81 | 93 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | -6 | +12 | +7 | +30 | -26 | -56 | -39 | -21 | -21 | -17 | -15 | -29 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courchevel | 81 | 62 | 71 | 62 | 88 | 85 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 |
| Difference | -6 | +12 | +7 | +30 | -26 | -56 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courchevel | 83 | 77 | 62 | 67 | 81 | 93 |
| Breckenridge | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | -39 | -21 | -21 | -17 | -15 | -29 |
Cloud cover (%) Courchevel runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courchevel | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courchevel | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courchevel | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courchevel | 86 | 87 | 86 | 81 | 77 | 74 | 72 | 71 | 76 | 79 | 85 | 85 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +6 | +7 | +3 | -4 | -10 | -19 | -15 | -12 | -19 | -17 | -9 | +4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courchevel | 86 | 87 | 86 | 81 | 77 | 74 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 |
| Difference | +6 | +7 | +3 | -4 | -10 | -19 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courchevel | 72 | 71 | 76 | 79 | 85 | 85 |
| Breckenridge | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -15 | -12 | -19 | -17 | -9 | +4 |
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. Courchevel trends → · Breckenridge trends →
Methodology & sources
Courchevel
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 28 years of daily observations at Val D'isere Jos, a weather station, about 27 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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