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Lyon vs Breckenridge
Comparing Lyon change · Breckenridge change
Lyon is the warmer of the two — about 21°F on the annual average; Lyon is the wetter, with 5 in more rain a year.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Lyon and Breckenridge, in everyday terms.
Summers
Lyon has much hotter summers
Lyon: Warm
Breckenridge: Mild
Winters
Lyon has far milder winters
Lyon: Chilly
Breckenridge: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Lyon is wetter
Lyon: Moderate rainfall
Breckenridge: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Similar amounts of sun
Lyon: Partly cloudy
Breckenridge: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Lyon is the warmer of the two — about 21°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Lyon is the wetter — about 5 in more across the year.
Clear skies
The two cities see a similar amount of sun.
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) Lyon runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyon | 44 | 47 | 56 | 62 | 70 | 77 | 81 | 81 | 73 | 63 | 52 | 45 |
| Breckenridge | 29 | 32 | 39 | 45 | 54 | 64 | 70 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Difference | -15 | -16 | -17 | -18 | -16 | -13 | -12 | -14 | -12 | -15 | -15 | -17 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyon | 44 | 47 | 56 | 62 | 70 | 77 |
| Breckenridge | 29 | 32 | 39 | 45 | 54 | 64 |
| Difference | -15 | -16 | -17 | -18 | -16 | -13 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyon | 81 | 81 | 73 | 63 | 52 | 45 |
| Breckenridge | 70 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Difference | -12 | -14 | -12 | -15 | -15 | -17 |
Avg low (°F) Lyon runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyon | 34 | 34 | 40 | 45 | 52 | 59 | 62 | 62 | 55 | 49 | 41 | 35 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 33 | 38 | 37 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 3 |
| Difference | -31 | -30 | -30 | -29 | -27 | -26 | -24 | -25 | -24 | -28 | -30 | -32 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyon | 34 | 34 | 40 | 45 | 52 | 59 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 33 |
| Difference | -31 | -30 | -30 | -29 | -27 | -26 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyon | 62 | 62 | 55 | 49 | 41 | 35 |
| Breckenridge | 38 | 37 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 3 |
| Difference | -24 | -25 | -24 | -28 | -30 | -32 |
Precipitation (in) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyon | 2.2 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 4 | 3.6 | 2.5 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Difference | +0.8 | +1 | +1 | +0.8 | -0.8 | -1.6 | -0.9 | -0.6 | -1.8 | -2 | -1.1 | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyon | 2.2 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 2.8 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.2 |
| Difference | +0.8 | +1 | +1 | +0.8 | -0.8 | -1.6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyon | 2.7 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 4 | 3.6 | 2.5 |
| Breckenridge | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Difference | -0.9 | -0.6 | -1.8 | -2 | -1.1 | — |
Cloud cover (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyon | 66 | 64 | 62 | 63 | 66 | 58 | 50 | 51 | 55 | 65 | 70 | 68 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -8 | — | +2 | +6 | — | -8 | +5 | +7 | -7 | -15 | -15 | -9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyon | 66 | 64 | 62 | 63 | 66 | 58 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 |
| Difference | -8 | — | +2 | +6 | — | -8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyon | 50 | 51 | 55 | 65 | 70 | 68 |
| Breckenridge | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | +5 | +7 | -7 | -15 | -15 | -9 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyon | 90 | 86 | 81 | 77 | 76 | 72 | 66 | 65 | 72 | 81 | 88 | 90 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +2 | +9 | +9 | — | -9 | -17 | -10 | -5 | -15 | -19 | -11 | -1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyon | 90 | 86 | 81 | 77 | 76 | 72 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 |
| Difference | +2 | +9 | +9 | — | -9 | -17 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyon | 66 | 65 | 72 | 81 | 88 | 90 |
| Breckenridge | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -10 | -5 | -15 | -19 | -11 | -1 |
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. Lyon trends → · Breckenridge trends →
Methodology & sources
Lyon
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Lyon - ST Exupery, a weather station, about 18 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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