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Cork vs Breckenridge
Comparing Cork change · Breckenridge change
Cork is the warmer of the two — about 16°F on the annual average; Cork is the wetter, with 20 in more rain a year, and Breckenridge the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Cork and Breckenridge, in everyday terms.
Summers
Breckenridge has hotter summers
Cork: Cool
Breckenridge: Mild
Winters
Cork has far milder winters
Cork: Chilly
Breckenridge: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Cork is wetter
Cork: Wet
Breckenridge: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Breckenridge is sunnier
Cork: Often cloudy
Breckenridge: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Cork is the warmer of the two — about 16°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Cork is the wetter — about 20 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) Cork runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cork | 47 | 47 | 50 | 54 | 58 | 63 | 66 | 65 | 62 | 56 | 51 | 48 |
| Breckenridge | 29 | 32 | 39 | 45 | 54 | 64 | 70 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Difference | -18 | -16 | -11 | -9 | -5 | +2 | +4 | +2 | -2 | -8 | -14 | -20 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cork | 47 | 47 | 50 | 54 | 58 | 63 |
| Breckenridge | 29 | 32 | 39 | 45 | 54 | 64 |
| Difference | -18 | -16 | -11 | -9 | -5 | +2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cork | 66 | 65 | 62 | 56 | 51 | 48 |
| Breckenridge | 70 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Difference | +4 | +2 | -2 | -8 | -14 | -20 |
Avg low (°F) Cork runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cork | 38 | 37 | 39 | 41 | 45 | 50 | 53 | 53 | 50 | 46 | 41 | 39 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 33 | 38 | 37 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 3 |
| Difference | -34 | -33 | -29 | -25 | -20 | -17 | -15 | -16 | -19 | -24 | -30 | -35 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cork | 38 | 37 | 39 | 41 | 45 | 50 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 33 |
| Difference | -34 | -33 | -29 | -25 | -20 | -17 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cork | 53 | 53 | 50 | 46 | 41 | 39 |
| Breckenridge | 38 | 37 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 3 |
| Difference | -15 | -16 | -19 | -24 | -30 | -35 |
Precipitation (in) Cork runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cork | 5.5 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 4.9 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Difference | -2.5 | -0.9 | -0.8 | +0.3 | -0.6 | -2.3 | -1.8 | -1.4 | -2.1 | -3.2 | -2.1 | -2.4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cork | 5.5 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.4 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.2 |
| Difference | -2.5 | -0.9 | -0.8 | +0.3 | -0.6 | -2.3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cork | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 4.9 |
| Breckenridge | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Difference | -1.8 | -1.4 | -2.1 | -3.2 | -2.1 | -2.4 |
Cloud cover (%) Cork runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cork | 75 | 76 | 73 | 69 | 69 | 70 | 73 | 71 | 68 | 71 | 70 | 73 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -17 | -12 | -8 | — | -3 | -20 | -17 | -13 | -20 | -20 | -16 | -14 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cork | 75 | 76 | 73 | 69 | 69 | 70 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 |
| Difference | -17 | -12 | -8 | — | -3 | -20 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cork | 73 | 71 | 68 | 71 | 70 | 73 |
| Breckenridge | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -17 | -13 | -20 | -20 | -16 | -14 |
Relative humidity (%) Cork runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cork | 93 | 92 | 90 | 88 | 86 | 85 | 87 | 87 | 89 | 91 | 93 | 94 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -1 | +2 | -1 | -11 | -19 | -31 | -30 | -28 | -32 | -28 | -17 | -5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cork | 93 | 92 | 90 | 88 | 86 | 85 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 |
| Difference | -1 | +2 | -1 | -11 | -19 | -31 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cork | 87 | 87 | 89 | 91 | 93 | 94 |
| Breckenridge | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -30 | -28 | -32 | -28 | -17 | -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. Cork trends → · Breckenridge trends →
Methodology & sources
Cork
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Cork, a weather station, about 6 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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