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Reykjavík vs Breckenridge
Comparing Reykjavík change · Breckenridge change
Reykjavík is the warmer of the two — about 7°F on the annual average; Reykjavík is the wetter, with 24 in more rain a year, and Breckenridge the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Reykjavík and Breckenridge, in everyday terms.
Summers
Breckenridge has much hotter summers
Reykjavík: Cool
Breckenridge: Mild
Winters
Reykjavík has far milder winters
Reykjavík: Cold
Breckenridge: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Reykjavík is wetter
Reykjavík: Wet
Breckenridge: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Breckenridge is far sunnier
Reykjavík: Often grey
Breckenridge: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Reykjavík is the warmer of the two — about 7°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Reykjavík is the wetter — about 24 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) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reykjavík | 38 | 37 | 38 | 44 | 49 | 54 | 57 | 56 | 52 | 45 | 40 | 38 |
| Breckenridge | 29 | 32 | 39 | 45 | 54 | 64 | 70 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Difference | -9 | -6 | +1 | +1 | +5 | +10 | +12 | +11 | +8 | +3 | -3 | -10 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reykjavík | 38 | 37 | 38 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Breckenridge | 29 | 32 | 39 | 45 | 54 | 64 |
| Difference | -9 | -6 | +1 | +1 | +5 | +10 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reykjavík | 57 | 56 | 52 | 45 | 40 | 38 |
| Breckenridge | 70 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Difference | +12 | +11 | +8 | +3 | -3 | -10 |
Avg low (°F) Reykjavík runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reykjavík | 29 | 28 | 29 | 34 | 39 | 44 | 47 | 47 | 43 | 37 | 32 | 31 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 33 | 38 | 37 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 3 |
| Difference | -26 | -23 | -19 | -17 | -14 | -11 | -9 | -10 | -12 | -15 | -21 | -27 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reykjavík | 29 | 28 | 29 | 34 | 39 | 44 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 33 |
| Difference | -26 | -23 | -19 | -17 | -14 | -11 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reykjavík | 47 | 47 | 43 | 37 | 32 | 31 |
| Breckenridge | 38 | 37 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 3 |
| Difference | -9 | -10 | -12 | -15 | -21 | -27 |
Precipitation (in) Reykjavík runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reykjavík | 5.2 | 5 | 4.3 | 3 | 3.7 | 2 | 3.8 | 5.3 | 5 | 4.5 | 5.9 | 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 | -2.3 | -2.1 | -1.2 | +0.6 | -1.2 | -0.8 | -2 | -3.1 | -3.4 | -2.5 | -3.3 | -2.3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reykjavík | 5.2 | 5 | 4.3 | 3 | 3.7 | 2 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.2 |
| Difference | -2.3 | -2.1 | -1.2 | +0.6 | -1.2 | -0.8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reykjavík | 3.8 | 5.3 | 5 | 4.5 | 5.9 | 4.9 |
| Breckenridge | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Difference | -2 | -3.1 | -3.4 | -2.5 | -3.3 | -2.3 |
Snowfall (in) Breckenridge runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reykjavík | 10.8 | 15.8 | 11.4 | 4.6 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 8.2 | 11.9 |
| 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 | +33.2 | +25.1 | +32.1 | +41.5 | +19.8 | +2.7 | +0.2 | +0.1 | +4.1 | +21.1 | +25.5 | +24.6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reykjavík | 10.8 | 15.8 | 11.4 | 4.6 | 0.4 | 0 |
| Breckenridge | 44 | 40.9 | 43.5 | 46.1 | 20.2 | 2.7 |
| Difference | +33.2 | +25.1 | +32.1 | +41.5 | +19.8 | +2.7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reykjavík | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 8.2 | 11.9 |
| Breckenridge | 0.2 | 0.1 | 4.2 | 21.5 | 33.6 | 36.6 |
| Difference | +0.2 | +0.1 | +4.1 | +21.1 | +25.5 | +24.6 |
Cloud cover (%) Reykjavík runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reykjavík | 85 | 82 | 82 | 79 | 76 | 79 | 81 | 79 | 79 | 78 | 82 | 84 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -27 | -18 | -17 | -10 | -10 | -29 | -26 | -22 | -31 | -27 | -27 | -26 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reykjavík | 85 | 82 | 82 | 79 | 76 | 79 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 |
| Difference | -27 | -18 | -17 | -10 | -10 | -29 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reykjavík | 81 | 79 | 79 | 78 | 82 | 84 |
| Breckenridge | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -26 | -22 | -31 | -27 | -27 | -26 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reykjavík | 88 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 83 | 83 | 85 | 86 | 86 | 88 | 88 | 88 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +5 | +7 | +3 | -7 | -17 | -29 | -28 | -26 | -29 | -25 | -11 | +2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reykjavík | 88 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 83 | 83 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 |
| Difference | +5 | +7 | +3 | -7 | -17 | -29 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reykjavík | 85 | 86 | 86 | 88 | 88 | 88 |
| Breckenridge | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -28 | -26 | -29 | -25 | -11 | +2 |
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. Reykjavík trends → · Breckenridge trends →
Methodology & sources
Reykjavík
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 11 years of daily observations at Keflavik, a weather station, about 39 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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