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Cortina d'Ampezzo vs Breckenridge
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Cortina d'Ampezzo is the warmer of the two — about 10°F on the annual average, and Breckenridge the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Cortina d'Ampezzo and Breckenridge, in everyday terms.
Summers
Cortina d'Ampezzo has hotter summers
Cortina d'Ampezzo: Mild
Breckenridge: Mild
Winters
Cortina d'Ampezzo has much milder winters
Cortina d'Ampezzo: Very cold
Breckenridge: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Similar yearly rainfall
Cortina d'Ampezzo: Moderate rainfall
Breckenridge: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Breckenridge is sunnier
Cortina d'Ampezzo: Often cloudy
Breckenridge: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Cortina d'Ampezzo is the warmer of the two — about 10°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Both cities get a similar amount of precipitation 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) Cortina d'Ampezzo runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cortina d'Ampezzo | 33 | 38 | 46 | 53 | 62 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 63 | 53 | 42 | 34 |
| Breckenridge | 29 | 32 | 39 | 45 | 54 | 64 | 70 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Difference | -4 | -6 | -7 | -9 | -8 | -5 | -3 | -5 | -3 | -5 | -5 | -6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cortina d'Ampezzo | 33 | 38 | 46 | 53 | 62 | 69 |
| Breckenridge | 29 | 32 | 39 | 45 | 54 | 64 |
| Difference | -4 | -6 | -7 | -9 | -8 | -5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cortina d'Ampezzo | 73 | 71 | 63 | 53 | 42 | 34 |
| Breckenridge | 70 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Difference | -3 | -5 | -3 | -5 | -5 | -6 |
Avg low (°F) Cortina d'Ampezzo runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cortina d'Ampezzo | 18 | 20 | 27 | 33 | 41 | 48 | 52 | 51 | 44 | 37 | 29 | 20 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 33 | 38 | 37 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 3 |
| Difference | -15 | -15 | -17 | -17 | -16 | -16 | -13 | -14 | -13 | -15 | -18 | -17 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cortina d'Ampezzo | 18 | 20 | 27 | 33 | 41 | 48 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 33 |
| Difference | -15 | -15 | -17 | -17 | -16 | -16 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cortina d'Ampezzo | 52 | 51 | 44 | 37 | 29 | 20 |
| Breckenridge | 38 | 37 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 3 |
| Difference | -13 | -14 | -13 | -15 | -18 | -17 |
Precipitation (in) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cortina d'Ampezzo | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.3 | — |
| 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 | +2.1 | +1.9 | +1.9 | -0.5 | -2.6 | -3.1 | -1.9 | -1.3 | -1 | +0.3 | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cortina d'Ampezzo | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 3.8 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.2 |
| Difference | +2 | +2.1 | +1.9 | +1.9 | -0.5 | -2.6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cortina d'Ampezzo | 4.8 | 4.1 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.3 | — |
| Breckenridge | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Difference | -3.1 | -1.9 | -1.3 | -1 | +0.3 | — |
Cloud cover (%) Cortina d'Ampezzo runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cortina d'Ampezzo | 62 | 65 | 66 | 70 | 72 | 70 | 64 | 62 | 65 | 64 | 67 | 64 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -5 | — | -2 | -1 | -6 | -20 | -9 | -4 | -17 | -14 | -12 | -5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cortina d'Ampezzo | 62 | 65 | 66 | 70 | 72 | 70 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 |
| Difference | -5 | — | -2 | -1 | -6 | -20 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cortina d'Ampezzo | 64 | 62 | 65 | 64 | 67 | 64 |
| Breckenridge | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -9 | -4 | -17 | -14 | -12 | -5 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cortina d'Ampezzo | 86 | 87 | 83 | 80 | 78 | 77 | 75 | 75 | 80 | 84 | 87 | 86 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +6 | +8 | +6 | -3 | -12 | -22 | -18 | -15 | -23 | -21 | -10 | +3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cortina d'Ampezzo | 86 | 87 | 83 | 80 | 78 | 77 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 |
| Difference | +6 | +8 | +6 | -3 | -12 | -22 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cortina d'Ampezzo | 75 | 75 | 80 | 84 | 87 | 86 |
| Breckenridge | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -18 | -15 | -23 | -21 | -10 | +3 |
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. Cortina d'Ampezzo trends → · Breckenridge trends →
Methodology & sources
Cortina d'Ampezzo
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from the WMO's CLINO 1991–2020 collection, measured at Dobbiaco, about 22 km from the city centre.
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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