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Phnom Penh vs Breckenridge
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Phnom Penh is the warmer of the two — about 48°F on the annual average; Phnom Penh is the wetter, with 74 in more rain a year, and Breckenridge the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Phnom Penh and Breckenridge, in everyday terms.
Summers
Phnom Penh has far hotter summers
Phnom Penh: Hot
Breckenridge: Mild
Winters
Phnom Penh has far milder winters
Phnom Penh: Stays warm
Breckenridge: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Phnom Penh is much wetter
Phnom Penh: Very wet
Breckenridge: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Breckenridge is sunnier
Phnom Penh: Often grey
Breckenridge: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Phnom Penh is the warmer of the two — about 48°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Phnom Penh is the wetter — about 74 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) Phnom Penh runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phnom Penh | 87 | 88 | 90 | 91 | 90 | 88 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 87 | 88 | 87 |
| Breckenridge | 29 | 32 | 39 | 45 | 54 | 64 | 70 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Difference | -59 | -57 | -51 | -46 | -36 | -23 | -17 | -19 | -25 | -39 | -51 | -59 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phnom Penh | 87 | 88 | 90 | 91 | 90 | 88 |
| Breckenridge | 29 | 32 | 39 | 45 | 54 | 64 |
| Difference | -59 | -57 | -51 | -46 | -36 | -23 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phnom Penh | 86 | 86 | 86 | 87 | 88 | 87 |
| Breckenridge | 70 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Difference | -17 | -19 | -25 | -39 | -51 | -59 |
Avg low (°F) Phnom Penh runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phnom Penh | 74 | 74 | 76 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 77 | 78 | 77 | 76 | 76 | 75 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 33 | 38 | 37 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 3 |
| Difference | -70 | -70 | -66 | -61 | -53 | -46 | -39 | -41 | -46 | -54 | -65 | -71 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phnom Penh | 74 | 74 | 76 | 78 | 78 | 78 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 33 |
| Difference | -70 | -70 | -66 | -61 | -53 | -46 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phnom Penh | 77 | 78 | 77 | 76 | 76 | 75 |
| Breckenridge | 38 | 37 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 3 |
| Difference | -39 | -41 | -46 | -54 | -65 | -71 |
Precipitation (in) Phnom Penh runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phnom Penh | 1.4 | 0.9 | 3 | 5.2 | 9 | 12 | 16.4 | 16.2 | 17.5 | 12.5 | 5.8 | 2.7 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Difference | +1.6 | +1.9 | +0.1 | -1.6 | -6.6 | -10.9 | -14.7 | -14 | -15.8 | -10.5 | -3.2 | -0.2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phnom Penh | 1.4 | 0.9 | 3 | 5.2 | 9 | 12 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.2 |
| Difference | +1.6 | +1.9 | +0.1 | -1.6 | -6.6 | -10.9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phnom Penh | 16.4 | 16.2 | 17.5 | 12.5 | 5.8 | 2.7 |
| Breckenridge | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Difference | -14.7 | -14 | -15.8 | -10.5 | -3.2 | -0.2 |
Cloud cover (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phnom Penh | 55 | 49 | 54 | 66 | 83 | 86 | 88 | 88 | 90 | 84 | 71 | 64 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | +3 | +15 | +10 | +4 | -17 | -36 | -33 | -30 | -42 | -34 | -16 | -5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phnom Penh | 55 | 49 | 54 | 66 | 83 | 86 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 |
| Difference | +3 | +15 | +10 | +4 | -17 | -36 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phnom Penh | 88 | 88 | 90 | 84 | 71 | 64 |
| Breckenridge | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -33 | -30 | -42 | -34 | -16 | -5 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phnom Penh | 75 | 75 | 77 | 77 | 80 | 82 | 83 | 83 | 84 | 82 | 80 | 77 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +17 | +19 | +13 | — | -14 | -28 | -26 | -24 | -27 | -20 | -3 | +12 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phnom Penh | 75 | 75 | 77 | 77 | 80 | 82 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 |
| Difference | +17 | +19 | +13 | — | -14 | -28 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phnom Penh | 83 | 83 | 84 | 82 | 80 | 77 |
| Breckenridge | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -26 | -24 | -27 | -20 | -3 | +12 |
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. Phnom Penh trends → · Breckenridge trends →
Methodology & sources
Phnom Penh
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 29 years of daily observations at Phu Quoc, a weather station, about 182 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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