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Almaty vs Breckenridge
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Almaty is the warmer of the two — about 18°F on the annual average.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Almaty and Breckenridge, in everyday terms.
Summers
Almaty has far hotter summers
Almaty: Warm
Breckenridge: Mild
Winters
Almaty has much milder winters
Almaty: Very cold
Breckenridge: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Similar yearly rainfall
Almaty: Moderate rainfall
Breckenridge: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Similar amounts of sun
Almaty: Partly cloudy
Breckenridge: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Almaty is the warmer of the two — about 18°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Both cities get a similar amount of precipitation 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) Almaty runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almaty | 34 | 37 | 50 | 64 | 73 | 82 | 87 | 85 | 76 | 63 | 46 | 36 |
| Breckenridge | 29 | 32 | 39 | 45 | 54 | 64 | 70 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Difference | -5 | -6 | -11 | -19 | -19 | -18 | -17 | -19 | -16 | -14 | -9 | -8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almaty | 34 | 37 | 50 | 64 | 73 | 82 |
| Breckenridge | 29 | 32 | 39 | 45 | 54 | 64 |
| Difference | -5 | -6 | -11 | -19 | -19 | -18 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almaty | 87 | 85 | 76 | 63 | 46 | 36 |
| Breckenridge | 70 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Difference | -17 | -19 | -16 | -14 | -9 | -8 |
Avg low (°F) Almaty runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almaty | 18 | 20 | 32 | 44 | 52 | 61 | 65 | 63 | 53 | 41 | 29 | 21 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 33 | 38 | 37 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 3 |
| Difference | -14 | -16 | -22 | -27 | -27 | -28 | -27 | -26 | -22 | -20 | -18 | -18 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almaty | 18 | 20 | 32 | 44 | 52 | 61 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 33 |
| Difference | -14 | -16 | -22 | -27 | -27 | -28 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almaty | 65 | 63 | 53 | 41 | 29 | 21 |
| Breckenridge | 38 | 37 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 3 |
| Difference | -27 | -26 | -22 | -20 | -18 | -18 |
Precipitation (in) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almaty | 1.4 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 2.3 | 2 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.9 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Difference | +1.6 | +1.2 | +0.2 | -0.3 | -1.7 | -1.2 | -0.3 | +0.8 | +0.7 | +0.2 | +0.4 | +0.6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almaty | 1.4 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 2.3 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.2 |
| Difference | +1.6 | +1.2 | +0.2 | -0.3 | -1.7 | -1.2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almaty | 2 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.9 |
| Breckenridge | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Difference | -0.3 | +0.8 | +0.7 | +0.2 | +0.4 | +0.6 |
Cloud cover (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almaty | 71 | 70 | 67 | 63 | 61 | 58 | 52 | 45 | 45 | 55 | 66 | 73 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -13 | -6 | -3 | +7 | +6 | -8 | +3 | +13 | +3 | -4 | -11 | -14 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almaty | 71 | 70 | 67 | 63 | 61 | 58 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 |
| Difference | -13 | -6 | -3 | +7 | +6 | -8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almaty | 52 | 45 | 45 | 55 | 66 | 73 |
| Breckenridge | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | +3 | +13 | +3 | -4 | -11 | -14 |
Relative humidity (%) Breckenridge runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almaty | 79 | 81 | 74 | 67 | 65 | 61 | 55 | 51 | 51 | 60 | 71 | 77 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +13 | +13 | +16 | +10 | +2 | -7 | +1 | +9 | +7 | +3 | +6 | +12 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almaty | 79 | 81 | 74 | 67 | 65 | 61 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 |
| Difference | +13 | +13 | +16 | +10 | +2 | -7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almaty | 55 | 51 | 51 | 60 | 71 | 77 |
| Breckenridge | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +1 | +9 | +7 | +3 | +6 | +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. Almaty trends → · Breckenridge trends →
Methodology & sources
Almaty
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 25 years of daily observations at Almaty, a weather station, about 3 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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