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Colombo vs Breckenridge
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Colombo is the warmer of the two — about 50°F on the annual average; Colombo is the wetter, with 65 in more rain a year, and Breckenridge the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Colombo and Breckenridge, in everyday terms.
Summers
Colombo has far hotter summers
Colombo: Hot
Breckenridge: Mild
Winters
Colombo has far milder winters
Colombo: Stays warm
Breckenridge: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Colombo is much wetter
Colombo: Very wet
Breckenridge: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Breckenridge is sunnier
Colombo: Often cloudy
Breckenridge: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Colombo is the warmer of the two — about 50°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Colombo is the wetter — about 65 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) Colombo runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colombo | 88 | 89 | 89 | 90 | 89 | 86 | 87 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 87 | 87 |
| Breckenridge | 29 | 32 | 39 | 45 | 54 | 64 | 70 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Difference | -60 | -58 | -50 | -45 | -35 | -22 | -17 | -19 | -26 | -38 | -50 | -59 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colombo | 88 | 89 | 89 | 90 | 89 | 86 |
| Breckenridge | 29 | 32 | 39 | 45 | 54 | 64 |
| Difference | -60 | -58 | -50 | -45 | -35 | -22 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colombo | 87 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 87 | 87 |
| Breckenridge | 70 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Difference | -17 | -19 | -26 | -38 | -50 | -59 |
Avg low (°F) Colombo runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colombo | 75 | 77 | 79 | 81 | 82 | 81 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 79 | 79 | 77 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 33 | 38 | 37 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 3 |
| Difference | -72 | -72 | -69 | -65 | -57 | -48 | -41 | -43 | -49 | -58 | -67 | -74 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colombo | 75 | 77 | 79 | 81 | 82 | 81 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 33 |
| Difference | -72 | -72 | -69 | -65 | -57 | -48 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colombo | 80 | 80 | 80 | 79 | 79 | 77 |
| Breckenridge | 38 | 37 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 3 |
| Difference | -41 | -43 | -49 | -58 | -67 | -74 |
Precipitation (in) Colombo runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colombo | 2.6 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 10.6 | 12.3 | 7 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 10.9 | 11.4 | 13.4 | 10.1 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Difference | +0.4 | -0.5 | -1 | -7 | -9.8 | -5.8 | -2 | -2.3 | -9.2 | -9.4 | -10.8 | -7.6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colombo | 2.6 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 10.6 | 12.3 | 7 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.2 |
| Difference | +0.4 | -0.5 | -1 | -7 | -9.8 | -5.8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colombo | 3.8 | 4.5 | 10.9 | 11.4 | 13.4 | 10.1 |
| Breckenridge | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Difference | -2 | -2.3 | -9.2 | -9.4 | -10.8 | -7.6 |
Cloud cover (%) Colombo runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colombo | 59 | 53 | 53 | 65 | 73 | 77 | 77 | 74 | 73 | 76 | 78 | 70 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -1 | +11 | +11 | +4 | -7 | -27 | -22 | -16 | -25 | -25 | -23 | -11 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colombo | 59 | 53 | 53 | 65 | 73 | 77 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 |
| Difference | -1 | +11 | +11 | +4 | -7 | -27 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colombo | 77 | 74 | 73 | 76 | 78 | 70 |
| Breckenridge | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -22 | -16 | -25 | -25 | -23 | -11 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colombo | 79 | 75 | 73 | 80 | 85 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 85 | 85 | 84 | 82 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +13 | +20 | +17 | -3 | -18 | -32 | -30 | -26 | -28 | -22 | -7 | +7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colombo | 79 | 75 | 73 | 80 | 85 | 86 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 |
| Difference | +13 | +20 | +17 | -3 | -18 | -32 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colombo | 86 | 86 | 85 | 85 | 84 | 82 |
| Breckenridge | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -30 | -26 | -28 | -22 | -7 | +7 |
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. Colombo trends → · Breckenridge trends →
Methodology & sources
Colombo
Temperature — modelled for this location from ERA5-Land reanalysis, a ~9 km global grid, because no long-record weather station is close enough to use.
Precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 12 years of daily observations at Colombo, a weather station, about 4 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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