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Kandy vs Breckenridge
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Kandy is the warmer of the two — about 26°C on the annual average; Kandy is the wetter, with 1373 mm more rain a year, and Breckenridge the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Kandy and Breckenridge, in everyday terms.
Summers
Kandy has far hotter summers
Kandy: Hot
Breckenridge: Mild
Winters
Kandy has far milder winters
Kandy: Stays warm
Breckenridge: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Kandy is much wetter
Kandy: Very wet
Breckenridge: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Breckenridge is sunnier
Kandy: Often cloudy
Breckenridge: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Kandy is the warmer of the two — about 26°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Kandy is the wetter — about 1373 mm 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 (°C) Kandy runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kandy | 30 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | -31 | -32 | -31 | -27 | -21 | -13 | -10 | -12 | -16 | -22 | -27 | -31 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kandy | 30 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 31 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 |
| Difference | -31 | -32 | -31 | -27 | -21 | -13 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kandy | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 |
| Breckenridge | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | -10 | -12 | -16 | -22 | -27 | -31 |
Avg low (°C) Kandy runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kandy | 21 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -37 | -37 | -35 | -32 | -29 | -24 | -21 | -21 | -25 | -29 | -35 | -38 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kandy | 21 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 |
| Difference | -37 | -37 | -35 | -32 | -29 | -24 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kandy | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
| Breckenridge | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -21 | -21 | -25 | -29 | -35 | -38 |
Precipitation (mm) Kandy runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kandy | 47 | 52 | 141 | 311 | 265 | 115 | 66 | 90 | 148 | 313 | 298 | 259 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | +28 | +21 | -63 | -220 | -203 | -85 | -21 | -34 | -107 | -262 | -233 | -195 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kandy | 47 | 52 | 141 | 311 | 265 | 115 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 |
| Difference | +28 | +21 | -63 | -220 | -203 | -85 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kandy | 66 | 90 | 148 | 313 | 298 | 259 |
| Breckenridge | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | -21 | -34 | -107 | -262 | -233 | -195 |
Cloud cover (%) Kandy runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kandy | 63 | 55 | 53 | 66 | 73 | 81 | 82 | 80 | 75 | 77 | 76 | 72 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -5 | +9 | +12 | +3 | -7 | -31 | -27 | -22 | -27 | -27 | -22 | -13 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kandy | 63 | 55 | 53 | 66 | 73 | 81 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 |
| Difference | -5 | +9 | +12 | +3 | -7 | -31 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kandy | 82 | 80 | 75 | 77 | 76 | 72 |
| Breckenridge | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -27 | -22 | -27 | -27 | -22 | -13 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kandy | 85 | 80 | 73 | 76 | 81 | 83 | 81 | 80 | 80 | 83 | 88 | 88 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +7 | +15 | +17 | +1 | -15 | -28 | -25 | -20 | -23 | -20 | -11 | +1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kandy | 85 | 80 | 73 | 76 | 81 | 83 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 |
| Difference | +7 | +15 | +17 | +1 | -15 | -28 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kandy | 81 | 80 | 80 | 83 | 88 | 88 |
| Breckenridge | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -25 | -20 | -23 | -20 | -11 | +1 |
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. Kandy trends → · Breckenridge trends →
Methodology & sources
Kandy
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 10 years of daily observations at Kurunegala, a weather station, about 35 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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