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Playa del Carmen vs Breckenridge
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Playa del Carmen is the warmer of the two — about 24°C on the annual average; Playa del Carmen is the wetter, with 655 mm more rain a year, and Playa del Carmen the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Playa del Carmen and Breckenridge, in everyday terms.
Summers
Playa del Carmen has far hotter summers
Playa del Carmen: Hot
Breckenridge: Mild
Winters
Playa del Carmen has far milder winters
Playa del Carmen: Stays warm
Breckenridge: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Playa del Carmen is wetter
Playa del Carmen: Wet
Breckenridge: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Playa del Carmen is sunnier
Playa del Carmen: Partly cloudy
Breckenridge: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Playa del Carmen is the warmer of the two — about 24°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Playa del Carmen is the wetter — about 655 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Playa del Carmen 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) Playa del Carmen runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Playa del Carmen | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 29 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | -29 | -29 | -26 | -24 | -20 | -15 | -12 | -14 | -17 | -22 | -27 | -31 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Playa del Carmen | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 |
| Difference | -29 | -29 | -26 | -24 | -20 | -15 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Playa del Carmen | 33 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 29 |
| Breckenridge | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | -12 | -14 | -17 | -22 | -27 | -31 |
Avg low (°C) Playa del Carmen runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Playa del Carmen | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 15 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -30 | -30 | -28 | -27 | -24 | -21 | -18 | -19 | -22 | -26 | -29 | -31 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Playa del Carmen | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 21 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 |
| Difference | -30 | -30 | -28 | -27 | -24 | -21 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Playa del Carmen | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 15 |
| Breckenridge | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -18 | -19 | -22 | -26 | -29 | -31 |
Precipitation (mm) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Playa del Carmen | 71 | 43 | 50 | 50 | 108 | 191 | 99 | 180 | 225 | 204 | 102 | 63 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | +4 | +30 | +29 | +42 | -45 | -161 | -55 | -125 | -184 | -153 | -37 | +1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Playa del Carmen | 71 | 43 | 50 | 50 | 108 | 191 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 |
| Difference | +4 | +30 | +29 | +42 | -45 | -161 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Playa del Carmen | 99 | 180 | 225 | 204 | 102 | 63 |
| Breckenridge | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | -55 | -125 | -184 | -153 | -37 | +1 |
Cloud cover (%) Breckenridge runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Playa del Carmen | 54 | 47 | 41 | 41 | 49 | 59 | 53 | 55 | 60 | 57 | 49 | 53 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | +3 | +17 | +24 | +28 | +17 | -9 | +2 | +3 | -12 | -6 | +6 | +5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Playa del Carmen | 54 | 47 | 41 | 41 | 49 | 59 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 |
| Difference | +3 | +17 | +24 | +28 | +17 | -9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Playa del Carmen | 53 | 55 | 60 | 57 | 49 | 53 |
| Breckenridge | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | +2 | +3 | -12 | -6 | +6 | +5 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Playa del Carmen | 76 | 72 | 67 | 66 | 68 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 87 | 88 | 83 | 80 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +16 | +22 | +23 | +12 | -2 | -27 | -26 | -23 | -30 | -25 | -6 | +10 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Playa del Carmen | 76 | 72 | 67 | 66 | 68 | 81 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 |
| Difference | +16 | +22 | +23 | +12 | -2 | -27 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Playa del Carmen | 82 | 83 | 87 | 88 | 83 | 80 |
| Breckenridge | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -26 | -23 | -30 | -25 | -6 | +10 |
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. Playa del Carmen trends → · Breckenridge trends →
Methodology & sources
Playa del Carmen
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from CONAGUA / SMN, Mexico's national weather service, measured at Victoria, about 28 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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