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Kota Kinabalu vs Breckenridge
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Kota Kinabalu is the warmer of the two — about 49°F on the annual average; Kota Kinabalu is the wetter, with 79 in more rain a year, and Breckenridge the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Kota Kinabalu and Breckenridge, in everyday terms.
Summers
Kota Kinabalu has far hotter summers
Kota Kinabalu: Hot
Breckenridge: Mild
Winters
Kota Kinabalu has far milder winters
Kota Kinabalu: Stays warm
Breckenridge: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Kota Kinabalu is much wetter
Kota Kinabalu: Very wet
Breckenridge: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Breckenridge is sunnier
Kota Kinabalu: Often grey
Breckenridge: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Kota Kinabalu is the warmer of the two — about 49°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Kota Kinabalu is the wetter — about 79 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) Kota Kinabalu runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kota Kinabalu | 88 | 88 | 90 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 89 | 89 | 89 |
| Breckenridge | 29 | 32 | 39 | 45 | 54 | 64 | 70 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Difference | -59 | -57 | -51 | -46 | -38 | -26 | -21 | -24 | -30 | -41 | -52 | -61 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kota Kinabalu | 88 | 88 | 90 | 91 | 91 | 91 |
| Breckenridge | 29 | 32 | 39 | 45 | 54 | 64 |
| Difference | -59 | -57 | -51 | -46 | -38 | -26 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kota Kinabalu | 90 | 90 | 90 | 89 | 89 | 89 |
| Breckenridge | 70 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Difference | -21 | -24 | -30 | -41 | -52 | -61 |
Avg low (°F) Kota Kinabalu runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kota Kinabalu | 74 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 76 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 33 | 38 | 37 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 3 |
| Difference | -71 | -69 | -65 | -59 | -51 | -43 | -37 | -38 | -44 | -53 | -64 | -71 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kota Kinabalu | 74 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 76 | 75 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 33 |
| Difference | -71 | -69 | -65 | -59 | -51 | -43 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kota Kinabalu | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 |
| Breckenridge | 38 | 37 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 3 |
| Difference | -37 | -38 | -44 | -53 | -64 | -71 |
Precipitation (in) Kota Kinabalu runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kota Kinabalu | 5.3 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 4.9 | 8.4 | 11.9 | 11.4 | 10.3 | 11.4 | 15.6 | 11 | 10.5 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Difference | -2.4 | -0.5 | -0.3 | -1.3 | -5.9 | -10.7 | -9.6 | -8.2 | -9.8 | -13.6 | -8.4 | -8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kota Kinabalu | 5.3 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 4.9 | 8.4 | 11.9 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.2 |
| Difference | -2.4 | -0.5 | -0.3 | -1.3 | -5.9 | -10.7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kota Kinabalu | 11.4 | 10.3 | 11.4 | 15.6 | 11 | 10.5 |
| Breckenridge | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Difference | -9.6 | -8.2 | -9.8 | -13.6 | -8.4 | -8 |
Cloud cover (%) Kota Kinabalu runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kota Kinabalu | 81 | 77 | 71 | 70 | 77 | 80 | 82 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 81 | 83 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -23 | -13 | -7 | -1 | -11 | -30 | -27 | -23 | -34 | -33 | -26 | -24 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kota Kinabalu | 81 | 77 | 71 | 70 | 77 | 80 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 |
| Difference | -23 | -13 | -7 | -1 | -11 | -30 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kota Kinabalu | 82 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 81 | 83 |
| Breckenridge | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -27 | -23 | -34 | -33 | -26 | -24 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kota Kinabalu | 87 | 87 | 85 | 83 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 87 | 87 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +5 | +8 | +5 | -6 | -18 | -31 | -29 | -25 | -28 | -24 | -10 | +2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kota Kinabalu | 87 | 87 | 85 | 83 | 85 | 85 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 |
| Difference | +5 | +8 | +5 | -6 | -18 | -31 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kota Kinabalu | 85 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 87 | 87 |
| Breckenridge | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -29 | -25 | -28 | -24 | -10 | +2 |
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. Kota Kinabalu trends → · Breckenridge trends →
Methodology & sources
Kota Kinabalu
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Kota Kinabalu Intl, a weather station, about 5 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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