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Tromsø vs Breckenridge
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Tromsø is the warmer of the two — about 3°C on the annual average; Tromsø is the wetter, with 358 mm more rain a year, and Breckenridge the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Tromsø and Breckenridge, in everyday terms.
Summers
Breckenridge has much hotter summers
Tromsø: Cool
Breckenridge: Mild
Winters
Tromsø has much milder winters
Tromsø: Cold
Breckenridge: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Tromsø is wetter
Tromsø: Wet
Breckenridge: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Breckenridge is sunnier
Tromsø: Often grey
Breckenridge: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Tromsø is the warmer of the two — about 3°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Tromsø is the wetter — about 358 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) Breckenridge runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tromsø | -1 | -1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | -1 | +1 | +3 | +3 | +3 | +5 | +5 | +4 | +5 | +4 | +1 | -3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tromsø | -1 | -1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 13 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 |
| Difference | -1 | +1 | +3 | +3 | +3 | +5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tromsø | 16 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Breckenridge | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | +5 | +4 | +5 | +4 | +1 | -3 |
Avg low (°C) Tromsø runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tromsø | -5 | -6 | -4 | -2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 1 | -2 | -4 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -11 | -10 | -8 | -7 | -6 | -6 | -6 | -5 | -6 | -7 | -10 | -12 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tromsø | -5 | -6 | -4 | -2 | 2 | 6 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 |
| Difference | -11 | -10 | -8 | -7 | -6 | -6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tromsø | 9 | 8 | 5 | 1 | -2 | -4 |
| Breckenridge | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -6 | -5 | -6 | -7 | -10 | -12 |
Precipitation (mm) Tromsø runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tromsø | 109 | 94 | 98 | 70 | 56 | 57 | 74 | 89 | 111 | 129 | 93 | 110 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | -34 | -21 | -19 | +22 | +6 | -28 | -30 | -34 | -69 | -78 | -28 | -46 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tromsø | 109 | 94 | 98 | 70 | 56 | 57 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 |
| Difference | -34 | -21 | -19 | +22 | +6 | -28 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tromsø | 74 | 89 | 111 | 129 | 93 | 110 |
| Breckenridge | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | -30 | -34 | -69 | -78 | -28 | -46 |
Cloud cover (%) Tromsø runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tromsø | 83 | 81 | 80 | 77 | 76 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 85 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -25 | -17 | -16 | -7 | -10 | -29 | -23 | -21 | -31 | -29 | -26 | -26 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tromsø | 83 | 81 | 80 | 77 | 76 | 79 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 |
| Difference | -25 | -17 | -16 | -7 | -10 | -29 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tromsø | 79 | 79 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 85 |
| Breckenridge | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -23 | -21 | -31 | -29 | -26 | -26 |
Relative humidity (%) Tromsø runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tromsø | 95 | 95 | 94 | 92 | 86 | 80 | 82 | 85 | 90 | 95 | 96 | 96 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -3 | -1 | -4 | -15 | -19 | -26 | -25 | -26 | -33 | -32 | -19 | -6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tromsø | 95 | 95 | 94 | 92 | 86 | 80 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 |
| Difference | -3 | -1 | -4 | -15 | -19 | -26 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tromsø | 82 | 85 | 90 | 95 | 96 | 96 |
| Breckenridge | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -25 | -26 | -33 | -32 | -19 | -6 |
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. Tromsø trends → · Breckenridge trends →
Methodology & sources
Tromsø
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Tromso, a weather station, about 1 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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