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Christchurch vs Breckenridge
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Christchurch is the warmer of the two — about 11°C on the annual average; Breckenridge is the wetter, with 179 mm more rain a year, and Breckenridge the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Christchurch and Breckenridge, in everyday terms.
Summers
Summers are nearly the same
Christchurch: Mild
Breckenridge: Mild
Winters
Christchurch has far milder winters
Christchurch: Chilly
Breckenridge: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Breckenridge is wetter
Christchurch: Fairly dry
Breckenridge: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Breckenridge is sunnier
Christchurch: Often cloudy
Breckenridge: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Christchurch is the warmer of the two — about 11°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Breckenridge is the wetter — about 179 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) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christchurch | 22 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 21 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | -24 | -23 | -16 | -10 | -3 | +6 | +10 | +7 | +1 | -8 | -16 | -23 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christchurch | 22 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 12 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 |
| Difference | -24 | -23 | -16 | -10 | -3 | +6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christchurch | 11 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 21 |
| Breckenridge | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | +10 | +7 | +1 | -8 | -16 | -23 |
Avg low (°C) Christchurch runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christchurch | 11 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -27 | -26 | -21 | -15 | -8 | -1 | +3 | +1 | -4 | -11 | -19 | -26 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christchurch | 11 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 |
| Difference | -27 | -26 | -21 | -15 | -8 | -1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christchurch | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 |
| Breckenridge | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | +3 | +1 | -4 | -11 | -19 | -26 |
Precipitation (mm) Breckenridge runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christchurch | 37 | 34 | 40 | 51 | 53 | 66 | 54 | 51 | 36 | 47 | 39 | 44 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | +38 | +39 | +38 | +41 | +9 | -36 | -9 | +4 | +5 | +4 | +26 | +20 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christchurch | 37 | 34 | 40 | 51 | 53 | 66 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 |
| Difference | +38 | +39 | +38 | +41 | +9 | -36 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christchurch | 54 | 51 | 36 | 47 | 39 | 44 |
| Breckenridge | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | -9 | +4 | +5 | +4 | +26 | +20 |
Cloud cover (%) Christchurch runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christchurch | 69 | 65 | 66 | 67 | 64 | 68 | 66 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 71 | 72 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -12 | -1 | -1 | +2 | +2 | -18 | -11 | -10 | -21 | -19 | -16 | -14 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christchurch | 69 | 65 | 66 | 67 | 64 | 68 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 |
| Difference | -12 | -1 | -1 | +2 | +2 | -18 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christchurch | 66 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 71 | 72 |
| Breckenridge | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -11 | -10 | -21 | -19 | -16 | -14 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christchurch | 66 | 68 | 72 | 79 | 84 | 88 | 88 | 86 | 82 | 78 | 73 | 69 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +26 | +26 | +17 | -2 | -18 | -34 | -32 | -27 | -25 | -15 | +4 | +20 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christchurch | 66 | 68 | 72 | 79 | 84 | 88 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 |
| Difference | +26 | +26 | +17 | -2 | -18 | -34 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christchurch | 88 | 86 | 82 | 78 | 73 | 69 |
| Breckenridge | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -32 | -27 | -25 | -15 | +4 | +20 |
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. Christchurch trends → · Breckenridge trends →
Methodology & sources
Christchurch
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 26 years of daily observations at Christchurch Aero Aws, 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.
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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