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Rotorua vs Breckenridge
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Rotorua is the warmer of the two — about 19°F on the annual average, and Breckenridge the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Rotorua and Breckenridge, in everyday terms.
Summers
Rotorua has hotter summers
Rotorua: Mild
Breckenridge: Mild
Winters
Rotorua has far milder winters
Rotorua: Chilly
Breckenridge: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Similar yearly rainfall
Rotorua: Moderate rainfall
Breckenridge: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Breckenridge is sunnier
Rotorua: Often cloudy
Breckenridge: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Rotorua is the warmer of the two — about 19°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Rotorua is the wetter — about 3 in more across the year.
Clear skies
Breckenridge has the clearer skies — the higher line.
Exact monthly numbers
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Avg high (°F) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rotorua | 73 | 73 | 69 | 63 | 58 | 53 | 52 | 53 | 57 | 61 | 65 | 69 |
| Breckenridge | 29 | 32 | 39 | 45 | 54 | 64 | 70 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Difference | -44 | -42 | -30 | -18 | -4 | +11 | +18 | +13 | +3 | -12 | -28 | -41 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rotorua | 73 | 73 | 69 | 63 | 58 | 53 |
| Breckenridge | 29 | 32 | 39 | 45 | 54 | 64 |
| Difference | -44 | -42 | -30 | -18 | -4 | +11 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rotorua | 52 | 53 | 57 | 61 | 65 | 69 |
| Breckenridge | 70 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Difference | +18 | +13 | +3 | -12 | -28 | -41 |
Avg low (°F) Rotorua runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rotorua | 52 | 53 | 49 | 44 | 41 | 38 | 36 | 37 | 40 | 43 | 45 | 50 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 33 | 38 | 37 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 3 |
| Difference | -49 | -48 | -39 | -27 | -16 | -5 | +2 | — | -8 | -21 | -34 | -47 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rotorua | 52 | 53 | 49 | 44 | 41 | 38 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 33 |
| Difference | -49 | -48 | -39 | -27 | -16 | -5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rotorua | 36 | 37 | 40 | 43 | 45 | 50 |
| Breckenridge | 38 | 37 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 3 |
| Difference | +2 | — | -8 | -21 | -34 | -47 |
Precipitation (in) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rotorua | 2.5 | 2 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 3 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 3 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Difference | +0.5 | +0.9 | +0.9 | +1.1 | -0.6 | -2.1 | -1.5 | -0.8 | -1 | -0.6 | +0.3 | -0.5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rotorua | 2.5 | 2 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 3 | 3.2 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.2 |
| Difference | +0.5 | +0.9 | +0.9 | +1.1 | -0.6 | -2.1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rotorua | 3.3 | 3 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 3 |
| Breckenridge | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Difference | -1.5 | -0.8 | -1 | -0.6 | +0.3 | -0.5 |
Cloud cover (%) Rotorua runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rotorua | 69 | 70 | 68 | 67 | 65 | 66 | 68 | 69 | 72 | 73 | 75 | 76 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -11 | -6 | -3 | +2 | +1 | -16 | -13 | -11 | -24 | -22 | -20 | -17 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rotorua | 69 | 70 | 68 | 67 | 65 | 66 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 |
| Difference | -11 | -6 | -3 | +2 | +1 | -16 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rotorua | 68 | 69 | 72 | 73 | 75 | 76 |
| Breckenridge | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -13 | -11 | -24 | -22 | -20 | -17 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rotorua | 69 | 70 | 74 | 82 | 87 | 91 | 91 | 88 | 86 | 82 | 76 | 74 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +23 | +24 | +15 | -5 | -21 | -36 | -34 | -29 | -28 | -19 | +1 | +16 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rotorua | 69 | 70 | 74 | 82 | 87 | 91 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 |
| Difference | +23 | +24 | +15 | -5 | -21 | -36 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rotorua | 91 | 88 | 86 | 82 | 76 | 74 |
| Breckenridge | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -34 | -29 | -28 | -19 | +1 | +16 |
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. Rotorua trends → · Breckenridge trends →
Methodology & sources
Rotorua
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 24 years of daily observations at Taupo Aws, a weather station, about 68 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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