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Papeete vs Breckenridge
Comparing Papeete change · Breckenridge change
Papeete is the warmer of the two — about 26°C on the annual average; Papeete is the wetter, with 704 mm more rain a year.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Papeete and Breckenridge, in everyday terms.
Summers
Papeete has far hotter summers
Papeete: Hot
Breckenridge: Mild
Winters
Papeete has far milder winters
Papeete: Stays warm
Breckenridge: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Papeete is wetter
Papeete: Wet
Breckenridge: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Similar amounts of sun
Papeete: Partly cloudy
Breckenridge: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Papeete is the warmer of the two — about 26°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Papeete is the wetter — about 704 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
The two cities see a similar amount of sun.
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) Papeete runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Papeete | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | -33 | -32 | -28 | -24 | -19 | -12 | -9 | -10 | -14 | -21 | -28 | -33 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Papeete | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 |
| Difference | -33 | -32 | -28 | -24 | -19 | -12 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Papeete | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 |
| Breckenridge | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | -9 | -10 | -14 | -21 | -28 | -33 |
Avg low (°C) Papeete runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Papeete | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -40 | -39 | -37 | -33 | -27 | -22 | -18 | -19 | -23 | -28 | -35 | -40 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Papeete | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 |
| Difference | -40 | -39 | -37 | -33 | -27 | -22 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Papeete | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 |
| Breckenridge | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -18 | -19 | -23 | -28 | -35 | -40 |
Precipitation (mm) Papeete runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Papeete | 240 | 235 | 161 | 102 | 93 | 64 | 36 | 37 | 42 | 89 | 98 | 238 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | -165 | -162 | -82 | -10 | -31 | -35 | +8 | +19 | — | -38 | -33 | -174 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Papeete | 240 | 235 | 161 | 102 | 93 | 64 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 |
| Difference | -165 | -162 | -82 | -10 | -31 | -35 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Papeete | 36 | 37 | 42 | 89 | 98 | 238 |
| Breckenridge | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | +8 | +19 | — | -38 | -33 | -174 |
Cloud cover (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Papeete | 67 | 64 | 58 | 56 | 54 | 49 | 46 | 47 | 49 | 55 | 60 | 69 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -10 | — | +7 | +13 | +12 | +1 | +9 | +11 | -1 | -5 | -5 | -10 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Papeete | 67 | 64 | 58 | 56 | 54 | 49 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 |
| Difference | -10 | — | +7 | +13 | +12 | +1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Papeete | 46 | 47 | 49 | 55 | 60 | 69 |
| Breckenridge | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | +9 | +11 | -1 | -5 | -5 | -10 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Papeete | 80 | 81 | 80 | 80 | 79 | 78 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 81 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +12 | +14 | +10 | -2 | -12 | -24 | -21 | -17 | -20 | -15 | -3 | +8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Papeete | 80 | 81 | 80 | 80 | 79 | 78 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 |
| Difference | +12 | +14 | +10 | -2 | -12 | -24 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Papeete | 77 | 77 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 81 |
| Breckenridge | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -21 | -17 | -20 | -15 | -3 | +8 |
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. Papeete trends → · Breckenridge trends →
Methodology & sources
Papeete
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Tahiti Faa A, 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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