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Edinburgh vs Breckenridge
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Edinburgh is the warmer of the two — about 13°F on the annual average; Edinburgh is the wetter, with 10 in more rain a year, and Breckenridge the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Edinburgh and Breckenridge, in everyday terms.
Summers
Breckenridge has hotter summers
Edinburgh: Mild
Breckenridge: Mild
Winters
Edinburgh has far milder winters
Edinburgh: Chilly
Breckenridge: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Edinburgh is wetter
Edinburgh: Moderate rainfall
Breckenridge: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Breckenridge is sunnier
Edinburgh: Often grey
Breckenridge: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Edinburgh is the warmer of the two — about 13°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Edinburgh is the wetter — about 10 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) Edinburgh runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh | 43 | 44 | 48 | 53 | 59 | 63 | 66 | 65 | 61 | 53 | 47 | 43 |
| Breckenridge | 29 | 32 | 39 | 45 | 54 | 64 | 70 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Difference | -14 | -12 | -9 | -8 | -5 | +1 | +3 | +1 | -1 | -5 | -10 | -15 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh | 43 | 44 | 48 | 53 | 59 | 63 |
| Breckenridge | 29 | 32 | 39 | 45 | 54 | 64 |
| Difference | -14 | -12 | -9 | -8 | -5 | +1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh | 66 | 65 | 61 | 53 | 47 | 43 |
| Breckenridge | 70 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Difference | +3 | +1 | -1 | -5 | -10 | -15 |
Avg low (°F) Edinburgh runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh | 32 | 33 | 34 | 37 | 41 | 46 | 49 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 36 | 32 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 33 | 38 | 37 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 3 |
| Difference | -29 | -28 | -24 | -20 | -16 | -14 | -11 | -12 | -15 | -19 | -25 | -29 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh | 32 | 33 | 34 | 37 | 41 | 46 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 33 |
| Difference | -29 | -28 | -24 | -20 | -16 | -14 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh | 49 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 36 | 32 |
| Breckenridge | 38 | 37 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 3 |
| Difference | -11 | -12 | -15 | -19 | -25 | -29 |
Precipitation (in) Edinburgh runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh | 3.8 | 3 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 3 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.9 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Difference | -0.9 | -0.1 | +0.4 | +1.3 | -0.1 | -1.9 | -1.6 | -1.1 | -1.2 | -1.9 | -1.2 | -1.4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh | 3.8 | 3 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 3 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.2 |
| Difference | -0.9 | -0.1 | +0.4 | +1.3 | -0.1 | -1.9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh | 3.4 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.9 |
| Breckenridge | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Difference | -1.6 | -1.1 | -1.2 | -1.9 | -1.2 | -1.4 |
Cloud cover (%) Edinburgh runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh | 75 | 74 | 76 | 76 | 74 | 80 | 77 | 76 | 75 | 74 | 74 | 73 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -17 | -10 | -11 | -7 | -8 | -30 | -22 | -18 | -26 | -24 | -20 | -15 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh | 75 | 74 | 76 | 76 | 74 | 80 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 |
| Difference | -17 | -10 | -11 | -7 | -8 | -30 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh | 77 | 76 | 75 | 74 | 74 | 73 |
| Breckenridge | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -22 | -18 | -26 | -24 | -20 | -15 |
Relative humidity (%) Edinburgh runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh | 93 | 92 | 89 | 86 | 83 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 87 | 90 | 93 | 94 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -1 | +3 | +1 | -9 | -17 | -29 | -27 | -25 | -29 | -27 | -16 | -5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh | 93 | 92 | 89 | 86 | 83 | 83 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 |
| Difference | -1 | +3 | +1 | -9 | -17 | -29 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh | 84 | 85 | 87 | 90 | 93 | 94 |
| Breckenridge | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -27 | -25 | -29 | -27 | -16 | -5 |
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. Edinburgh trends → · Breckenridge trends →
Methodology & sources
Edinburgh
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 28 years of daily observations at Penicuik, a weather station, about 14 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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