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Abu Dhabi vs Breckenridge
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Abu Dhabi is the warmer of the two — about 27°C on the annual average; Breckenridge is the wetter, with 732 mm more rain a year, and Abu Dhabi the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Abu Dhabi and Breckenridge, in everyday terms.
Summers
Abu Dhabi has far hotter summers
Abu Dhabi: Extreme heat
Breckenridge: Mild
Winters
Abu Dhabi has far milder winters
Abu Dhabi: Mild
Breckenridge: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Breckenridge is much wetter
Abu Dhabi: —
Breckenridge: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Abu Dhabi is far sunnier
Abu Dhabi: Fairly sunny
Breckenridge: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Abu Dhabi is the warmer of the two — about 27°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Breckenridge is the wetter — about 732 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Abu Dhabi 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) Abu Dhabi runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Dhabi | 24 | 26 | 30 | 35 | 40 | 42 | 42 | 43 | 41 | 37 | 31 | 26 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | -26 | -27 | -26 | -28 | -28 | -24 | -21 | -24 | -25 | -28 | -28 | -28 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Dhabi | 24 | 26 | 30 | 35 | 40 | 42 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 |
| Difference | -26 | -27 | -26 | -28 | -28 | -24 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Dhabi | 42 | 43 | 41 | 37 | 31 | 26 |
| Breckenridge | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | -21 | -24 | -25 | -28 | -28 | -28 |
Avg low (°C) Abu Dhabi runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Dhabi | 13 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 24 | 19 | 15 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -29 | -30 | -29 | -29 | -28 | -26 | -26 | -27 | -28 | -29 | -31 | -31 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Dhabi | 13 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 27 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 |
| Difference | -29 | -30 | -29 | -29 | -28 | -26 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Dhabi | 29 | 30 | 27 | 24 | 19 | 15 |
| Breckenridge | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -26 | -27 | -28 | -29 | -31 | -31 |
Precipitation (mm) Breckenridge runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Dhabi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | +75 | +73 | +79 | +92 | +62 | +29 | +45 | +56 | +41 | +51 | +65 | +64 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Dhabi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 |
| Difference | +75 | +73 | +79 | +92 | +62 | +29 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Dhabi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Breckenridge | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | +45 | +56 | +41 | +51 | +65 | +64 |
Cloud cover (%) Breckenridge runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Dhabi | 45 | 41 | 46 | 44 | 31 | 29 | 40 | 35 | 24 | 22 | 31 | 40 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | +13 | +23 | +18 | +26 | +35 | +21 | +15 | +23 | +24 | +29 | +23 | +18 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Dhabi | 45 | 41 | 46 | 44 | 31 | 29 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 |
| Difference | +13 | +23 | +18 | +26 | +35 | +21 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Dhabi | 40 | 35 | 24 | 22 | 31 | 40 |
| Breckenridge | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | +15 | +23 | +24 | +29 | +23 | +18 |
Relative humidity (%) Breckenridge runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Dhabi | 66 | 64 | 63 | 58 | 59 | 62 | 60 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 59 | 65 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +27 | +30 | +27 | +19 | +8 | -7 | -3 | +3 | — | +6 | +18 | +25 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Dhabi | 66 | 64 | 63 | 58 | 59 | 62 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 |
| Difference | +27 | +30 | +27 | +19 | +8 | -7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Dhabi | 60 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 59 | 65 |
| Breckenridge | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -3 | +3 | — | +6 | +18 | +25 |
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. Abu Dhabi trends → · Breckenridge trends →
Methodology & sources
Abu Dhabi
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 24 years of daily observations at Abu Dhabi Intl, a weather station, about 26 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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