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Abu Dhabi vs Breckenridge
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Abu Dhabi is the warmer of the two — about 49°F on the annual average; Breckenridge is the wetter, with 29 in 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 49°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Breckenridge is the wetter — about 29 in 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 (°F) Abu Dhabi runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Dhabi | 76 | 79 | 86 | 94 | 103 | 107 | 108 | 110 | 105 | 98 | 88 | 79 |
| Breckenridge | 29 | 32 | 39 | 45 | 54 | 64 | 70 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Difference | -47 | -48 | -47 | -50 | -50 | -42 | -39 | -43 | -45 | -50 | -51 | -51 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Dhabi | 76 | 79 | 86 | 94 | 103 | 107 |
| Breckenridge | 29 | 32 | 39 | 45 | 54 | 64 |
| Difference | -47 | -48 | -47 | -50 | -50 | -42 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Dhabi | 108 | 110 | 105 | 98 | 88 | 79 |
| Breckenridge | 70 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Difference | -39 | -43 | -45 | -50 | -51 | -51 |
Avg low (°F) Abu Dhabi runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Dhabi | 56 | 59 | 63 | 69 | 76 | 80 | 85 | 86 | 81 | 74 | 66 | 60 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 33 | 38 | 37 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 3 |
| Difference | -52 | -54 | -53 | -52 | -50 | -48 | -47 | -49 | -50 | -53 | -55 | -57 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Dhabi | 56 | 59 | 63 | 69 | 76 | 80 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 33 |
| Difference | -52 | -54 | -53 | -52 | -50 | -48 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Dhabi | 85 | 86 | 81 | 74 | 66 | 60 |
| Breckenridge | 38 | 37 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 3 |
| Difference | -47 | -49 | -50 | -53 | -55 | -57 |
Precipitation (in) 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 | 3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Difference | +3 | +2.9 | +3.1 | +3.6 | +2.5 | +1.2 | +1.8 | +2.2 | +1.6 | +2 | +2.6 | +2.5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Dhabi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.2 |
| Difference | +3 | +2.9 | +3.1 | +3.6 | +2.5 | +1.2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Dhabi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Breckenridge | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Difference | +1.8 | +2.2 | +1.6 | +2 | +2.6 | +2.5 |
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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