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El Calafate vs Breckenridge
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El Calafate is the warmer of the two — about 12°F on the annual average; Breckenridge is the wetter, with 22 in more rain a year, and Breckenridge the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between El Calafate and Breckenridge, in everyday terms.
Summers
Breckenridge has hotter summers
El Calafate: Mild
Breckenridge: Mild
Winters
El Calafate has much milder winters
El Calafate: Cold
Breckenridge: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Breckenridge is much wetter
El Calafate: Very dry
Breckenridge: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Breckenridge is sunnier
El Calafate: Often grey
Breckenridge: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
El Calafate is the warmer of the two — about 12°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Breckenridge is the wetter — about 22 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) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Calafate | 66 | 67 | 62 | 55 | 48 | 42 | 41 | 44 | 52 | 56 | 60 | 64 |
| Breckenridge | 29 | 32 | 39 | 45 | 54 | 64 | 70 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Difference | -38 | -35 | -23 | -10 | +6 | +22 | +28 | +22 | +8 | -8 | -23 | -36 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Calafate | 66 | 67 | 62 | 55 | 48 | 42 |
| Breckenridge | 29 | 32 | 39 | 45 | 54 | 64 |
| Difference | -38 | -35 | -23 | -10 | +6 | +22 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Calafate | 41 | 44 | 52 | 56 | 60 | 64 |
| Breckenridge | 70 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Difference | +28 | +22 | +8 | -8 | -23 | -36 |
Avg low (°F) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Calafate | 45 | 44 | 40 | 34 | 29 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 31 | 34 | 39 | 43 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 33 | 38 | 37 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 3 |
| Difference | -42 | -40 | -30 | -17 | -4 | +7 | +14 | +10 | — | -13 | -28 | -40 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Calafate | 45 | 44 | 40 | 34 | 29 | 25 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 33 |
| Difference | -42 | -40 | -30 | -17 | -4 | +7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Calafate | 24 | 27 | 31 | 34 | 39 | 43 |
| Breckenridge | 38 | 37 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 3 |
| Difference | +14 | +10 | — | -13 | -28 | -40 |
Precipitation (in) Breckenridge runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Calafate | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Difference | +2.7 | +2.4 | +2.4 | +2.8 | +1.7 | +0.6 | +1.2 | +1.6 | +1.2 | +1.5 | +2.3 | +2.1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Calafate | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.2 |
| Difference | +2.7 | +2.4 | +2.4 | +2.8 | +1.7 | +0.6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Calafate | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Breckenridge | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Difference | +1.2 | +1.6 | +1.2 | +1.5 | +2.3 | +2.1 |
Cloud cover (%) El Calafate runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Calafate | 78 | 76 | 76 | 75 | 72 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 77 | 77 | 79 | 80 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -21 | -12 | -12 | -6 | -6 | -22 | -18 | -16 | -28 | -27 | -25 | -22 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Calafate | 78 | 76 | 76 | 75 | 72 | 72 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 |
| Difference | -21 | -12 | -12 | -6 | -6 | -22 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Calafate | 73 | 74 | 77 | 77 | 79 | 80 |
| Breckenridge | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -18 | -16 | -28 | -27 | -25 | -22 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Calafate | 67 | 70 | 75 | 81 | 88 | 92 | 91 | 87 | 80 | 72 | 68 | 67 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +26 | +25 | +15 | -4 | -21 | -37 | -35 | -28 | -23 | -9 | +9 | +23 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Calafate | 67 | 70 | 75 | 81 | 88 | 92 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 |
| Difference | +26 | +25 | +15 | -4 | -21 | -37 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Calafate | 91 | 87 | 80 | 72 | 68 | 67 |
| Breckenridge | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -35 | -28 | -23 | -9 | +9 | +23 |
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. El Calafate trends → · Breckenridge trends →
Methodology & sources
El Calafate
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from the WMO's CLINO 1991–2020 collection, measured at El_calafate_aero, about 17 km from the city centre.
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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