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Mendoza vs Breckenridge
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Mendoza is the warmer of the two — about 15°C on the annual average; Breckenridge is the wetter, with 465 mm more rain a year, and Mendoza the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Mendoza and Breckenridge, in everyday terms.
Summers
Mendoza has far hotter summers
Mendoza: Hot
Breckenridge: Mild
Winters
Mendoza has far milder winters
Mendoza: Chilly
Breckenridge: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Breckenridge is much wetter
Mendoza: Fairly dry
Breckenridge: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Mendoza is sunnier
Mendoza: Fairly sunny
Breckenridge: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Mendoza is the warmer of the two — about 15°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Breckenridge is the wetter — about 465 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Mendoza 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) Mendoza runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mendoza | 31 | 29 | 27 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 30 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | -32 | -29 | -23 | -15 | -6 | +3 | +6 | +2 | -5 | -15 | -24 | -32 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mendoza | 31 | 29 | 27 | 22 | 18 | 15 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 |
| Difference | -32 | -29 | -23 | -15 | -6 | +3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mendoza | 15 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 30 |
| Breckenridge | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | +6 | +2 | -5 | -15 | -24 | -32 |
Avg low (°C) Mendoza runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mendoza | 18 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 17 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -34 | -32 | -27 | -19 | -11 | -4 | +1 | -2 | -8 | -17 | -26 | -33 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mendoza | 18 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 4 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 |
| Difference | -34 | -32 | -27 | -19 | -11 | -4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mendoza | 3 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 17 |
| Breckenridge | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | +1 | -2 | -8 | -17 | -26 | -33 |
Precipitation (mm) Breckenridge runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mendoza | 40 | 44 | 36 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 26 | 28 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | +35 | +29 | +43 | +69 | +47 | +21 | +36 | +45 | +27 | +37 | +39 | +36 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mendoza | 40 | 44 | 36 | 23 | 15 | 8 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 |
| Difference | +35 | +29 | +43 | +69 | +47 | +21 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mendoza | 8 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 26 | 28 |
| Breckenridge | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | +36 | +45 | +27 | +37 | +39 | +36 |
Cloud cover (%) Breckenridge runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mendoza | 44 | 44 | 43 | 42 | 49 | 46 | 45 | 40 | 40 | 41 | 39 | 38 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | +14 | +20 | +21 | +27 | +17 | +4 | +10 | +18 | +8 | +9 | +16 | +21 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mendoza | 44 | 44 | 43 | 42 | 49 | 46 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 |
| Difference | +14 | +20 | +21 | +27 | +17 | +4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mendoza | 45 | 40 | 40 | 41 | 39 | 38 |
| Breckenridge | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | +10 | +18 | +8 | +9 | +16 | +21 |
Relative humidity (%) Breckenridge runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mendoza | 41 | 45 | 49 | 52 | 57 | 55 | 52 | 45 | 42 | 39 | 37 | 37 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +51 | +50 | +41 | +25 | +10 | — | +5 | +15 | +16 | +24 | +40 | +53 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mendoza | 41 | 45 | 49 | 52 | 57 | 55 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 |
| Difference | +51 | +50 | +41 | +25 | +10 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mendoza | 52 | 45 | 42 | 39 | 37 | 37 |
| Breckenridge | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +5 | +15 | +16 | +24 | +40 | +53 |
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. Mendoza trends → · Breckenridge trends →
Methodology & sources
Mendoza
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from the WMO's CLINO 1991–2020 collection, measured at Mendoza_observatorio, about 3 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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