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Puerto Iguazú vs Breckenridge
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Puerto Iguazú is the warmer of the two — about 39°F on the annual average; Puerto Iguazú is the wetter, with 21 in more rain a year.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Puerto Iguazú and Breckenridge, in everyday terms.
Summers
Puerto Iguazú has far hotter summers
Puerto Iguazú: Hot
Breckenridge: Mild
Winters
Puerto Iguazú has far milder winters
Puerto Iguazú: Mild
Breckenridge: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Puerto Iguazú is wetter
Puerto Iguazú: Wet
Breckenridge: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Similar amounts of sun
Puerto Iguazú: Partly cloudy
Breckenridge: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Puerto Iguazú is the warmer of the two — about 39°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Puerto Iguazú is the wetter — about 21 in more across the year.
Clear skies
The two cities see a similar amount of sun.
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) Puerto Iguazú runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Iguazú | 91 | 90 | 89 | 84 | 76 | 74 | 74 | 79 | 82 | 86 | 88 | 90 |
| Breckenridge | 29 | 32 | 39 | 45 | 54 | 64 | 70 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Difference | -62 | -58 | -50 | -39 | -23 | -10 | -5 | -13 | -22 | -37 | -51 | -62 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Iguazú | 91 | 90 | 89 | 84 | 76 | 74 |
| Breckenridge | 29 | 32 | 39 | 45 | 54 | 64 |
| Difference | -62 | -58 | -50 | -39 | -23 | -10 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Iguazú | 74 | 79 | 82 | 86 | 88 | 90 |
| Breckenridge | 70 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Difference | -5 | -13 | -22 | -37 | -51 | -62 |
Avg low (°F) Puerto Iguazú runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Iguazú | 70 | 69 | 67 | 63 | 57 | 55 | 53 | 55 | 59 | 63 | 65 | 68 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 33 | 38 | 37 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 3 |
| Difference | -66 | -64 | -57 | -46 | -32 | -22 | -15 | -18 | -28 | -42 | -54 | -65 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Iguazú | 70 | 69 | 67 | 63 | 57 | 55 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 33 |
| Difference | -66 | -64 | -57 | -46 | -32 | -22 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Iguazú | 53 | 55 | 59 | 63 | 65 | 68 |
| Breckenridge | 38 | 37 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 3 |
| Difference | -15 | -18 | -28 | -42 | -54 | -65 |
Precipitation (in) Puerto Iguazú runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Iguazú | 4.8 | 5 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 5.1 | 4 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 5.8 | 4.6 | 5.2 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Difference | -1.9 | -2.1 | -0.5 | — | -2.7 | -2.9 | -0.4 | -0.4 | -2 | -3.8 | -2 | -2.7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Iguazú | 4.8 | 5 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 5.1 | 4 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.2 |
| Difference | -1.9 | -2.1 | -0.5 | — | -2.7 | -2.9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Iguazú | 2.2 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 5.8 | 4.6 | 5.2 |
| Breckenridge | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Difference | -0.4 | -0.4 | -2 | -3.8 | -2 | -2.7 |
Cloud cover (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Iguazú | 63 | 63 | 56 | 54 | 55 | 58 | 53 | 50 | 56 | 62 | 58 | 65 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -5 | +1 | +8 | +16 | +11 | -8 | +2 | +8 | -7 | -11 | -3 | -7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Iguazú | 63 | 63 | 56 | 54 | 55 | 58 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 |
| Difference | -5 | +1 | +8 | +16 | +11 | -8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Iguazú | 53 | 50 | 56 | 62 | 58 | 65 |
| Breckenridge | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | +2 | +8 | -7 | -11 | -3 | -7 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Iguazú | 72 | 73 | 72 | 75 | 80 | 84 | 82 | 76 | 72 | 77 | 73 | 71 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +20 | +21 | +18 | +2 | -14 | -29 | -25 | -16 | -15 | -14 | +4 | +18 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Iguazú | 72 | 73 | 72 | 75 | 80 | 84 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 |
| Difference | +20 | +21 | +18 | +2 | -14 | -29 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Iguazú | 82 | 76 | 72 | 77 | 73 | 71 |
| Breckenridge | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -25 | -16 | -15 | -14 | +4 | +18 |
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. Puerto Iguazú trends → · Breckenridge trends →
Methodology & sources
Puerto Iguazú
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Cataratas Intl, a weather station, about 9 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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