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Adelaide vs Breckenridge
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Adelaide is the warmer of the two — about 17°C on the annual average; Breckenridge is the wetter, with 205 mm more rain a year, and Adelaide the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Adelaide and Breckenridge, in everyday terms.
Summers
Adelaide has far hotter summers
Adelaide: Warm
Breckenridge: Mild
Winters
Adelaide has far milder winters
Adelaide: Cool
Breckenridge: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Breckenridge is wetter
Adelaide: Fairly dry
Breckenridge: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Adelaide is sunnier
Adelaide: Partly cloudy
Breckenridge: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Adelaide is the warmer of the two — about 17°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Breckenridge is the wetter — about 205 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Adelaide 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) Adelaide runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide | 30 | 30 | 27 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 28 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | -32 | -30 | -23 | -16 | -7 | +2 | +5 | +3 | -4 | -13 | -23 | -30 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide | 30 | 30 | 27 | 23 | 19 | 16 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 |
| Difference | -32 | -30 | -23 | -16 | -7 | +2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide | 16 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 28 |
| Breckenridge | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | +5 | +3 | -4 | -13 | -23 | -30 |
Avg low (°C) Adelaide runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide | 18 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -33 | -33 | -28 | -21 | -14 | -8 | -4 | -5 | -10 | -17 | -26 | -32 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide | 18 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 8 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 |
| Difference | -33 | -33 | -28 | -21 | -14 | -8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 |
| Breckenridge | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -4 | -5 | -10 | -17 | -26 | -32 |
Precipitation (mm) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide | 21 | 20 | 25 | 35 | 57 | 75 | 70 | 66 | 60 | 40 | 31 | 27 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | +54 | +53 | +54 | +57 | +5 | -46 | -25 | -11 | -18 | +11 | +35 | +37 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide | 21 | 20 | 25 | 35 | 57 | 75 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 |
| Difference | +54 | +53 | +54 | +57 | +5 | -46 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide | 70 | 66 | 60 | 40 | 31 | 27 |
| Breckenridge | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | -25 | -11 | -18 | +11 | +35 | +37 |
Cloud cover (%) Breckenridge runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide | 44 | 42 | 43 | 48 | 52 | 52 | 50 | 49 | 51 | 52 | 51 | 49 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | +14 | +22 | +21 | +21 | +14 | -2 | +5 | +9 | -3 | -2 | +3 | +10 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide | 44 | 42 | 43 | 48 | 52 | 52 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 |
| Difference | +14 | +22 | +21 | +21 | +14 | -2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide | 50 | 49 | 51 | 52 | 51 | 49 |
| Breckenridge | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | +5 | +9 | -3 | -2 | +3 | +10 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide | 52 | 53 | 58 | 63 | 73 | 79 | 80 | 76 | 72 | 64 | 59 | 54 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +40 | +41 | +32 | +14 | -6 | -25 | -24 | -17 | -15 | -2 | +18 | +35 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide | 52 | 53 | 58 | 63 | 73 | 79 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 |
| Difference | +40 | +41 | +32 | +14 | -6 | -25 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide | 80 | 76 | 72 | 64 | 59 | 54 |
| Breckenridge | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -24 | -17 | -15 | -2 | +18 | +35 |
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. Adelaide trends → · Breckenridge trends →
Methodology & sources
Adelaide
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Adelaide (kent Town), a weather station, about 2 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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