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Bowen vs Breckenridge
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Bowen is the warmer of the two — about 23°C on the annual average; Bowen is the wetter, with 155 mm more rain a year, and Bowen the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Bowen and Breckenridge, in everyday terms.
Summers
Bowen has far hotter summers
Bowen: Hot
Breckenridge: Mild
Winters
Bowen has far milder winters
Bowen: Stays warm
Breckenridge: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Bowen is wetter
Bowen: Moderate rainfall
Breckenridge: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Bowen is sunnier
Bowen: Fairly sunny
Breckenridge: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Bowen is the warmer of the two — about 23°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Bowen is the wetter — about 155 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Bowen 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) Bowen runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowen | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | -33 | -32 | -27 | -22 | -15 | -7 | -4 | -6 | -12 | -20 | -28 | -34 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowen | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 25 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 |
| Difference | -33 | -32 | -27 | -22 | -15 | -7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowen | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
| Breckenridge | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | -4 | -6 | -12 | -20 | -28 | -34 |
Avg low (°C) Bowen runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowen | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 24 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -40 | -39 | -35 | -29 | -22 | -15 | -10 | -12 | -17 | -26 | -34 | -39 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowen | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 15 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 |
| Difference | -40 | -39 | -35 | -29 | -22 | -15 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowen | 13 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 24 |
| Breckenridge | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -10 | -12 | -17 | -26 | -34 | -39 |
Precipitation (mm) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowen | 198 | 265 | 106 | 45 | 28 | 17 | 13 | 23 | 13 | 14 | 54 | 111 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | -123 | -192 | -27 | +47 | +34 | +13 | +32 | +33 | +29 | +37 | +11 | -47 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowen | 198 | 265 | 106 | 45 | 28 | 17 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 |
| Difference | -123 | -192 | -27 | +47 | +34 | +13 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowen | 13 | 23 | 13 | 14 | 54 | 111 |
| Breckenridge | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | +32 | +33 | +29 | +37 | +11 | -47 |
Cloud cover (%) Breckenridge runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowen | 61 | 61 | 57 | 46 | 47 | 43 | 36 | 35 | 29 | 35 | 43 | 49 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -3 | +3 | +8 | +23 | +19 | +7 | +19 | +23 | +19 | +15 | +12 | +10 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowen | 61 | 61 | 57 | 46 | 47 | 43 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 |
| Difference | -3 | +3 | +8 | +23 | +19 | +7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowen | 36 | 35 | 29 | 35 | 43 | 49 |
| Breckenridge | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | +19 | +23 | +19 | +15 | +12 | +10 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowen | 76 | 79 | 77 | 74 | 72 | 71 | 70 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 69 | 72 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +17 | +16 | +13 | +3 | -6 | -17 | -13 | -9 | -11 | -5 | +8 | +18 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowen | 76 | 79 | 77 | 74 | 72 | 71 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 |
| Difference | +17 | +16 | +13 | +3 | -6 | -17 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowen | 70 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 69 | 72 |
| Breckenridge | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -13 | -9 | -11 | -5 | +8 | +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. Bowen trends → · Breckenridge trends →
Methodology & sources
Bowen
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 23 years of daily observations at Bowen Airport, a weather station, about 3 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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