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Byron Bay vs Breckenridge
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Byron Bay is the warmer of the two — about 19°C on the annual average; Byron Bay is the wetter, with 1035 mm more rain a year.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Byron Bay and Breckenridge, in everyday terms.
Summers
Byron Bay has much hotter summers
Byron Bay: Warm
Breckenridge: Mild
Winters
Byron Bay has far milder winters
Byron Bay: Cool
Breckenridge: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Byron Bay is much wetter
Byron Bay: Very wet
Breckenridge: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Similar amounts of sun
Byron Bay: Partly cloudy
Breckenridge: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Byron Bay is the warmer of the two — about 19°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Byron Bay is the wetter — about 1035 mm 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 (°C) Byron Bay runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 28 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | -30 | -28 | -23 | -18 | -11 | -2 | +1 | -2 | -8 | -16 | -23 | -30 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 20 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 |
| Difference | -30 | -28 | -23 | -18 | -11 | -2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | 20 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 28 |
| Breckenridge | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | +1 | -2 | -8 | -16 | -23 | -30 |
Avg low (°C) Byron Bay runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | 20 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 18 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -36 | -35 | -31 | -24 | -16 | -10 | -5 | -6 | -12 | -20 | -28 | -34 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | 20 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 |
| Difference | -36 | -35 | -31 | -24 | -16 | -10 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 18 |
| Breckenridge | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -5 | -6 | -12 | -20 | -28 | -34 |
Precipitation (mm) Byron Bay runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | 168 | 202 | 209 | 188 | 158 | 209 | 111 | 91 | 64 | 98 | 123 | 146 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | -93 | -129 | -130 | -96 | -95 | -179 | -66 | -36 | -23 | -48 | -58 | -82 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | 168 | 202 | 209 | 188 | 158 | 209 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 |
| Difference | -93 | -129 | -130 | -96 | -95 | -179 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | 111 | 91 | 64 | 98 | 123 | 146 |
| Breckenridge | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | -66 | -36 | -23 | -48 | -58 | -82 |
Cloud cover (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | 60 | 61 | 58 | 54 | 52 | 51 | 44 | 40 | 41 | 51 | 58 | 59 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -3 | +3 | +6 | +15 | +14 | -1 | +11 | +18 | +8 | -1 | -3 | -1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | 60 | 61 | 58 | 54 | 52 | 51 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 |
| Difference | -3 | +3 | +6 | +15 | +14 | -1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | 44 | 40 | 41 | 51 | 58 | 59 |
| Breckenridge | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | +11 | +18 | +8 | -1 | -3 | -1 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | 77 | 77 | 76 | 73 | 71 | 72 | 70 | 69 | 71 | 73 | 75 | 76 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +15 | +18 | +14 | +4 | -5 | -17 | -13 | -9 | -14 | -11 | +2 | +13 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | 77 | 77 | 76 | 73 | 71 | 72 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 |
| Difference | +15 | +18 | +14 | +4 | -5 | -17 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | 70 | 69 | 71 | 73 | 75 | 76 |
| Breckenridge | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -13 | -9 | -14 | -11 | +2 | +13 |
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. Byron Bay trends → · Breckenridge trends →
Methodology & sources
Byron Bay
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 27 years of daily observations at Ballina Airport Aws, a weather station, about 21 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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