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Byron Bay vs Breckenridge
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Byron Bay is the warmer of the two — about 34°F on the annual average; Byron Bay is the wetter, with 41 in 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 34°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Byron Bay is the wetter — about 41 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) Byron Bay runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | 83 | 83 | 81 | 77 | 73 | 68 | 68 | 71 | 74 | 77 | 79 | 82 |
| Breckenridge | 29 | 32 | 39 | 45 | 54 | 64 | 70 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Difference | -54 | -51 | -42 | -32 | -19 | -4 | +1 | -4 | -14 | -28 | -42 | -54 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | 83 | 83 | 81 | 77 | 73 | 68 |
| Breckenridge | 29 | 32 | 39 | 45 | 54 | 64 |
| Difference | -54 | -51 | -42 | -32 | -19 | -4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | 68 | 71 | 74 | 77 | 79 | 82 |
| Breckenridge | 70 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Difference | +1 | -4 | -14 | -28 | -42 | -54 |
Avg low (°F) Byron Bay runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | 68 | 67 | 65 | 60 | 54 | 50 | 48 | 48 | 53 | 57 | 62 | 65 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 33 | 38 | 37 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 3 |
| Difference | -64 | -63 | -55 | -43 | -28 | -18 | -9 | -11 | -22 | -36 | -51 | -62 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | 68 | 67 | 65 | 60 | 54 | 50 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 33 |
| Difference | -64 | -63 | -55 | -43 | -28 | -18 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | 48 | 48 | 53 | 57 | 62 | 65 |
| Breckenridge | 38 | 37 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 3 |
| Difference | -9 | -11 | -22 | -36 | -51 | -62 |
Precipitation (in) Byron Bay runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | 6.6 | 8 | 8.2 | 7.4 | 6.2 | 8.2 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 5.7 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Difference | -3.6 | -5.1 | -5.1 | -3.8 | -3.8 | -7.1 | -2.6 | -1.4 | -0.9 | -1.9 | -2.3 | -3.2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | 6.6 | 8 | 8.2 | 7.4 | 6.2 | 8.2 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.2 |
| Difference | -3.6 | -5.1 | -5.1 | -3.8 | -3.8 | -7.1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | 4.4 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 5.7 |
| Breckenridge | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Difference | -2.6 | -1.4 | -0.9 | -1.9 | -2.3 | -3.2 |
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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