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Cairns vs Breckenridge
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Cairns is the warmer of the two — about 24°C on the annual average; Cairns is the wetter, with 1241 mm more rain a year.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Cairns and Breckenridge, in everyday terms.
Summers
Cairns has far hotter summers
Cairns: Hot
Breckenridge: Mild
Winters
Cairns has far milder winters
Cairns: Stays warm
Breckenridge: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Cairns is much wetter
Cairns: Very wet
Breckenridge: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Similar amounts of sun
Cairns: Partly cloudy
Breckenridge: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Cairns is the warmer of the two — about 24°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Cairns is the wetter — about 1241 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
The two cities see a similar amount of sun.
Exact monthly numbers
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Avg high (°C) Cairns runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cairns | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | -34 | -32 | -27 | -23 | -16 | -9 | -5 | -8 | -13 | -21 | -28 | -34 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cairns | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 |
| Difference | -34 | -32 | -27 | -23 | -16 | -9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cairns | 26 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 |
| Breckenridge | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | -5 | -8 | -13 | -21 | -28 | -34 |
Avg low (°C) Cairns runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cairns | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 23 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -40 | -39 | -35 | -30 | -23 | -18 | -13 | -14 | -19 | -26 | -34 | -39 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cairns | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 18 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 |
| Difference | -40 | -39 | -35 | -30 | -23 | -18 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cairns | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 23 |
| Breckenridge | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -13 | -14 | -19 | -26 | -34 | -39 |
Precipitation (mm) Cairns runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cairns | 414 | 444 | 370 | 174 | 87 | 45 | 42 | 27 | 28 | 65 | 85 | 191 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | -339 | -370 | -292 | -82 | -25 | -15 | +3 | +28 | +13 | -14 | -20 | -127 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cairns | 414 | 444 | 370 | 174 | 87 | 45 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 |
| Difference | -339 | -370 | -292 | -82 | -25 | -15 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cairns | 42 | 27 | 28 | 65 | 85 | 191 |
| Breckenridge | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | +3 | +28 | +13 | -14 | -20 | -127 |
Cloud cover (%) Breckenridge runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cairns | 71 | 71 | 68 | 57 | 52 | 48 | 45 | 41 | 35 | 38 | 47 | 58 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -13 | -7 | -4 | +12 | +14 | +2 | +10 | +17 | +13 | +12 | +7 | +1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cairns | 71 | 71 | 68 | 57 | 52 | 48 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 |
| Difference | -13 | -7 | -4 | +12 | +14 | +2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cairns | 45 | 41 | 35 | 38 | 47 | 58 |
| Breckenridge | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | +10 | +17 | +13 | +12 | +7 | +1 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cairns | 85 | 88 | 88 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 82 | 78 | 75 | 73 | 75 | 78 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +7 | +6 | +1 | -10 | -20 | -30 | -25 | -19 | -17 | -10 | +2 | +11 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cairns | 85 | 88 | 88 | 87 | 86 | 84 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 |
| Difference | +7 | +6 | +1 | -10 | -20 | -30 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cairns | 82 | 78 | 75 | 73 | 75 | 78 |
| Breckenridge | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -25 | -19 | -17 | -10 | +2 | +11 |
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. Cairns trends → · Breckenridge trends →
Methodology & sources
Cairns
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 19 years of daily observations at Cairns Post Office, 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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