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Canberra vs Breckenridge
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Canberra is the warmer of the two — about 12°C on the annual average; Breckenridge is the wetter, with 159 mm more rain a year, and Canberra the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Canberra and Breckenridge, in everyday terms.
Summers
Canberra has far hotter summers
Canberra: Warm
Breckenridge: Mild
Winters
Canberra has far milder winters
Canberra: Cold
Breckenridge: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Breckenridge is wetter
Canberra: Moderate rainfall
Breckenridge: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Canberra is sunnier
Canberra: Partly cloudy
Breckenridge: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Canberra is the warmer of the two — about 12°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Breckenridge is the wetter — about 159 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Canberra has the clearer skies — the higher line.
Exact monthly numbers
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Avg high (°C) Canberra runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canberra | 30 | 28 | 25 | 21 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 27 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | -31 | -28 | -21 | -14 | -5 | +5 | +8 | +6 | -2 | -12 | -22 | -29 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canberra | 30 | 28 | 25 | 21 | 17 | 13 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 |
| Difference | -31 | -28 | -21 | -14 | -5 | +5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canberra | 13 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 27 |
| Breckenridge | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | +8 | +6 | -2 | -12 | -22 | -29 |
Avg low (°C) Canberra runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canberra | 13 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | -1 | -0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 11 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -29 | -28 | -22 | -14 | -6 | — | +5 | +3 | -3 | -11 | -20 | -27 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canberra | 13 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 |
| Difference | -29 | -28 | -22 | -14 | -6 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canberra | -1 | -0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 11 |
| Breckenridge | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | +5 | +3 | -3 | -11 | -20 | -27 |
Precipitation (mm) Breckenridge runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canberra | 57 | 57 | 40 | 29 | 29 | 53 | 39 | 45 | 51 | 46 | 63 | 64 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | +18 | +16 | +39 | +63 | +33 | -23 | +6 | +10 | -9 | +4 | +2 | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canberra | 57 | 57 | 40 | 29 | 29 | 53 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 |
| Difference | +18 | +16 | +39 | +63 | +33 | -23 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canberra | 39 | 45 | 51 | 46 | 63 | 64 |
| Breckenridge | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | +6 | +10 | -9 | +4 | +2 | — |
Cloud cover (%) Breckenridge runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canberra | 57 | 59 | 53 | 48 | 46 | 50 | 44 | 44 | 48 | 54 | 59 | 58 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | — | +5 | +11 | +21 | +20 | — | +11 | +14 | — | -4 | -5 | +1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canberra | 57 | 59 | 53 | 48 | 46 | 50 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 |
| Difference | — | +5 | +11 | +21 | +20 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canberra | 44 | 44 | 48 | 54 | 59 | 58 |
| Breckenridge | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | +11 | +14 | — | -4 | -5 | +1 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canberra | 62 | 67 | 69 | 72 | 78 | 85 | 83 | 79 | 74 | 69 | 67 | 63 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +30 | +27 | +20 | +5 | -12 | -30 | -27 | -19 | -17 | -6 | +10 | +27 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canberra | 62 | 67 | 69 | 72 | 78 | 85 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 |
| Difference | +30 | +27 | +20 | +5 | -12 | -30 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canberra | 83 | 79 | 74 | 69 | 67 | 63 |
| Breckenridge | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -27 | -19 | -17 | -6 | +10 | +27 |
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. Canberra trends → · Breckenridge trends →
Methodology & sources
Canberra
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 25 years of daily observations at Canberra Forestry, 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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