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Gold Coast vs Breckenridge
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Gold Coast is the warmer of the two — about 20°C on the annual average; Gold Coast is the wetter, with 534 mm more rain a year, and Gold Coast the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Gold Coast and Breckenridge, in everyday terms.
Summers
Gold Coast has far hotter summers
Gold Coast: Warm
Breckenridge: Mild
Winters
Gold Coast has far milder winters
Gold Coast: Mild
Breckenridge: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Gold Coast is wetter
Gold Coast: Wet
Breckenridge: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Gold Coast is sunnier
Gold Coast: Partly cloudy
Breckenridge: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Gold Coast is the warmer of the two — about 20°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Gold Coast is the wetter — about 534 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Gold Coast 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) Gold Coast runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Coast | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 28 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | -31 | -29 | -24 | -19 | -12 | -3 | — | -3 | -8 | -16 | -24 | -30 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Coast | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 21 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 |
| Difference | -31 | -29 | -24 | -19 | -12 | -3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Coast | 21 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 28 |
| Breckenridge | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | — | -3 | -8 | -16 | -24 | -30 |
Avg low (°C) Gold Coast runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Coast | 22 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 21 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -38 | -37 | -33 | -27 | -19 | -13 | -9 | -10 | -15 | -23 | -31 | -37 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Coast | 22 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 13 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 |
| Difference | -38 | -37 | -33 | -27 | -19 | -13 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Coast | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 21 |
| Breckenridge | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -9 | -10 | -15 | -23 | -31 | -37 |
Precipitation (mm) Gold Coast runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Coast | 141 | 175 | 136 | 119 | 103 | 114 | 53 | 56 | 41 | 85 | 104 | 140 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | -66 | -102 | -57 | -27 | -40 | -85 | -8 | — | — | -34 | -39 | -76 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Coast | 141 | 175 | 136 | 119 | 103 | 114 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 |
| Difference | -66 | -102 | -57 | -27 | -40 | -85 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Coast | 53 | 56 | 41 | 85 | 104 | 140 |
| Breckenridge | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | -8 | — | — | -34 | -39 | -76 |
Cloud cover (%) Breckenridge runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Coast | 57 | 57 | 53 | 48 | 49 | 48 | 40 | 35 | 36 | 47 | 53 | 55 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | +1 | +7 | +11 | +21 | +17 | +2 | +16 | +23 | +12 | +3 | +2 | +3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Coast | 57 | 57 | 53 | 48 | 49 | 48 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 |
| Difference | +1 | +7 | +11 | +21 | +17 | +2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Coast | 40 | 35 | 36 | 47 | 53 | 55 |
| Breckenridge | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | +16 | +23 | +12 | +3 | +2 | +3 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Coast | 71 | 74 | 75 | 74 | 74 | 76 | 73 | 69 | 67 | 67 | 68 | 70 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +21 | +20 | +15 | +3 | -8 | -22 | -17 | -9 | -10 | -4 | +9 | +20 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Coast | 71 | 74 | 75 | 74 | 74 | 76 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 |
| Difference | +21 | +20 | +15 | +3 | -8 | -22 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Coast | 73 | 69 | 67 | 67 | 68 | 70 |
| Breckenridge | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -17 | -9 | -10 | -4 | +9 | +20 |
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. Gold Coast trends → · Breckenridge trends →
Methodology & sources
Gold Coast
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 28 years of daily observations at Gold Coast Seaway, a weather station, about 7 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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