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Melbourne vs Breckenridge
Comparing Melbourne change · Breckenridge change
Melbourne is the warmer of the two — about 15°C on the annual average; Breckenridge is the wetter, with 157 mm more rain a year.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Melbourne and Breckenridge, in everyday terms.
Summers
Melbourne has much hotter summers
Melbourne: Warm
Breckenridge: Mild
Winters
Melbourne has far milder winters
Melbourne: Cool
Breckenridge: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Breckenridge is wetter
Melbourne: Moderate rainfall
Breckenridge: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Similar amounts of sun
Melbourne: Partly cloudy
Breckenridge: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Melbourne is the warmer of the two — about 15°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Breckenridge is the wetter — about 157 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) Melbourne runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 27 | 27 | 25 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 25 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | -29 | -27 | -21 | -14 | -6 | +3 | +6 | +3 | -3 | -11 | -20 | -27 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 27 | 27 | 25 | 21 | 18 | 15 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 |
| Difference | -29 | -27 | -21 | -14 | -6 | +3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 15 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 25 |
| Breckenridge | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | +6 | +3 | -3 | -11 | -20 | -27 |
Avg low (°C) Melbourne runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -32 | -32 | -27 | -20 | -14 | -8 | -4 | -5 | -10 | -17 | -24 | -30 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 |
| Difference | -32 | -32 | -27 | -20 | -14 | -8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 |
| Breckenridge | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -4 | -5 | -10 | -17 | -24 | -30 |
Precipitation (mm) Breckenridge runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 45 | 45 | 37 | 50 | 41 | 46 | 37 | 45 | 53 | 57 | 62 | 57 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | +30 | +28 | +42 | +42 | +21 | -16 | +8 | +10 | -12 | -6 | +4 | +7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 45 | 45 | 37 | 50 | 41 | 46 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 |
| Difference | +30 | +28 | +42 | +42 | +21 | -16 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 37 | 45 | 53 | 57 | 62 | 57 |
| Breckenridge | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | +8 | +10 | -12 | -6 | +4 | +7 |
Cloud cover (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 57 | 55 | 56 | 56 | 60 | 61 | 62 | 60 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 60 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | — | +9 | +9 | +13 | +6 | -11 | -7 | -2 | -14 | -12 | -10 | -2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 57 | 55 | 56 | 56 | 60 | 61 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 |
| Difference | — | +9 | +9 | +13 | +6 | -11 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 62 | 60 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 60 |
| Breckenridge | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -7 | -2 | -14 | -12 | -10 | -2 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 66 | 67 | 69 | 73 | 80 | 85 | 84 | 82 | 79 | 74 | 71 | 67 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +27 | +27 | +21 | +4 | -13 | -30 | -28 | -22 | -22 | -11 | +6 | +22 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 66 | 67 | 69 | 73 | 80 | 85 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 |
| Difference | +27 | +27 | +21 | +4 | -13 | -30 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 84 | 82 | 79 | 74 | 71 | 67 |
| Breckenridge | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -28 | -22 | -22 | -11 | +6 | +22 |
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. Melbourne trends → · Breckenridge trends →
Methodology & sources
Melbourne
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 24 years of daily observations at Melbourne Regional Office, a weather station, inside the city. 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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