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Mount Isa vs Breckenridge
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Mount Isa is the warmer of the two — about 42°F on the annual average; Breckenridge is the wetter, with 10 in more rain a year, and Mount Isa the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Mount Isa and Breckenridge, in everyday terms.
Summers
Mount Isa has far hotter summers
Mount Isa: Very hot
Breckenridge: Mild
Winters
Mount Isa has far milder winters
Mount Isa: Cool
Breckenridge: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Breckenridge is wetter
Mount Isa: Fairly dry
Breckenridge: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Mount Isa is far sunnier
Mount Isa: Fairly sunny
Breckenridge: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Mount Isa is the warmer of the two — about 42°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Breckenridge is the wetter — about 10 in more across the year.
Clear skies
Mount Isa 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 (°F) Mount Isa runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Isa | 98 | 97 | 96 | 91 | 83 | 77 | 78 | 82 | 90 | — | 99 | 101 |
| Breckenridge | 29 | 32 | 39 | 45 | 54 | 64 | 70 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Difference | -69 | -65 | -57 | -47 | -30 | -13 | -8 | -15 | -30 | — | -61 | -72 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Isa | 98 | 97 | 96 | 91 | 83 | 77 |
| Breckenridge | 29 | 32 | 39 | 45 | 54 | 64 |
| Difference | -69 | -65 | -57 | -47 | -30 | -13 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Isa | 78 | 82 | 90 | — | 99 | 101 |
| Breckenridge | 70 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Difference | -8 | -15 | -30 | — | -61 | -72 |
Avg low (°F) Mount Isa runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Isa | 73 | 73 | 70 | 65 | 55 | 48 | 46 | 47 | 55 | — | 69 | 73 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 33 | 38 | 37 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 3 |
| Difference | -70 | -68 | -60 | -48 | -29 | -15 | -7 | -10 | -24 | — | -58 | -69 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Isa | 73 | 73 | 70 | 65 | 55 | 48 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 33 |
| Difference | -70 | -68 | -60 | -48 | -29 | -15 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Isa | 46 | 47 | 55 | — | 69 | 73 |
| Breckenridge | 38 | 37 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 3 |
| Difference | -7 | -10 | -24 | — | -58 | -69 |
Precipitation (in) Breckenridge runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Isa | 4.8 | 4.1 | 2.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 3 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Difference | -1.8 | -1.2 | +0.5 | +3.1 | +2.2 | +0.8 | +1.6 | +2.1 | +1.2 | +1.3 | +0.9 | -0.5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Isa | 4.8 | 4.1 | 2.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.2 |
| Difference | -1.8 | -1.2 | +0.5 | +3.1 | +2.2 | +0.8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Isa | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 3 |
| Breckenridge | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Difference | +1.6 | +2.1 | +1.2 | +1.3 | +0.9 | -0.5 |
Cloud cover (%) Breckenridge runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Isa | 61 | 55 | 43 | 28 | 25 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 19 | 30 | 44 | 52 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -3 | +9 | +21 | +41 | +41 | +33 | +40 | +45 | +29 | +21 | +10 | +7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Isa | 61 | 55 | 43 | 28 | 25 | 17 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 |
| Difference | -3 | +9 | +21 | +41 | +41 | +33 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Isa | 15 | 13 | 19 | 30 | 44 | 52 |
| Breckenridge | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | +40 | +45 | +29 | +21 | +10 | +7 |
Relative humidity (%) Breckenridge runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Isa | 53 | 57 | 53 | 40 | 40 | 42 | 37 | 30 | 26 | 26 | 33 | 41 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +39 | +37 | +37 | +37 | +27 | +12 | +20 | +30 | +31 | +37 | +44 | +48 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Isa | 53 | 57 | 53 | 40 | 40 | 42 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 |
| Difference | +39 | +37 | +37 | +37 | +27 | +12 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Isa | 37 | 30 | 26 | 26 | 33 | 41 |
| Breckenridge | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +20 | +30 | +31 | +37 | +44 | +48 |
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. Mount Isa trends → · Breckenridge trends →
Methodology & sources
Mount Isa
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 17 years of daily observations at Mount Isa Mine, 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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