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Noosa Heads vs Breckenridge
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Noosa Heads is the warmer of the two — about 20°C on the annual average; Noosa Heads is the wetter, with 852 mm more rain a year, and Noosa Heads the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Noosa Heads and Breckenridge, in everyday terms.
Summers
Noosa Heads has much hotter summers
Noosa Heads: Warm
Breckenridge: Mild
Winters
Noosa Heads has far milder winters
Noosa Heads: Mild
Breckenridge: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Noosa Heads is wetter
Noosa Heads: Very wet
Breckenridge: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Noosa Heads is sunnier
Noosa Heads: Partly cloudy
Breckenridge: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Noosa Heads is the warmer of the two — about 20°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Noosa Heads is the wetter — about 852 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Noosa Heads has the clearer skies — the higher line.
Exact monthly numbers
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Avg high (°C) Noosa Heads runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noosa Heads | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | -30 | -29 | -24 | -19 | -12 | -4 | — | -3 | -9 | -17 | -24 | -30 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noosa Heads | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 22 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 |
| Difference | -30 | -29 | -24 | -19 | -12 | -4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noosa Heads | 21 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| Breckenridge | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | — | -3 | -9 | -17 | -24 | -30 |
Avg low (°C) Noosa Heads runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noosa Heads | 22 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 21 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -38 | -37 | -33 | -27 | -19 | -12 | -8 | -9 | -15 | -23 | -30 | -37 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noosa Heads | 22 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 13 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 |
| Difference | -38 | -37 | -33 | -27 | -19 | -12 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noosa Heads | 11 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 21 |
| Breckenridge | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -8 | -9 | -15 | -23 | -30 | -37 |
Precipitation (mm) Noosa Heads runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noosa Heads | 163 | 230 | 217 | 150 | 144 | 124 | 69 | 79 | 57 | 119 | 91 | 140 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | -88 | -157 | -138 | -58 | -82 | -94 | -25 | -24 | -16 | -68 | -26 | -76 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noosa Heads | 163 | 230 | 217 | 150 | 144 | 124 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 |
| Difference | -88 | -157 | -138 | -58 | -82 | -94 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noosa Heads | 69 | 79 | 57 | 119 | 91 | 140 |
| Breckenridge | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | -25 | -24 | -16 | -68 | -26 | -76 |
Cloud cover (%) Breckenridge runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noosa Heads | 54 | 56 | 54 | 51 | 52 | 50 | 41 | 36 | 36 | 46 | 50 | 54 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | +3 | +8 | +11 | +18 | +14 | — | +14 | +21 | +12 | +5 | +5 | +5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noosa Heads | 54 | 56 | 54 | 51 | 52 | 50 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 |
| Difference | +3 | +8 | +11 | +18 | +14 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noosa Heads | 41 | 36 | 36 | 46 | 50 | 54 |
| Breckenridge | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | +14 | +21 | +12 | +5 | +5 | +5 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noosa Heads | 76 | 78 | 77 | 75 | 73 | 73 | 71 | 68 | 69 | 72 | 73 | 75 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +16 | +17 | +13 | +3 | -7 | -19 | -14 | -8 | -12 | -9 | +4 | +15 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noosa Heads | 76 | 78 | 77 | 75 | 73 | 73 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 |
| Difference | +16 | +17 | +13 | +3 | -7 | -19 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noosa Heads | 71 | 68 | 69 | 72 | 73 | 75 |
| Breckenridge | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -14 | -8 | -12 | -9 | +4 | +15 |
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. Noosa Heads trends → · Breckenridge trends →
Methodology & sources
Noosa Heads
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 25 years of daily observations at Tewantin Rsl Park, a weather station, about 5 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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