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Noosa Heads vs Breckenridge
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Noosa Heads is the warmer of the two — about 37°F on the annual average; Noosa Heads is the wetter, with 34 in 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 37°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Noosa Heads is the wetter — about 34 in more across the year.
Clear skies
Noosa Heads has the clearer skies — the higher line.
Exact monthly numbers
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Avg high (°F) Noosa Heads runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noosa Heads | 84 | 83 | 82 | 79 | 75 | 71 | 70 | 72 | 76 | 78 | 80 | 83 |
| Breckenridge | 29 | 32 | 39 | 45 | 54 | 64 | 70 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Difference | -55 | -52 | -43 | -34 | -21 | -7 | -1 | -5 | -16 | -30 | -43 | -55 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noosa Heads | 84 | 83 | 82 | 79 | 75 | 71 |
| Breckenridge | 29 | 32 | 39 | 45 | 54 | 64 |
| Difference | -55 | -52 | -43 | -34 | -21 | -7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noosa Heads | 70 | 72 | 76 | 78 | 80 | 83 |
| Breckenridge | 70 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Difference | -1 | -5 | -16 | -30 | -43 | -55 |
Avg low (°F) Noosa Heads runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noosa Heads | 72 | 71 | 70 | 65 | 59 | 55 | 52 | 53 | 58 | 62 | 66 | 69 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 33 | 38 | 37 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 3 |
| Difference | -68 | -67 | -60 | -48 | -33 | -22 | -14 | -16 | -27 | -41 | -55 | -66 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noosa Heads | 72 | 71 | 70 | 65 | 59 | 55 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 33 |
| Difference | -68 | -67 | -60 | -48 | -33 | -22 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noosa Heads | 52 | 53 | 58 | 62 | 66 | 69 |
| Breckenridge | 38 | 37 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 3 |
| Difference | -14 | -16 | -27 | -41 | -55 | -66 |
Precipitation (in) Noosa Heads runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noosa Heads | 6.4 | 9.1 | 8.5 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 4.9 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 5.5 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Difference | -3.5 | -6.2 | -5.4 | -2.3 | -3.2 | -3.7 | -1 | -0.9 | -0.6 | -2.7 | -1 | -3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noosa Heads | 6.4 | 9.1 | 8.5 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 4.9 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.2 |
| Difference | -3.5 | -6.2 | -5.4 | -2.3 | -3.2 | -3.7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noosa Heads | 2.7 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 5.5 |
| Breckenridge | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Difference | -1 | -0.9 | -0.6 | -2.7 | -1 | -3 |
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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