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Oranjestad vs Breckenridge
Comparing Oranjestad change · Breckenridge change
Oranjestad is the warmer of the two — about 29°C on the annual average; Breckenridge is the wetter, with 360 mm more rain a year.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Oranjestad and Breckenridge, in everyday terms.
Summers
Oranjestad has far hotter summers
Oranjestad: Very hot
Breckenridge: Mild
Winters
Oranjestad has far milder winters
Oranjestad: Mild
Breckenridge: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Breckenridge is wetter
Oranjestad: Fairly dry
Breckenridge: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Similar amounts of sun
Oranjestad: Partly cloudy
Breckenridge: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Oranjestad is the warmer of the two — about 29°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Breckenridge is the wetter — about 360 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) Oranjestad runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oranjestad | 32 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 33 | 33 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | -34 | -33 | -29 | -27 | -23 | -17 | -14 | -16 | -20 | -26 | -31 | -35 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oranjestad | 32 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 35 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 |
| Difference | -34 | -33 | -29 | -27 | -23 | -17 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oranjestad | 35 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 33 | 33 |
| Breckenridge | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | -14 | -16 | -20 | -26 | -31 | -35 |
Avg low (°C) Oranjestad runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oranjestad | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -40 | -39 | -37 | -34 | -30 | -26 | -22 | -23 | -27 | -31 | -37 | -41 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oranjestad | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 |
| Difference | -40 | -39 | -37 | -34 | -30 | -26 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oranjestad | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
| Breckenridge | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -22 | -23 | -27 | -31 | -37 | -41 |
Precipitation (mm) Breckenridge runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oranjestad | 9 | 12 | 17 | 8 | 20 | 29 | 29 | 43 | 46 | 88 | 40 | 32 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | +66 | +62 | +62 | +84 | +43 | — | +16 | +13 | -4 | -38 | +25 | +32 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oranjestad | 9 | 12 | 17 | 8 | 20 | 29 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 |
| Difference | +66 | +62 | +62 | +84 | +43 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oranjestad | 29 | 43 | 46 | 88 | 40 | 32 |
| Breckenridge | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | +16 | +13 | -4 | -38 | +25 | +32 |
Cloud cover (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oranjestad | 39 | 39 | 47 | 64 | 68 | 62 | 55 | 51 | 58 | 64 | 61 | 48 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | +19 | +25 | +17 | +5 | -2 | -12 | — | +7 | -10 | -13 | -6 | +11 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oranjestad | 39 | 39 | 47 | 64 | 68 | 62 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 |
| Difference | +19 | +25 | +17 | +5 | -2 | -12 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oranjestad | 55 | 51 | 58 | 64 | 61 | 48 |
| Breckenridge | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | — | +7 | -10 | -13 | -6 | +11 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oranjestad | 76 | 75 | 74 | 76 | 78 | 79 | 79 | 78 | 78 | 80 | 80 | 78 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +16 | +20 | +16 | +1 | -12 | -24 | -22 | -18 | -21 | -17 | -3 | +11 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oranjestad | 76 | 75 | 74 | 76 | 78 | 79 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 |
| Difference | +16 | +20 | +16 | +1 | -12 | -24 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oranjestad | 79 | 78 | 78 | 80 | 80 | 78 |
| Breckenridge | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -22 | -18 | -21 | -17 | -3 | +11 |
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. Oranjestad trends → · Breckenridge trends →
Methodology & sources
Oranjestad
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 20 years of daily observations at Jose Leonardo Chirinos, a weather station, about 129 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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