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Oranjestad vs Breckenridge
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Oranjestad is the warmer of the two — about 52°F on the annual average; Breckenridge is the wetter, with 14 in 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 52°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Breckenridge is the wetter — about 14 in 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 (°F) Oranjestad runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oranjestad | 90 | 91 | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 94 | 96 | 96 | 94 | 92 | 91 |
| Breckenridge | 29 | 32 | 39 | 45 | 54 | 64 | 70 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Difference | -61 | -59 | -53 | -48 | -41 | -31 | -25 | -29 | -36 | -46 | -55 | -62 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oranjestad | 90 | 91 | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 |
| Breckenridge | 29 | 32 | 39 | 45 | 54 | 64 |
| Difference | -61 | -59 | -53 | -48 | -41 | -31 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oranjestad | 94 | 96 | 96 | 94 | 92 | 91 |
| Breckenridge | 70 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Difference | -25 | -29 | -36 | -46 | -55 | -62 |
Avg low (°F) Oranjestad runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oranjestad | 75 | 75 | 76 | 78 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 78 | 77 | 76 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 33 | 38 | 37 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 3 |
| Difference | -72 | -71 | -66 | -61 | -54 | -47 | -40 | -42 | -48 | -57 | -66 | -73 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oranjestad | 75 | 75 | 76 | 78 | 79 | 79 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 33 |
| Difference | -72 | -71 | -66 | -61 | -54 | -47 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oranjestad | 79 | 79 | 79 | 78 | 77 | 76 |
| Breckenridge | 38 | 37 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 3 |
| Difference | -40 | -42 | -48 | -57 | -66 | -73 |
Precipitation (in) Breckenridge runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oranjestad | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 3.5 | 1.6 | 1.3 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Difference | +2.6 | +2.4 | +2.4 | +3.3 | +1.7 | — | +0.6 | +0.5 | -0.2 | -1.5 | +1 | +1.3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oranjestad | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.1 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.2 |
| Difference | +2.6 | +2.4 | +2.4 | +3.3 | +1.7 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oranjestad | 1.1 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 3.5 | 1.6 | 1.3 |
| Breckenridge | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Difference | +0.6 | +0.5 | -0.2 | -1.5 | +1 | +1.3 |
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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