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Gent vs Breckenridge
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Gent is the warmer of the two — about 9°C on the annual average, and Breckenridge the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Gent and Breckenridge, in everyday terms.
Summers
Summers are nearly the same
Gent: Mild
Breckenridge: Mild
Winters
Gent has far milder winters
Gent: Chilly
Breckenridge: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Similar yearly rainfall
Gent: Moderate rainfall
Breckenridge: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Breckenridge is sunnier
Gent: Often grey
Breckenridge: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Gent is the warmer of the two — about 9°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Both cities get a similar amount of precipitation across the year.
Clear skies
Breckenridge 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 (°C) Gent runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gent | 7 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 7 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | -9 | -8 | -6 | -6 | -4 | -1 | — | -2 | -4 | -6 | -8 | -10 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gent | 7 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 19 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 |
| Difference | -9 | -8 | -6 | -6 | -4 | -1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gent | 21 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 7 |
| Breckenridge | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | — | -2 | -4 | -6 | -8 | -10 |
Avg low (°C) Gent runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gent | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -17 | -17 | -15 | -13 | -12 | -11 | -9 | -10 | -11 | -14 | -16 | -18 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gent | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 11 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 |
| Difference | -17 | -17 | -15 | -13 | -12 | -11 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gent | 13 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
| Breckenridge | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -9 | -10 | -11 | -14 | -16 | -18 |
Precipitation (mm) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gent | 60 | 50 | 48 | 36 | 51 | 57 | 74 | 73 | 70 | 71 | 81 | 80 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | +15 | +24 | +31 | +56 | +11 | -27 | -30 | -17 | -29 | -21 | -16 | -16 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gent | 60 | 50 | 48 | 36 | 51 | 57 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 |
| Difference | +15 | +24 | +31 | +56 | +11 | -27 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gent | 74 | 73 | 70 | 71 | 81 | 80 |
| Breckenridge | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | -30 | -17 | -29 | -21 | -16 | -16 |
Cloud cover (%) Gent runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gent | 78 | 78 | 75 | 70 | 69 | 71 | 68 | 70 | 72 | 77 | 81 | 81 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -20 | -14 | -11 | -1 | -3 | -21 | -13 | -12 | -24 | -26 | -26 | -22 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gent | 78 | 78 | 75 | 70 | 69 | 71 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 |
| Difference | -20 | -14 | -11 | -1 | -3 | -21 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gent | 68 | 70 | 72 | 77 | 81 | 81 |
| Breckenridge | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -13 | -12 | -24 | -26 | -26 | -22 |
Relative humidity (%) Gent runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gent | 92 | 89 | 85 | 81 | 79 | 79 | 80 | 80 | 83 | 86 | 91 | 93 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | — | +5 | +5 | -4 | -13 | -25 | -23 | -21 | -25 | -23 | -14 | -4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gent | 92 | 89 | 85 | 81 | 79 | 79 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 |
| Difference | — | +5 | +5 | -4 | -13 | -25 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gent | 80 | 80 | 83 | 86 | 91 | 93 |
| Breckenridge | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -23 | -21 | -25 | -23 | -14 | -4 |
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. Gent trends → · Breckenridge trends →
Methodology & sources
Gent
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Oostende, a weather station, about 62 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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