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La Paz vs Breckenridge
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La Paz is the warmer of the two — about 13°F on the annual average; Breckenridge is the wetter, with 6 in more rain a year.
How the seasons compare
The differences between La Paz and Breckenridge, in everyday terms.
Summers
Breckenridge has much hotter summers
La Paz: Cool
Breckenridge: Mild
Winters
La Paz has much milder winters
La Paz: Cold
Breckenridge: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Breckenridge is wetter
La Paz: Moderate rainfall
Breckenridge: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Similar amounts of sun
La Paz: Partly cloudy
Breckenridge: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
La Paz is the warmer of the two — about 13°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Breckenridge is the wetter — about 6 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) La Paz runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Paz | 59 | 59 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 58 | 58 | 60 | 61 | 62 | 63 | 61 |
| Breckenridge | 29 | 32 | 39 | 45 | 54 | 64 | 70 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Difference | -30 | -28 | -21 | -15 | -6 | +6 | +12 | +7 | -1 | -14 | -26 | -33 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Paz | 59 | 59 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 58 |
| Breckenridge | 29 | 32 | 39 | 45 | 54 | 64 |
| Difference | -30 | -28 | -21 | -15 | -6 | +6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Paz | 58 | 60 | 61 | 62 | 63 | 61 |
| Breckenridge | 70 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Difference | +12 | +7 | -1 | -14 | -26 | -33 |
Avg low (°F) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Paz | 39 | 39 | 38 | 34 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 30 | 35 | 36 | 38 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 33 | 38 | 37 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 3 |
| Difference | -36 | -35 | -28 | -18 | -3 | +8 | +14 | +11 | +1 | -13 | -25 | -35 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Paz | 39 | 39 | 38 | 34 | 28 | 25 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 33 |
| Difference | -36 | -35 | -28 | -18 | -3 | +8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Paz | 24 | 26 | 30 | 35 | 36 | 38 |
| Breckenridge | 38 | 37 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 3 |
| Difference | +14 | +11 | +1 | -13 | -25 | -35 |
Precipitation (in) Breckenridge runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Paz | 4.8 | 4.5 | 2.9 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 2 | 3.4 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Difference | -1.8 | -1.6 | +0.2 | +2.2 | +2.3 | +0.8 | +1.6 | +1.5 | +0.7 | +0.5 | +0.6 | -0.9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Paz | 4.8 | 4.5 | 2.9 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.2 |
| Difference | -1.8 | -1.6 | +0.2 | +2.2 | +2.3 | +0.8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Paz | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 2 | 3.4 |
| Breckenridge | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Difference | +1.6 | +1.5 | +0.7 | +0.5 | +0.6 | -0.9 |
Cloud cover (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Paz | 80 | 79 | 71 | 55 | 41 | 38 | 35 | 38 | 46 | 58 | 64 | 76 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -22 | -14 | -6 | +14 | +25 | +12 | +20 | +20 | +2 | -8 | -9 | -17 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Paz | 80 | 79 | 71 | 55 | 41 | 38 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 |
| Difference | -22 | -14 | -6 | +14 | +25 | +12 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Paz | 35 | 38 | 46 | 58 | 64 | 76 |
| Breckenridge | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | +20 | +20 | +2 | -8 | -9 | -17 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Paz | 79 | 81 | 81 | 78 | 71 | 70 | 68 | 69 | 71 | 72 | 72 | 76 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +13 | +13 | +9 | -1 | -5 | -16 | -12 | -9 | -13 | -9 | +5 | +13 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Paz | 79 | 81 | 81 | 78 | 71 | 70 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 |
| Difference | +13 | +13 | +9 | -1 | -5 | -16 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Paz | 68 | 69 | 71 | 72 | 72 | 76 |
| Breckenridge | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -12 | -9 | -13 | -9 | +5 | +13 |
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. La Paz trends → · Breckenridge trends →
Methodology & sources
La Paz
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 27 years of daily observations at EL Alto Intl, 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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