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Florianópolis vs Breckenridge
Comparing Florianópolis change · Breckenridge change
Florianópolis is the warmer of the two — about 20°C on the annual average; Florianópolis is the wetter, with 1034 mm more rain a year, and Breckenridge the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Florianópolis and Breckenridge, in everyday terms.
Summers
Florianópolis has far hotter summers
Florianópolis: Warm
Breckenridge: Mild
Winters
Florianópolis has far milder winters
Florianópolis: Mild
Breckenridge: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Florianópolis is much wetter
Florianópolis: Very wet
Breckenridge: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Breckenridge is sunnier
Florianópolis: Often cloudy
Breckenridge: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Florianópolis is the warmer of the two — about 20°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Florianópolis is the wetter — about 1034 mm more 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) Florianópolis runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florianópolis | 29 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 28 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | -31 | -30 | -25 | -20 | -12 | -4 | — | -2 | -7 | -15 | -23 | -30 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florianópolis | 29 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 24 | 22 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 |
| Difference | -31 | -30 | -25 | -20 | -12 | -4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florianópolis | 21 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 28 |
| Breckenridge | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | — | -2 | -7 | -15 | -23 | -30 |
Avg low (°C) Florianópolis runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florianópolis | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 21 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -37 | -37 | -33 | -27 | -19 | -13 | -9 | -11 | -16 | -23 | -30 | -36 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florianópolis | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 14 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 |
| Difference | -37 | -37 | -33 | -27 | -19 | -13 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florianópolis | 13 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 21 |
| Breckenridge | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -9 | -11 | -16 | -23 | -30 | -36 |
Precipitation (mm) Florianópolis runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florianópolis | 241 | 198 | 180 | 116 | 126 | 86 | 101 | 93 | 147 | 153 | 147 | 177 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | -166 | -125 | -102 | -24 | -64 | -57 | -56 | -37 | -106 | -103 | -81 | -113 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florianópolis | 241 | 198 | 180 | 116 | 126 | 86 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 |
| Difference | -166 | -125 | -102 | -24 | -64 | -57 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florianópolis | 101 | 93 | 147 | 153 | 147 | 177 |
| Breckenridge | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | -56 | -37 | -106 | -103 | -81 | -113 |
Cloud cover (%) Florianópolis runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florianópolis | 71 | 69 | 64 | 58 | 58 | 61 | 59 | 60 | 71 | 76 | 70 | 70 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -13 | -5 | — | +11 | +8 | -11 | -4 | -2 | -23 | -26 | -15 | -12 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florianópolis | 71 | 69 | 64 | 58 | 58 | 61 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 |
| Difference | -13 | -5 | — | +11 | +8 | -11 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florianópolis | 59 | 60 | 71 | 76 | 70 | 70 |
| Breckenridge | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -4 | -2 | -23 | -26 | -15 | -12 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florianópolis | 80 | 81 | 81 | 80 | 81 | 83 | 83 | 84 | 83 | 83 | 80 | 79 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +12 | +14 | +9 | -3 | -15 | -28 | -27 | -24 | -26 | -20 | -3 | +11 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florianópolis | 80 | 81 | 81 | 80 | 81 | 83 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 |
| Difference | +12 | +14 | +9 | -3 | -15 | -28 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florianópolis | 83 | 84 | 83 | 83 | 80 | 79 |
| Breckenridge | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -27 | -24 | -26 | -20 | -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. Florianópolis trends → · Breckenridge trends →
Methodology & sources
Florianópolis
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from INMET, Brazil's national meteorological institute, measured at Florianopolis, about 2 km from the city centre.
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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