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Florianópolis vs Breckenridge
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Florianópolis is the warmer of the two — about 36°F on the annual average; Florianópolis is the wetter, with 41 in 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 36°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Florianópolis is the wetter — about 41 in 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 (°F) Florianópolis runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florianópolis | 85 | 85 | 84 | 80 | 75 | 71 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 76 | 79 | 83 |
| Breckenridge | 29 | 32 | 39 | 45 | 54 | 64 | 70 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Difference | -56 | -54 | -45 | -36 | -22 | -7 | — | -4 | -12 | -27 | -42 | -55 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florianópolis | 85 | 85 | 84 | 80 | 75 | 71 |
| Breckenridge | 29 | 32 | 39 | 45 | 54 | 64 |
| Difference | -56 | -54 | -45 | -36 | -22 | -7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florianópolis | 70 | 71 | 72 | 76 | 79 | 83 |
| Breckenridge | 70 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Difference | — | -4 | -12 | -27 | -42 | -55 |
Avg low (°F) Florianópolis runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florianópolis | 71 | 71 | 69 | 66 | 60 | 56 | 55 | 57 | 60 | 64 | 66 | 69 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 33 | 38 | 37 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 3 |
| Difference | -67 | -66 | -59 | -49 | -35 | -24 | -17 | -20 | -29 | -42 | -55 | -66 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florianópolis | 71 | 71 | 69 | 66 | 60 | 56 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 33 |
| Difference | -67 | -66 | -59 | -49 | -35 | -24 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florianópolis | 55 | 57 | 60 | 64 | 66 | 69 |
| Breckenridge | 38 | 37 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 3 |
| Difference | -17 | -20 | -29 | -42 | -55 | -66 |
Precipitation (in) Florianópolis runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florianópolis | 9.5 | 7.8 | 7.1 | 4.6 | 5 | 3.4 | 4 | 3.7 | 5.8 | 6 | 5.8 | 7 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Difference | -6.6 | -4.9 | -4 | -0.9 | -2.5 | -2.2 | -2.2 | -1.5 | -4.2 | -4 | -3.2 | -4.5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florianópolis | 9.5 | 7.8 | 7.1 | 4.6 | 5 | 3.4 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.2 |
| Difference | -6.6 | -4.9 | -4 | -0.9 | -2.5 | -2.2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florianópolis | 4 | 3.7 | 5.8 | 6 | 5.8 | 7 |
| Breckenridge | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Difference | -2.2 | -1.5 | -4.2 | -4 | -3.2 | -4.5 |
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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