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Rio de Janeiro vs Breckenridge
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Rio de Janeiro is the warmer of the two — about 43°F on the annual average; Breckenridge is the wetter, with 12 in more rain a year.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Rio de Janeiro and Breckenridge, in everyday terms.
Summers
Rio de Janeiro has far hotter summers
Rio de Janeiro: Hot
Breckenridge: Mild
Winters
Rio de Janeiro has far milder winters
Rio de Janeiro: Mild
Breckenridge: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Breckenridge is wetter
Rio de Janeiro: Fairly dry
Breckenridge: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Similar amounts of sun
Rio de Janeiro: Partly cloudy
Breckenridge: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Rio de Janeiro is the warmer of the two — about 43°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Breckenridge is the wetter — about 12 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) Rio de Janeiro runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rio de Janeiro | 90 | 91 | 88 | 86 | 81 | 80 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 84 | 85 | 88 |
| Breckenridge | 29 | 32 | 39 | 45 | 54 | 64 | 70 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Difference | -61 | -60 | -49 | -41 | -28 | -16 | -10 | -14 | -22 | -36 | -48 | -60 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rio de Janeiro | 90 | 91 | 88 | 86 | 81 | 80 |
| Breckenridge | 29 | 32 | 39 | 45 | 54 | 64 |
| Difference | -61 | -60 | -49 | -41 | -28 | -16 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rio de Janeiro | 80 | 81 | 82 | 84 | 85 | 88 |
| Breckenridge | 70 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Difference | -10 | -14 | -22 | -36 | -48 | -60 |
Avg low (°F) Rio de Janeiro runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rio de Janeiro | 75 | 75 | 74 | 71 | 67 | 64 | 63 | 64 | 66 | 69 | 71 | 74 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 33 | 38 | 37 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 3 |
| Difference | -71 | -70 | -64 | -55 | -41 | -32 | -25 | -27 | -35 | -47 | -60 | -70 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rio de Janeiro | 75 | 75 | 74 | 71 | 67 | 64 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 33 |
| Difference | -71 | -70 | -64 | -55 | -41 | -32 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rio de Janeiro | 63 | 64 | 66 | 69 | 71 | 74 |
| Breckenridge | 38 | 37 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 3 |
| Difference | -25 | -27 | -35 | -47 | -60 | -70 |
Precipitation (in) Breckenridge runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rio de Janeiro | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 2.6 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Difference | +0.8 | +0.7 | +1.1 | +2.7 | +1.9 | +0.7 | +1.5 | +1.7 | +0.6 | +0.6 | — | -0.1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rio de Janeiro | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.2 |
| Difference | +0.8 | +0.7 | +1.1 | +2.7 | +1.9 | +0.7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rio de Janeiro | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 2.6 |
| Breckenridge | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Difference | +1.5 | +1.7 | +0.6 | +0.6 | — | -0.1 |
Cloud cover (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rio de Janeiro | 71 | 63 | 66 | 55 | 54 | 47 | 44 | 45 | 58 | 68 | 77 | 74 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -13 | +2 | -1 | +14 | +12 | +3 | +11 | +13 | -10 | -18 | -22 | -15 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rio de Janeiro | 71 | 63 | 66 | 55 | 54 | 47 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 |
| Difference | -13 | +2 | -1 | +14 | +12 | +3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rio de Janeiro | 44 | 45 | 58 | 68 | 77 | 74 |
| Breckenridge | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | +11 | +13 | -10 | -18 | -22 | -15 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rio de Janeiro | 84 | 83 | 84 | 82 | 81 | 80 | 79 | 78 | 78 | 80 | 82 | 84 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +9 | +11 | +6 | -5 | -14 | -26 | -22 | -18 | -21 | -17 | -5 | +6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rio de Janeiro | 84 | 83 | 84 | 82 | 81 | 80 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 |
| Difference | +9 | +11 | +6 | -5 | -14 | -26 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rio de Janeiro | 79 | 78 | 78 | 80 | 82 | 84 |
| Breckenridge | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -22 | -18 | -21 | -17 | -5 | +6 |
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. Rio de Janeiro trends → · Breckenridge trends →
Methodology & sources
Rio de Janeiro
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Galeao Antonio Carlos Jobim, a weather station, about 13 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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