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São Paulo vs Breckenridge
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São Paulo is the warmer of the two — about 20°C on the annual average; São Paulo is the wetter, with 927 mm more rain a year.
How the seasons compare
The differences between São Paulo and Breckenridge, in everyday terms.
Summers
São Paulo has far hotter summers
São Paulo: Warm
Breckenridge: Mild
Winters
São Paulo has far milder winters
São Paulo: Mild
Breckenridge: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
São Paulo is much wetter
São Paulo: Very wet
Breckenridge: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Similar amounts of sun
São Paulo: Often cloudy
Breckenridge: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
São Paulo is the warmer of the two — about 20°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
São Paulo is the wetter — about 927 mm 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 (°C) São Paulo runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 28 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | -30 | -29 | -24 | -20 | -11 | -5 | -2 | -5 | -10 | -17 | -24 | -30 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 23 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 |
| Difference | -30 | -29 | -24 | -20 | -11 | -5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 23 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 28 |
| Breckenridge | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | -2 | -5 | -10 | -17 | -24 | -30 |
Avg low (°C) São Paulo runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 19 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -35 | -35 | -31 | -26 | -18 | -13 | -9 | -10 | -15 | -22 | -29 | -35 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 |
| Difference | -35 | -35 | -31 | -26 | -18 | -13 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 19 |
| Breckenridge | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -9 | -10 | -15 | -22 | -29 | -35 |
Precipitation (mm) São Paulo runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 292 | 258 | 229 | 87 | 66 | 60 | 48 | 32 | 83 | 127 | 144 | 231 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | -217 | -184 | -151 | +5 | -4 | -30 | -4 | +23 | -42 | -77 | -79 | -167 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 292 | 258 | 229 | 87 | 66 | 60 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 |
| Difference | -217 | -184 | -151 | +5 | -4 | -30 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 48 | 32 | 83 | 127 | 144 | 231 |
| Breckenridge | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | -4 | +23 | -42 | -77 | -79 | -167 |
Cloud cover (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 79 | 72 | 68 | 57 | 56 | 52 | 48 | 47 | 61 | 71 | 74 | 76 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -21 | -8 | -3 | +12 | +10 | -2 | +7 | +11 | -13 | -21 | -20 | -18 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 79 | 72 | 68 | 57 | 56 | 52 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 |
| Difference | -21 | -8 | -3 | +12 | +10 | -2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 48 | 47 | 61 | 71 | 74 | 76 |
| Breckenridge | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | +7 | +11 | -13 | -21 | -20 | -18 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 84 | 84 | 86 | 85 | 85 | 83 | 80 | 76 | 75 | 77 | 79 | 81 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +8 | +10 | +4 | -8 | -18 | -29 | -23 | -16 | -18 | -14 | -2 | +8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 84 | 84 | 86 | 85 | 85 | 83 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 |
| Difference | +8 | +10 | +4 | -8 | -18 | -29 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 80 | 76 | 75 | 77 | 79 | 81 |
| Breckenridge | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -23 | -16 | -18 | -14 | -2 | +8 |
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. São Paulo trends → · Breckenridge trends →
Methodology & sources
São Paulo
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from INMET, Brazil's national meteorological institute, measured at Sao Paulo(mir.de Santana), about 6 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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