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Revelstoke vs Breckenridge
Comparing Revelstoke change · Breckenridge change
Revelstoke is the warmer of the two — about 7°C on the annual average; Revelstoke is the wetter, with 170 mm more rain a year, and Breckenridge the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Revelstoke and Breckenridge, in everyday terms.
Summers
Revelstoke has much hotter summers
Revelstoke: Warm
Breckenridge: Mild
Winters
Revelstoke has much milder winters
Revelstoke: Cold
Breckenridge: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Revelstoke is wetter
Revelstoke: Moderate rainfall
Breckenridge: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Breckenridge is sunnier
Revelstoke: Often cloudy
Breckenridge: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Revelstoke is the warmer of the two — about 7°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Revelstoke is the wetter — about 170 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) Revelstoke runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revelstoke | -1 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 22 | 26 | 25 | 19 | 11 | 4 | -1 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | -1 | -2 | -2 | -6 | -7 | -4 | -5 | -6 | -4 | -2 | -1 | -2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revelstoke | -1 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 22 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 |
| Difference | -1 | -2 | -2 | -6 | -7 | -4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revelstoke | 26 | 25 | 19 | 11 | 4 | -1 |
| Breckenridge | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | -5 | -6 | -4 | -2 | -1 | -2 |
Avg low (°C) Revelstoke runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revelstoke | -6 | -5 | -2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 3 | -1 | -5 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -10 | -10 | -10 | -10 | -10 | -9 | -9 | -9 | -8 | -9 | -11 | -11 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revelstoke | -6 | -5 | -2 | 1 | 6 | 10 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 |
| Difference | -10 | -10 | -10 | -10 | -10 | -9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revelstoke | 12 | 12 | 8 | 3 | -1 | -5 |
| Breckenridge | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -9 | -9 | -8 | -9 | -11 | -11 |
Precipitation (mm) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revelstoke | 125 | 65 | 75 | 48 | 54 | 62 | 49 | 46 | 55 | 96 | 115 | 113 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | -50 | +9 | +3 | +44 | +9 | -33 | -4 | +9 | -14 | -45 | -49 | -49 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revelstoke | 125 | 65 | 75 | 48 | 54 | 62 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 |
| Difference | -50 | +9 | +3 | +44 | +9 | -33 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revelstoke | 49 | 46 | 55 | 96 | 115 | 113 |
| Breckenridge | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | -4 | +9 | -14 | -45 | -49 | -49 |
Cloud cover (%) Revelstoke runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revelstoke | 74 | 71 | 74 | 73 | 71 | 72 | 56 | 54 | 59 | 71 | 78 | 76 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -17 | -7 | -9 | -4 | -5 | -22 | -1 | +4 | -11 | -21 | -24 | -17 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revelstoke | 74 | 71 | 74 | 73 | 71 | 72 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 |
| Difference | -17 | -7 | -9 | -4 | -5 | -22 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revelstoke | 56 | 54 | 59 | 71 | 78 | 76 |
| Breckenridge | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -1 | +4 | -11 | -21 | -24 | -17 |
Relative humidity (%) Revelstoke runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revelstoke | 97 | 98 | 97 | 90 | 73 | 71 | 68 | 68 | 71 | 82 | 96 | 97 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -5 | -4 | -7 | -13 | -7 | -17 | -12 | -8 | -14 | -19 | -19 | -8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revelstoke | 97 | 98 | 97 | 90 | 73 | 71 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 |
| Difference | -5 | -4 | -7 | -13 | -7 | -17 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revelstoke | 68 | 68 | 71 | 82 | 96 | 97 |
| Breckenridge | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -12 | -8 | -14 | -19 | -19 | -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. Revelstoke trends → · Breckenridge trends →
Methodology & sources
Revelstoke
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 19 years of daily observations at Revelstoke A, a weather station, about 4 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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