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Vancouver vs Breckenridge
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Vancouver is the warmer of the two — about 11°C on the annual average; Vancouver is the wetter, with 785 mm more rain a year, and Breckenridge the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Vancouver and Breckenridge, in everyday terms.
Summers
Vancouver has hotter summers
Vancouver: Mild
Breckenridge: Mild
Winters
Vancouver has far milder winters
Vancouver: Chilly
Breckenridge: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Vancouver is wetter
Vancouver: Wet
Breckenridge: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Breckenridge is sunnier
Vancouver: Often cloudy
Breckenridge: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Vancouver is the warmer of the two — about 11°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Vancouver is the wetter — about 785 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) Vancouver runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vancouver | 7 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 7 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | -9 | -9 | -7 | -7 | -6 | -2 | -2 | -4 | -4 | -5 | -7 | -9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vancouver | 7 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 20 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 |
| Difference | -9 | -9 | -7 | -7 | -6 | -2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vancouver | 23 | 23 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 7 |
| Breckenridge | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | -2 | -4 | -4 | -5 | -7 | -9 |
Avg low (°C) Vancouver runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vancouver | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 3 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -19 | -18 | -17 | -15 | -14 | -12 | -11 | -12 | -13 | -14 | -17 | -19 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vancouver | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 13 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 |
| Difference | -19 | -18 | -17 | -15 | -14 | -12 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vancouver | 15 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 3 |
| Breckenridge | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -11 | -12 | -13 | -14 | -17 | -19 |
Precipitation (mm) Vancouver runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vancouver | 222 | 118 | 164 | 114 | 73 | 60 | 39 | 45 | 77 | 157 | 245 | 203 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | -147 | -44 | -85 | -23 | -10 | -31 | +6 | +11 | -36 | -107 | -179 | -139 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vancouver | 222 | 118 | 164 | 114 | 73 | 60 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 |
| Difference | -147 | -44 | -85 | -23 | -10 | -31 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vancouver | 39 | 45 | 77 | 157 | 245 | 203 |
| Breckenridge | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | +6 | +11 | -36 | -107 | -179 | -139 |
Snowfall (cm) Breckenridge runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vancouver | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Breckenridge | 112 | 104 | 110 | 117 | 51 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 55 | 85 | 93 |
| Difference | — | +104 | +110 | +117 | — | — | +1 | — | +11 | +55 | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vancouver | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Breckenridge | 112 | 104 | 110 | 117 | 51 | 7 |
| Difference | — | +104 | +110 | +117 | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vancouver | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Breckenridge | 1 | 0 | 11 | 55 | 85 | 93 |
| Difference | +1 | — | +11 | +55 | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Vancouver runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vancouver | 77 | 73 | 77 | 75 | 70 | 70 | 52 | 51 | 55 | 71 | 77 | 77 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -19 | -9 | -12 | -6 | -4 | -20 | +3 | +7 | -7 | -20 | -23 | -19 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vancouver | 77 | 73 | 77 | 75 | 70 | 70 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 |
| Difference | -19 | -9 | -12 | -6 | -4 | -20 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vancouver | 52 | 51 | 55 | 71 | 77 | 77 |
| Breckenridge | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | +3 | +7 | -7 | -20 | -23 | -19 |
Relative humidity (%) Vancouver runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vancouver | 94 | 92 | 90 | 84 | 78 | 78 | 77 | 78 | 80 | 85 | 91 | 94 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -2 | +3 | — | -7 | -12 | -24 | -21 | -18 | -23 | -23 | -15 | -4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vancouver | 94 | 92 | 90 | 84 | 78 | 78 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 |
| Difference | -2 | +3 | — | -7 | -12 | -24 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vancouver | 77 | 78 | 80 | 85 | 91 | 94 |
| Breckenridge | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -21 | -18 | -23 | -23 | -15 | -4 |
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. Vancouver trends → · Breckenridge trends →
Methodology & sources
Vancouver
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 29 years of daily observations at Vancouver Harbour CS, a weather station, about 6 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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