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Basel vs Breckenridge
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Basel is the warmer of the two — about 10°C on the annual average; Basel is the wetter, with 110 mm more rain a year, and Breckenridge the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Basel and Breckenridge, in everyday terms.
Summers
Basel has much hotter summers
Basel: Warm
Breckenridge: Mild
Winters
Basel has far milder winters
Basel: Cold
Breckenridge: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Basel is wetter
Basel: Moderate rainfall
Breckenridge: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Breckenridge is sunnier
Basel: Often cloudy
Breckenridge: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Basel is the warmer of the two — about 10°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Basel is the wetter — about 110 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) Basel runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basel | 5 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 15 | 9 | 6 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | -7 | -7 | -8 | -9 | -8 | -6 | -5 | -6 | -5 | -6 | -6 | -8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basel | 5 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 24 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 |
| Difference | -7 | -7 | -8 | -9 | -8 | -6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basel | 26 | 25 | 21 | 15 | 9 | 6 |
| Breckenridge | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | -5 | -6 | -5 | -6 | -6 | -8 |
Avg low (°C) Basel runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basel | -0 | -0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -15 | -15 | -15 | -14 | -13 | -13 | -11 | -12 | -12 | -13 | -15 | -16 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basel | -0 | -0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 13 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 |
| Difference | -15 | -15 | -15 | -14 | -13 | -13 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basel | 15 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| Breckenridge | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -11 | -12 | -12 | -13 | -15 | -16 |
Precipitation (mm) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basel | 48 | 45 | 50 | 64 | 98 | 87 | 89 | 88 | 70 | 74 | 65 | 65 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | +27 | +28 | +29 | +28 | -35 | -57 | -44 | -33 | -29 | -24 | — | -1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basel | 48 | 45 | 50 | 64 | 98 | 87 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 |
| Difference | +27 | +28 | +29 | +28 | -35 | -57 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basel | 89 | 88 | 70 | 74 | 65 | 65 |
| Breckenridge | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | -44 | -33 | -29 | -24 | — | -1 |
Cloud cover (%) Basel runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basel | 71 | 70 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 66 | 61 | 60 | 62 | 70 | 75 | 74 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -13 | -6 | -3 | — | -4 | -16 | -6 | -3 | -14 | -19 | -20 | -16 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basel | 71 | 70 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 66 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 |
| Difference | -13 | -6 | -3 | — | -4 | -16 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basel | 61 | 60 | 62 | 70 | 75 | 74 |
| Breckenridge | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -6 | -3 | -14 | -19 | -20 | -16 |
Relative humidity (%) Basel runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basel | 91 | 88 | 83 | 79 | 79 | 77 | 76 | 76 | 80 | 86 | 90 | 91 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +1 | +7 | +7 | -2 | -12 | -23 | -19 | -17 | -23 | -23 | -13 | -1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basel | 91 | 88 | 83 | 79 | 79 | 77 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 |
| Difference | +1 | +7 | +7 | -2 | -12 | -23 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basel | 76 | 76 | 80 | 86 | 90 | 91 |
| Breckenridge | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -19 | -17 | -23 | -23 | -13 | -1 |
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. Basel trends → · Breckenridge trends →
Methodology & sources
Basel
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from a national meteorological service, measured at Basel / Binningen, 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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