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Davos vs Breckenridge
Comparing Davos change · Breckenridge change
Davos is the warmer of the two — about 3°C on the annual average; Davos is the wetter, with 314 mm more rain a year, and Breckenridge the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Davos and Breckenridge, in everyday terms.
Summers
Breckenridge has hotter summers
Davos: Cool
Breckenridge: Mild
Winters
Davos has much milder winters
Davos: Very cold
Breckenridge: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Davos is wetter
Davos: Wet
Breckenridge: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Breckenridge is sunnier
Davos: Often cloudy
Breckenridge: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Davos is the warmer of the two — about 3°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Davos is the wetter — about 314 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) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davos | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 1 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | -2 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | +1 | +2 | +1 | +1 | -2 | -2 | -3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davos | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 17 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 |
| Difference | -2 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | +1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davos | 19 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 1 |
| Breckenridge | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | +2 | +1 | +1 | -2 | -2 | -3 |
Avg low (°C) Davos runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davos | -9 | -9 | -6 | -2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | -4 | -7 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -7 | -6 | -7 | -7 | -6 | -5 | -4 | -5 | -5 | -7 | -8 | -9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davos | -9 | -9 | -6 | -2 | 2 | 6 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 |
| Difference | -7 | -6 | -7 | -7 | -6 | -5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davos | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | -4 | -7 |
| Breckenridge | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -4 | -5 | -5 | -7 | -8 | -9 |
Precipitation (mm) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davos | 70 | 52 | 57 | 54 | 89 | 129 | 133 | 150 | 96 | 77 | 71 | 68 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | +5 | +21 | +22 | +37 | -26 | -99 | -88 | -94 | -55 | -26 | -6 | -4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davos | 70 | 52 | 57 | 54 | 89 | 129 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 |
| Difference | +5 | +21 | +22 | +37 | -26 | -99 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davos | 133 | 150 | 96 | 77 | 71 | 68 |
| Breckenridge | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | -88 | -94 | -55 | -26 | -6 | -4 |
Cloud cover (%) Davos runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davos | 68 | 70 | 72 | 75 | 75 | 69 | 62 | 61 | 63 | 65 | 70 | 70 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -10 | -6 | -8 | -5 | -9 | -19 | -7 | -3 | -15 | -15 | -16 | -11 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davos | 68 | 70 | 72 | 75 | 75 | 69 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 |
| Difference | -10 | -6 | -8 | -5 | -9 | -19 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davos | 62 | 61 | 63 | 65 | 70 | 70 |
| Breckenridge | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -7 | -3 | -15 | -15 | -16 | -11 |
Relative humidity (%) Davos runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davos | 87 | 89 | 92 | 85 | 80 | 79 | 79 | 81 | 83 | 83 | 88 | 87 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +5 | +5 | -2 | -8 | -13 | -25 | -23 | -21 | -25 | -20 | -11 | +2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davos | 87 | 89 | 92 | 85 | 80 | 79 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 |
| Difference | +5 | +5 | -2 | -8 | -13 | -25 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davos | 79 | 81 | 83 | 83 | 88 | 87 |
| Breckenridge | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -23 | -21 | -25 | -20 | -11 | +2 |
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. Davos trends → · Breckenridge trends →
Methodology & sources
Davos
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from a national meteorological service, measured at Davos, about 1 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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