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Grindelwald vs Breckenridge
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Grindelwald is the warmer of the two — about 15°F on the annual average; Grindelwald is the wetter, with 18 in more rain a year, and Breckenridge the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Grindelwald and Breckenridge, in everyday terms.
Summers
Grindelwald has hotter summers
Grindelwald: Mild
Breckenridge: Mild
Winters
Grindelwald has far milder winters
Grindelwald: Cold
Breckenridge: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Grindelwald is wetter
Grindelwald: Wet
Breckenridge: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Breckenridge is sunnier
Grindelwald: Often cloudy
Breckenridge: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Grindelwald is the warmer of the two — about 15°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Grindelwald is the wetter — about 18 in 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 (°F) Grindelwald runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grindelwald | 38 | 42 | 51 | 58 | 66 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 67 | 57 | 46 | 39 |
| Breckenridge | 29 | 32 | 39 | 45 | 54 | 64 | 70 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Difference | -9 | -10 | -12 | -14 | -12 | -8 | -6 | -8 | -6 | -9 | -9 | -11 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grindelwald | 38 | 42 | 51 | 58 | 66 | 72 |
| Breckenridge | 29 | 32 | 39 | 45 | 54 | 64 |
| Difference | -9 | -10 | -12 | -14 | -12 | -8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grindelwald | 76 | 75 | 67 | 57 | 46 | 39 |
| Breckenridge | 70 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Difference | -6 | -8 | -6 | -9 | -9 | -11 |
Avg low (°F) Grindelwald runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grindelwald | 27 | 28 | 34 | 39 | 47 | 54 | 57 | 56 | 50 | 43 | 34 | 29 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 33 | 38 | 37 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 3 |
| Difference | -24 | -23 | -24 | -23 | -22 | -21 | -18 | -19 | -19 | -21 | -23 | -26 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grindelwald | 27 | 28 | 34 | 39 | 47 | 54 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 33 |
| Difference | -24 | -23 | -24 | -23 | -22 | -21 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grindelwald | 57 | 56 | 50 | 43 | 34 | 29 |
| Breckenridge | 38 | 37 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 3 |
| Difference | -18 | -19 | -19 | -21 | -23 | -26 |
Precipitation (in) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grindelwald | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 4.8 | 5 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.6 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Difference | +0.1 | +0.3 | +0.2 | +0.4 | -2.4 | -3.8 | -4 | -3.6 | -2.1 | -1.2 | -0.6 | -1.1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grindelwald | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 4.8 | 5 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.2 |
| Difference | +0.1 | +0.3 | +0.2 | +0.4 | -2.4 | -3.8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grindelwald | 5.7 | 5.7 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.6 |
| Breckenridge | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Difference | -4 | -3.6 | -2.1 | -1.2 | -0.6 | -1.1 |
Cloud cover (%) Grindelwald runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grindelwald | 68 | 69 | 68 | 69 | 72 | 65 | 59 | 59 | 61 | 66 | 71 | 71 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -10 | -5 | -4 | — | -6 | -15 | -4 | -1 | -13 | -16 | -16 | -13 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grindelwald | 68 | 69 | 68 | 69 | 72 | 65 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 |
| Difference | -10 | -5 | -4 | — | -6 | -15 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grindelwald | 59 | 59 | 61 | 66 | 71 | 71 |
| Breckenridge | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -4 | -1 | -13 | -16 | -16 | -13 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grindelwald | 86 | 86 | 87 | 84 | 81 | 78 | 77 | 78 | 81 | 83 | 87 | 86 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +6 | +8 | +2 | -7 | -14 | -24 | -21 | -18 | -24 | -20 | -11 | +4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grindelwald | 86 | 86 | 87 | 84 | 81 | 78 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 |
| Difference | +6 | +8 | +2 | -7 | -14 | -24 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grindelwald | 77 | 78 | 81 | 83 | 87 | 86 |
| Breckenridge | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -21 | -18 | -24 | -20 | -11 | +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. Grindelwald trends → · Breckenridge trends →
Methodology & sources
Grindelwald
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from a national meteorological service, measured at Interlaken, about 14 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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