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Gstaad vs Breckenridge
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Gstaad is the warmer of the two — about 6°C on the annual average; Gstaad is the wetter, with 570 mm more rain a year, and Breckenridge the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Gstaad and Breckenridge, in everyday terms.
Summers
Summers are nearly the same
Gstaad: Mild
Breckenridge: Mild
Winters
Gstaad has much milder winters
Gstaad: Cold
Breckenridge: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Gstaad is wetter
Gstaad: Wet
Breckenridge: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Breckenridge is sunnier
Gstaad: Often cloudy
Breckenridge: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Gstaad is the warmer of the two — about 6°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Gstaad is the wetter — about 570 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) Gstaad runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gstaad | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 3 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | -4 | -4 | -5 | -5 | -4 | -2 | -1 | -3 | -2 | -4 | -4 | -5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gstaad | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 20 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 |
| Difference | -4 | -4 | -5 | -5 | -4 | -2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gstaad | 22 | 22 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 3 |
| Breckenridge | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | -1 | -3 | -2 | -4 | -4 | -5 |
Avg low (°C) Gstaad runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gstaad | -6 | -6 | -2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 3 | -1 | -4 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -10 | -10 | -10 | -9 | -9 | -8 | -7 | -7 | -7 | -9 | -10 | -12 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gstaad | -6 | -6 | -2 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 |
| Difference | -10 | -10 | -10 | -9 | -9 | -8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gstaad | 10 | 10 | 7 | 3 | -1 | -4 |
| Breckenridge | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -7 | -7 | -7 | -9 | -10 | -12 |
Precipitation (mm) Gstaad runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gstaad | 95 | 77 | 86 | 84 | 129 | 128 | 145 | 147 | 102 | 97 | 97 | 115 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | -20 | -4 | -7 | +8 | -67 | -98 | -100 | -91 | -60 | -46 | -32 | -51 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gstaad | 95 | 77 | 86 | 84 | 129 | 128 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 |
| Difference | -20 | -4 | -7 | +8 | -67 | -98 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gstaad | 145 | 147 | 102 | 97 | 97 | 115 |
| Breckenridge | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | -100 | -91 | -60 | -46 | -32 | -51 |
Cloud cover (%) Gstaad runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gstaad | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gstaad | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gstaad | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gstaad | 84 | 84 | 81 | 78 | 77 | 76 | 72 | 71 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 84 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +8 | +11 | +9 | -1 | -11 | -21 | -16 | -11 | -19 | -17 | -7 | +5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gstaad | 84 | 84 | 81 | 78 | 77 | 76 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 |
| Difference | +8 | +11 | +9 | -1 | -11 | -21 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gstaad | 72 | 71 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 84 |
| Breckenridge | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -16 | -11 | -19 | -17 | -7 | +5 |
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. Gstaad trends → · Breckenridge trends →
Methodology & sources
Gstaad
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from a national meteorological service, measured at Château-d'oex, about 11 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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