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Lugano vs Breckenridge
Comparing Lugano change · Breckenridge change
Lugano is the warmer of the two — about 12°C on the annual average; Lugano is the wetter, with 835 mm more rain a year, and Breckenridge the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Lugano and Breckenridge, in everyday terms.
Summers
Lugano has much hotter summers
Lugano: Warm
Breckenridge: Mild
Winters
Lugano has far milder winters
Lugano: Chilly
Breckenridge: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Lugano is wetter
Lugano: Very wet
Breckenridge: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Breckenridge is sunnier
Lugano: Often cloudy
Breckenridge: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Lugano is the warmer of the two — about 12°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Lugano is the wetter — about 835 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) Lugano runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lugano | 7 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 22 | 17 | 12 | 8 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | -9 | -9 | -10 | -10 | -9 | -7 | -6 | -7 | -7 | -8 | -9 | -10 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lugano | 7 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 25 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 |
| Difference | -9 | -9 | -10 | -10 | -9 | -7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lugano | 27 | 27 | 22 | 17 | 12 | 8 |
| Breckenridge | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | -6 | -7 | -7 | -8 | -9 | -10 |
Avg low (°C) Lugano runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lugano | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 2 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -17 | -17 | -17 | -17 | -16 | -16 | -14 | -15 | -15 | -16 | -17 | -18 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lugano | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 16 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 |
| Difference | -17 | -17 | -17 | -17 | -16 | -16 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lugano | 18 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 2 |
| Breckenridge | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -14 | -15 | -15 | -16 | -17 | -18 |
Precipitation (mm) Lugano runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lugano | 66 | 61 | 75 | 138 | 178 | 172 | 158 | 158 | 165 | 150 | 167 | 80 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | +9 | +12 | +3 | -46 | -115 | -142 | -113 | -103 | -124 | -99 | -101 | -16 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lugano | 66 | 61 | 75 | 138 | 178 | 172 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 |
| Difference | +9 | +12 | +3 | -46 | -115 | -142 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lugano | 158 | 158 | 165 | 150 | 167 | 80 |
| Breckenridge | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | -113 | -103 | -124 | -99 | -101 | -16 |
Cloud cover (%) Lugano runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lugano | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lugano | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lugano | 62 | 61 | 63 | 65 | 70 | 70 |
| Breckenridge | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -7 | -3 | -15 | -15 | -16 | -11 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lugano | 75 | 73 | 71 | 71 | 72 | 71 | 68 | 68 | 72 | 77 | 78 | 75 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +17 | +22 | +19 | +6 | -6 | -17 | -12 | -9 | -15 | -15 | -2 | +14 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lugano | 75 | 73 | 71 | 71 | 72 | 71 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 |
| Difference | +17 | +22 | +19 | +6 | -6 | -17 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lugano | 68 | 68 | 72 | 77 | 78 | 75 |
| Breckenridge | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -12 | -9 | -15 | -15 | -2 | +14 |
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. Lugano trends → · Breckenridge trends →
Methodology & sources
Lugano
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from a national meteorological service, measured at Lugano, inside the city.
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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