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Verbier vs Breckenridge
Comparing Verbier change · Breckenridge change
Verbier is the warmer of the two — about 5°C on the annual average; Verbier is the wetter, with 102 mm more rain a year, and Breckenridge the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Verbier and Breckenridge, in everyday terms.
Summers
Summers are nearly the same
Verbier: Mild
Breckenridge: Mild
Winters
Verbier has much milder winters
Verbier: Cold
Breckenridge: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Verbier is wetter
Verbier: Moderate rainfall
Breckenridge: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Breckenridge is sunnier
Verbier: Often cloudy
Breckenridge: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Verbier is the warmer of the two — about 5°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Verbier is the wetter — about 102 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) Verbier runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verbier | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 3 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | -4 | -3 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -1 | — | -1 | — | -3 | -3 | -5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verbier | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 19 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 |
| Difference | -4 | -3 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verbier | 21 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 3 |
| Breckenridge | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | — | -1 | — | -3 | -3 | -5 |
Avg low (°C) Verbier runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verbier | -5 | -6 | -3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 3 | -1 | -4 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -11 | -10 | -10 | -9 | -8 | -8 | -6 | -7 | -7 | -9 | -10 | -12 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verbier | -5 | -6 | -3 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 |
| Difference | -11 | -10 | -10 | -9 | -8 | -8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verbier | 10 | 10 | 7 | 3 | -1 | -4 |
| Breckenridge | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -6 | -7 | -7 | -9 | -10 | -12 |
Precipitation (mm) Verbier runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verbier | 76 | 61 | 53 | 49 | 78 | 73 | 80 | 88 | 55 | 59 | 67 | 96 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | -1 | +13 | +26 | +43 | -16 | -44 | -35 | -32 | -14 | -8 | -2 | -32 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verbier | 76 | 61 | 53 | 49 | 78 | 73 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 |
| Difference | -1 | +13 | +26 | +43 | -16 | -44 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verbier | 80 | 88 | 55 | 59 | 67 | 96 |
| Breckenridge | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | -35 | -32 | -14 | -8 | -2 | -32 |
Cloud cover (%) Verbier runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verbier | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verbier | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verbier | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verbier | 84 | 84 | 84 | 80 | 79 | 78 | 77 | 76 | 79 | 81 | 85 | 84 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +8 | +10 | +6 | -3 | -13 | -24 | -21 | -17 | -22 | -18 | -8 | +6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verbier | 84 | 84 | 84 | 80 | 79 | 78 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 |
| Difference | +8 | +10 | +6 | -3 | -13 | -24 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verbier | 77 | 76 | 79 | 81 | 85 | 84 |
| Breckenridge | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -21 | -17 | -22 | -18 | -8 | +6 |
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. Verbier trends → · Breckenridge trends →
Methodology & sources
Verbier
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from a national meteorological service, measured at Montana, about 29 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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