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Verbier vs Breckenridge
Comparing Verbier change · Breckenridge change
Verbier is the warmer of the two — about 10°F on the annual average; Verbier is the wetter, with 4 in 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 10°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Verbier is the wetter — about 4 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) Verbier runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verbier | 35 | 36 | 43 | 50 | 58 | 65 | 69 | 69 | 61 | 53 | 43 | 37 |
| Breckenridge | 29 | 32 | 39 | 45 | 54 | 64 | 70 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Difference | -6 | -5 | -4 | -6 | -5 | -1 | — | -2 | -1 | -5 | -5 | -9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verbier | 35 | 36 | 43 | 50 | 58 | 65 |
| Breckenridge | 29 | 32 | 39 | 45 | 54 | 64 |
| Difference | -6 | -5 | -4 | -6 | -5 | -1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verbier | 69 | 69 | 61 | 53 | 43 | 37 |
| Breckenridge | 70 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Difference | — | -2 | -1 | -5 | -5 | -9 |
Avg low (°F) Verbier runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verbier | 22 | 22 | 28 | 34 | 40 | 47 | 50 | 50 | 44 | 38 | 30 | 24 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 33 | 38 | 37 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 3 |
| Difference | -19 | -18 | -17 | -17 | -15 | -14 | -11 | -13 | -13 | -16 | -19 | -21 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verbier | 22 | 22 | 28 | 34 | 40 | 47 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 33 |
| Difference | -19 | -18 | -17 | -17 | -15 | -14 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verbier | 50 | 50 | 44 | 38 | 30 | 24 |
| Breckenridge | 38 | 37 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 3 |
| Difference | -11 | -13 | -13 | -16 | -19 | -21 |
Precipitation (in) Verbier runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verbier | 3 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 3.8 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Difference | — | +0.5 | +1 | +1.7 | -0.6 | -1.7 | -1.4 | -1.3 | -0.5 | -0.3 | -0.1 | -1.3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verbier | 3 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 3.1 | 2.9 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.2 |
| Difference | — | +0.5 | +1 | +1.7 | -0.6 | -1.7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verbier | 3.2 | 3.4 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 3.8 |
| Breckenridge | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Difference | -1.4 | -1.3 | -0.5 | -0.3 | -0.1 | -1.3 |
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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