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Zermatt vs Breckenridge
Comparing Zermatt change · Breckenridge change
Zermatt is the warmer of the two — about 4°C on the annual average, and Breckenridge the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Zermatt and Breckenridge, in everyday terms.
Summers
Summers are nearly the same
Zermatt: Mild
Breckenridge: Mild
Winters
Zermatt has much milder winters
Zermatt: Very cold
Breckenridge: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Similar yearly rainfall
Zermatt: Moderate rainfall
Breckenridge: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Breckenridge is sunnier
Zermatt: Often cloudy
Breckenridge: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Zermatt is the warmer of the two — about 4°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Breckenridge is the wetter — about 91 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) Zermatt runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zermatt | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 2 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | -3 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -2 | — | +1 | — | — | -2 | -2 | -4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zermatt | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 18 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 |
| Difference | -3 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -2 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zermatt | 20 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 2 |
| Breckenridge | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | +1 | — | — | -2 | -2 | -4 |
Avg low (°C) Zermatt runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zermatt | -7 | -7 | -4 | -1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | -3 | -6 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -8 | -8 | -8 | -8 | -7 | -6 | -5 | -5 | -6 | -7 | -9 | -10 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zermatt | -7 | -7 | -4 | -1 | 3 | 7 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 |
| Difference | -8 | -8 | -8 | -8 | -7 | -6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zermatt | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | -3 | -6 |
| Breckenridge | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -5 | -5 | -6 | -7 | -9 | -10 |
Precipitation (mm) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zermatt | 42 | 30 | 33 | 40 | 77 | 70 | 59 | 68 | 51 | 57 | 65 | 47 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | +33 | +44 | +45 | +52 | -15 | -41 | -14 | -13 | -10 | -6 | — | +17 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zermatt | 42 | 30 | 33 | 40 | 77 | 70 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 |
| Difference | +33 | +44 | +45 | +52 | -15 | -41 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zermatt | 59 | 68 | 51 | 57 | 65 | 47 |
| Breckenridge | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | -14 | -13 | -10 | -6 | — | +17 |
Cloud cover (%) Zermatt runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zermatt | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zermatt | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zermatt | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zermatt | 83 | 83 | 86 | 82 | 78 | 75 | 74 | 75 | 78 | 80 | 85 | 83 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +9 | +11 | +4 | -5 | -11 | -21 | -18 | -15 | -21 | -17 | -8 | +6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zermatt | 83 | 83 | 86 | 82 | 78 | 75 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 |
| Difference | +9 | +11 | +4 | -5 | -11 | -21 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zermatt | 74 | 75 | 78 | 80 | 85 | 83 |
| Breckenridge | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -18 | -15 | -21 | -17 | -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. Zermatt trends → · Breckenridge trends →
Methodology & sources
Zermatt
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from a national meteorological service, measured at Zermatt, about 1 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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