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Valparaíso vs Breckenridge
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Valparaíso is the warmer of the two — about 13°C on the annual average; Breckenridge is the wetter, with 208 mm more rain a year, and Valparaíso the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Valparaíso and Breckenridge, in everyday terms.
Summers
Valparaíso has hotter summers
Valparaíso: Mild
Breckenridge: Mild
Winters
Valparaíso has far milder winters
Valparaíso: Cool
Breckenridge: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Breckenridge is wetter
Valparaíso: Fairly dry
Breckenridge: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Valparaíso is sunnier
Valparaíso: Partly cloudy
Breckenridge: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Valparaíso is the warmer of the two — about 13°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Breckenridge is the wetter — about 208 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Valparaíso 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) Valparaíso runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valparaíso | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 22 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | -25 | -23 | -18 | -13 | -5 | +2 | +6 | +4 | -1 | -10 | -18 | -24 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valparaíso | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 16 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 |
| Difference | -25 | -23 | -18 | -13 | -5 | +2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valparaíso | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 22 |
| Breckenridge | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | +6 | +4 | -1 | -10 | -18 | -24 |
Avg low (°C) Valparaíso runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valparaíso | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -28 | -28 | -24 | -19 | -13 | -8 | -3 | -4 | -9 | -14 | -21 | -27 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valparaíso | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 |
| Difference | -28 | -28 | -24 | -19 | -13 | -8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valparaíso | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| Breckenridge | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -3 | -4 | -9 | -14 | -21 | -27 |
Precipitation (mm) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valparaíso | 1 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 96 | 162 | 89 | 89 | 38 | 15 | 5 | 4 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | +74 | +72 | +75 | +71 | -34 | -132 | -45 | -33 | +3 | +35 | +60 | +60 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valparaíso | 1 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 96 | 162 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 |
| Difference | +74 | +72 | +75 | +71 | -34 | -132 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valparaíso | 89 | 89 | 38 | 15 | 5 | 4 |
| Breckenridge | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | -45 | -33 | +3 | +35 | +60 | +60 |
Cloud cover (%) Breckenridge runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valparaíso | 36 | 39 | 43 | 48 | 61 | 60 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 50 | 42 | 39 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | +21 | +25 | +22 | +21 | +6 | -10 | — | +4 | -6 | — | +12 | +20 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valparaíso | 36 | 39 | 43 | 48 | 61 | 60 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 |
| Difference | +21 | +25 | +22 | +21 | +6 | -10 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valparaíso | 55 | 54 | 54 | 50 | 42 | 39 |
| Breckenridge | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | — | +4 | -6 | — | +12 | +20 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valparaíso | 53 | 54 | 55 | 58 | 63 | 67 | 70 | 71 | 70 | 64 | 57 | 53 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +39 | +40 | +34 | +19 | +4 | -13 | -13 | -11 | -13 | -2 | +20 | +36 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valparaíso | 53 | 54 | 55 | 58 | 63 | 67 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 |
| Difference | +39 | +40 | +34 | +19 | +4 | -13 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valparaíso | 70 | 71 | 70 | 64 | 57 | 53 |
| Breckenridge | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -13 | -11 | -13 | -2 | +20 | +36 |
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. Valparaíso trends → · Breckenridge trends →
Methodology & sources
Valparaíso
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from the WMO's CLINO 1991–2020 collection, measured at Rodelillovinadelmarad, about 8 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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