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Beijing vs Breckenridge
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Beijing is the warmer of the two — about 22°F on the annual average; Breckenridge is the wetter, with 8 in more rain a year, and Beijing the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Beijing and Breckenridge, in everyday terms.
Summers
Beijing has far hotter summers
Beijing: Hot
Breckenridge: Mild
Winters
Beijing has much milder winters
Beijing: Very cold
Breckenridge: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Breckenridge is wetter
Beijing: Fairly dry
Breckenridge: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Beijing is sunnier
Beijing: Partly cloudy
Breckenridge: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Beijing is the warmer of the two — about 22°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Breckenridge is the wetter — about 8 in more across the year.
Clear skies
Beijing 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) Beijing runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beijing | 36 | 43 | 55 | 69 | 80 | 87 | 89 | 87 | 79 | 67 | 50 | 38 |
| Breckenridge | 29 | 32 | 39 | 45 | 54 | 64 | 70 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Difference | -7 | -12 | -16 | -25 | -27 | -23 | -20 | -20 | -19 | -19 | -13 | -10 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beijing | 36 | 43 | 55 | 69 | 80 | 87 |
| Breckenridge | 29 | 32 | 39 | 45 | 54 | 64 |
| Difference | -7 | -12 | -16 | -25 | -27 | -23 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beijing | 89 | 87 | 79 | 67 | 50 | 38 |
| Breckenridge | 70 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Difference | -20 | -20 | -19 | -19 | -13 | -10 |
Avg low (°F) Beijing runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beijing | 19 | 25 | 35 | 48 | 59 | 68 | 73 | 71 | 61 | 48 | 33 | 23 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 33 | 38 | 37 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 3 |
| Difference | -16 | -20 | -25 | -32 | -34 | -35 | -35 | -34 | -30 | -26 | -22 | -20 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beijing | 19 | 25 | 35 | 48 | 59 | 68 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 33 |
| Difference | -16 | -20 | -25 | -32 | -34 | -35 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beijing | 73 | 71 | 61 | 48 | 33 | 23 |
| Breckenridge | 38 | 37 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 3 |
| Difference | -35 | -34 | -30 | -26 | -22 | -20 |
Precipitation (in) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beijing | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 2.9 | 6.5 | 4.8 | 2 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.1 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Difference | +2.8 | +2.7 | +2.7 | +2.8 | +1 | -1.8 | -4.8 | -2.6 | -0.3 | +0.9 | +2 | +2.4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beijing | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 2.9 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.2 |
| Difference | +2.8 | +2.7 | +2.7 | +2.8 | +1 | -1.8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beijing | 6.5 | 4.8 | 2 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.1 |
| Breckenridge | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Difference | -4.8 | -2.6 | -0.3 | +0.9 | +2 | +2.4 |
Cloud cover (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beijing | 41 | 44 | 47 | 53 | 56 | 65 | 67 | 62 | 52 | 43 | 40 | 37 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | +17 | +20 | +18 | +16 | +10 | -15 | -12 | -4 | -4 | +8 | +14 | +21 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beijing | 41 | 44 | 47 | 53 | 56 | 65 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 |
| Difference | +17 | +20 | +18 | +16 | +10 | -15 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beijing | 67 | 62 | 52 | 43 | 40 | 37 |
| Breckenridge | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -12 | -4 | -4 | +8 | +14 | +21 |
Relative humidity (%) Breckenridge runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beijing | 51 | 48 | 43 | 38 | 39 | 50 | 65 | 68 | 61 | 56 | 56 | 54 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +41 | +46 | +47 | +39 | +27 | +4 | -8 | -8 | -3 | +7 | +21 | +36 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beijing | 51 | 48 | 43 | 38 | 39 | 50 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 |
| Difference | +41 | +46 | +47 | +39 | +27 | +4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beijing | 65 | 68 | 61 | 56 | 56 | 54 |
| Breckenridge | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -8 | -8 | -3 | +7 | +21 | +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. Beijing trends → · Breckenridge trends →
Methodology & sources
Beijing
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 22 years of daily observations at Beijing, a weather station, about 10 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.
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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