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Xi’an vs Breckenridge
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Xi’an is the warmer of the two — about 25°F on the annual average; Breckenridge is the wetter, with 7 in more rain a year.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Xi’an and Breckenridge, in everyday terms.
Summers
Xi’an has far hotter summers
Xi’an: Hot
Breckenridge: Mild
Winters
Xi’an has far milder winters
Xi’an: Cold
Breckenridge: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Breckenridge is wetter
Xi’an: Fairly dry
Breckenridge: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Similar amounts of sun
Xi’an: Often cloudy
Breckenridge: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Xi’an is the warmer of the two — about 25°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Breckenridge is the wetter — about 7 in more across the year.
Clear skies
The two cities see a similar amount of sun.
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) Xi’an runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xi’an | 41 | 50 | 60 | 72 | 81 | 89 | 91 | 87 | 78 | 67 | 55 | 44 |
| Breckenridge | 29 | 32 | 39 | 45 | 54 | 64 | 70 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Difference | -13 | -18 | -21 | -27 | -28 | -25 | -22 | -20 | -18 | -19 | -18 | -16 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xi’an | 41 | 50 | 60 | 72 | 81 | 89 |
| Breckenridge | 29 | 32 | 39 | 45 | 54 | 64 |
| Difference | -13 | -18 | -21 | -27 | -28 | -25 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xi’an | 91 | 87 | 78 | 67 | 55 | 44 |
| Breckenridge | 70 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Difference | -22 | -20 | -18 | -19 | -18 | -16 |
Avg low (°F) Xi’an runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xi’an | 26 | 32 | 41 | 51 | 60 | 68 | 73 | 70 | 62 | 51 | 38 | 29 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 33 | 38 | 37 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 3 |
| Difference | -23 | -28 | -31 | -35 | -35 | -36 | -35 | -33 | -31 | -29 | -27 | -26 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xi’an | 26 | 32 | 41 | 51 | 60 | 68 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 33 |
| Difference | -23 | -28 | -31 | -35 | -35 | -36 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xi’an | 73 | 70 | 62 | 51 | 38 | 29 |
| Breckenridge | 38 | 37 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 3 |
| Difference | -35 | -33 | -31 | -29 | -27 | -26 |
Precipitation (in) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xi’an | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 2 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 0.3 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Difference | +2.7 | +2.6 | +2 | +2.2 | +0.5 | -1.3 | -2 | -1.1 | -1.5 | -0.5 | +1.7 | +2.2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xi’an | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 2 | 2.5 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.2 |
| Difference | +2.7 | +2.6 | +2 | +2.2 | +0.5 | -1.3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xi’an | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 0.3 |
| Breckenridge | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Difference | -2 | -1.1 | -1.5 | -0.5 | +1.7 | +2.2 |
Cloud cover (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xi’an | 56 | 64 | 69 | 69 | 72 | 71 | 67 | 65 | 69 | 64 | 52 | 50 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | +2 | — | -4 | — | -6 | -21 | -12 | -7 | -20 | -14 | +3 | +9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xi’an | 56 | 64 | 69 | 69 | 72 | 71 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 |
| Difference | +2 | — | -4 | — | -6 | -21 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xi’an | 67 | 65 | 69 | 64 | 52 | 50 |
| Breckenridge | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -12 | -7 | -20 | -14 | +3 | +9 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xi’an | 59 | 58 | 54 | 50 | 49 | 51 | 59 | 61 | 65 | 64 | 63 | 59 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +33 | +37 | +36 | +27 | +17 | +3 | -3 | -1 | -8 | -1 | +14 | +30 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xi’an | 59 | 58 | 54 | 50 | 49 | 51 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 |
| Difference | +33 | +37 | +36 | +27 | +17 | +3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xi’an | 59 | 61 | 65 | 64 | 63 | 59 |
| Breckenridge | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -3 | -1 | -8 | -1 | +14 | +30 |
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. Xi’an trends → · Breckenridge trends →
Methodology & sources
Xi’an
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 18 years of daily observations at Xian, a weather station, about 5 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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